Isaiah 31-32

Sermon Notes:

1) The God who Woos and Pronounces Woe, 31:1-9.

2) The God who Shelters the Weary and Foils the Fool, 32:1-8 (cf 31:4-5).

3) The God who Lets the Harvest Fail so that the Spirit can Restore, 32:9-20.

Reflections questions:

1) Do you tend to think of God primarily as a God of woe and doom or primarily as a God who woos us? Read Hosea 2 (especially vv.13-14) and ask yourself: Isn’t God both?

2) Do you ever (or know anyone else who does) feel like no one is looking out for you or that everyone is out to get you? How can God (the shadow of a mighty rock within a weary land – cf. Is 32:2) comfort those who feel this way? See also, Psalm 91.

3) Do you ever feel like you are sowing/planting in tears? Do you wonder if God will ever let you reap/harvest with shouts of joy? See Psalm 126