A Word from the Watchman

Isaiah 21

Sermon Notes:

1) The Watchman’s Conflict, 1-10

2) The Watchman’s Call, 11-12

3) The Watchman’s Cautionary Tale, 13-17

Reflection questions:

1. How must Isaiah have felt about the people who were the object of his bad news (the oracle of Bablyon’s destruction?) Read Is 21:2-4.

2. Compare Is 21:3-4 with Jesus’s words in Luke 19:41-44. For whom does Jesus lament? What is He doing and where is He going as He says those words? (See Luke 19:41; 19:28; 19:11; 18:31-34.)

3. God warns foreign nations in this passage of coming judgment. Where should we turn to be shielded from God’s judgment? Read Psalm 2:9-12 and reflect upon this comment from Derek Kidner: “There is no refuge from him, only in him.” (IVP Commentaries, vol 14a: Psalms 1-72)