As a pastor, it is a lot of pressure when you gather with family and friends and someone suggest we play “Bible Trivia”. It’s the only time I get picked first to be on a team. Not because I know anything, but apparently I’m looked at as the “expert”. That is a lot of pressure. I usually go blank under that kind of pressure.
(fair warning, never pick me to be on your bible trivia team.)
Let’s say it is Bible trivia night and the whole family has gathered together and the question is raised; “Of all the Old Testament prophets, who was instructed by God to go naked for three years?”
After a bit of uncomfortable comments, everyone looks to you… you start going through the likely suspects…
Ezekiel?, Elijah? Micah?, Nahum?, Jonah?, some other prophet? Isaiah never crosses your mind. But, no, it was Isaiah.
Now, next time you’re playing Bible trivia and the question comes up you won’t need to “call a friend”, you now know yourself.
But Why?
These six verses of Isaiah 20 may throw the reader back on their heals with shock, but they are actually quite helpful.
The nation of Judah had turned to other nations, Egypt and Ethiopia, instead of Almighty God for strength against the threat of Assyria. This was among the most shameful things this nation could ever have done. God Almighty had shown His people that they could always depend on Him so long as they obey His commands.
Gather with Eastside Baptist Church this coming Lord’s Day as we examine Isaiah 20.
(On Bible trivia night, you might not want to pick me just because I’m a pastor.)
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