In that day men will look to their
Maker
and turn their eyes to the Holy One
of Israel.
They will not look to the
altars,
the work of their
hands,
and they will have no regard for the
Asherah poles
and the incense altars their fingers
have made.
Isaiah 17:7,8
Footnote:
God's message to Damascus is that it will be
completely destroyed. The Arameans had turned from the God who could save them,
depending instead on their idols and their own strength. No matter how
successful they were, God's judgment was sure. Often we depend on the trappings
of success (expensive cars, pastimes, clothes, homes) to give us fulfillment.
But God says we will reap grief and pain if we have depended on temporal things
to give us eternal security. If we don't want the same treatment Damascus
received, we must turn from these false allurements and trust in
God.
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All footnotes taken from the Life Application Study Bible, NIV
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