"...and the hand of the Lord shall be known towards His servants, and His indignation towards His enemies." Isaiah 66:14b
This small section of one verse has summed up the very purpose of Isaiah, of the whole Bible even. The word of God is not mere platitudes, miscellaneous history, and meaningless myth. It is the revelation of God. It appears that the divine did not want His people specifically and mankind in general to forget who He is. The God who is there is not silent; He intends to be known. "The Lord shall be known." He is not encased in an impenetrable black box, and neither are we. There is supposed to be communication, understanding, truth; not truth that is exhaustive (for if it was, then what's Heaven for?), but truth that is true, i.e., real. He has spoken to us in a verbalized, propositional form so that we may know Him and be known.
"And I shall set a sign among them...that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory. (vs. 19). God desires (if I may use the word) to be known. In regards to our own abilities, He is inaccessible. By His grace, however, He has made Himself accessible. He has given Christ, He has given His Spirit, He has given His word. "The Lord shall be known." Let us give praise to the God who is there and is not silent.
"Praise to the Lord:
You have spoken,
And we have heard..."
-Jon Vowell
This small section of one verse has summed up the very purpose of Isaiah, of the whole Bible even. The word of God is not mere platitudes, miscellaneous history, and meaningless myth. It is the revelation of God. It appears that the divine did not want His people specifically and mankind in general to forget who He is. The God who is there is not silent; He intends to be known. "The Lord shall be known." He is not encased in an impenetrable black box, and neither are we. There is supposed to be communication, understanding, truth; not truth that is exhaustive (for if it was, then what's Heaven for?), but truth that is true, i.e., real. He has spoken to us in a verbalized, propositional form so that we may know Him and be known.
"And I shall set a sign among them...that have not heard my fame, neither have seen my glory. (vs. 19). God desires (if I may use the word) to be known. In regards to our own abilities, He is inaccessible. By His grace, however, He has made Himself accessible. He has given Christ, He has given His Spirit, He has given His word. "The Lord shall be known." Let us give praise to the God who is there and is not silent.
"Praise to the Lord:
You have spoken,
And we have heard..."
-Jon Vowell
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