Isaiah 3:12-15

Isaiah
{3:12} [As for] my people, children [are] their oppressors,
and women rule over them.

Have we ever lived in a society that disrespects the elderly, or even adults, more? Have we?

Think about it carefully. We've had many, many different kinds of situations in the world where people will say oh it's always been this way, just not so noticeable. But let history speak for itself. Children oppressing those who have rule over them by sheer age and maturity, no, I've personally never heard of it being something pronounced outside of the occasional prominent spoiled rotten brat.

I suppose I've heard often enough from my mother how things weren't just like this in her day. Children didn't dream of talking back to parents and teachers, and if they did they were the rarity and punished severely.

Today the rarity is more the child who doesn't talk back and act out either at home, school, or both.

Today the child who doesn't oppress authority figures is rare.

A large percentage of elderly live in fear and with good reason.

'Children are their oppressors and women rule over them'

Alarm bells sound once more for all the feminists, but before they ring too long or loud we know factually that Biblically there have been many women in prominent positions, women that God has used for His purposes. God is not anti-feminist. God does not want women oppressed. God doesn't want anyone oppressed. In God's eyes love is what matters over all and love isn't domineering it's sharing equally, it's helping unconditionally.

When children and women are ruling over man, when they are domineering an oppressive to man they are stripping him of his God given right to be treated with respect.

Why can I just imagine all the uproar over the years of oppression men and parents have dealt their wives, their children? Because in this sinfilled world men have abused their position, parents have abused their children. The abuse goes on and on and revenge takes over and people shout it's good because the revenge means justice is being served, but it's not justice, revenge is not justice. The abused becoming the abuser is not a good thing contrary to the underdog coming out on top mentality.

Back to the disrespect multiplying throughout our society. It's not something we can overlook as unimportant. It's a symptom of the world's degradation down into sin's evil depths. It's one more sign of the times and we can't ignore them. We can't excuse them. We have to see them and understand that God allows the signs so that we know the times and the times are fast coming to a close.

Isaiah
{3:12} [As for] my people, children [are] their oppressors,
and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead
thee cause [thee] to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.
{3:13} The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to
judge the people. {3:14} The LORD will enter into
judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes
thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the
poor [is] in your houses. {3:15} What mean ye [that] ye
beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor?
saith the LORD GOD of hosts.


They which lead thee cause thee to err and destroy the way of thy paths.

The corruption in our society is completey.

We are no longer outraged by scandels involving our leaders whether they're secular or religious. We barely bat an eye at the newest scandel of indecency, corruption, murder. We've become desensitized because of familiarity. Our leaders have led us down a road that glorifies the sinner, the sin, the sinning. People are hungry and thirsting for the next scandel to feast on. We no longer expect our leaders in anything to be truly outstanding and honest, upright and such. We want them to be, but we don't delude ourselves into believing they are so when their evil comes to light we aren't surprised...

...it didn't use to be this way.

This is our world today and it's only getting worse and worse, it will never get better, not really. The only 'better' it will get might be under the guise of even more evil.

May the Lord bless us by the mercy and grace of our Savior. May our eyes be open, our hearts be open, our spirits be revived so that we may see and know the truth in the world, that we may know that Christ is coming and see the signs around us, understanding them as they are revealed to us.

Bless us Lord, have mercy upon us all now and forever!

In Christ.

Amen.