The Lord God who made heaven and earth showed special things called visions to men that He
picked, visions are like TV in your mind, showing things that will happen.
These guys told what God said and showed it to the people of God and to the nations of the
world.
Isaiah was the guy God picked to tell His words through the days of 4 kings of Judah in
Jerusalem.
God said through Isaiah, Listen heavens and earth,
I fed and grew up My children
but they turned their backs on Me.
Do the cows know where to get their food?
Yes, but My people are going somewhere else and eating stuff from the bad
ones.
From this bad food they are doing lots of bad stuff and making lots of hurt and trouble for everyone.
Their bodies are sick and the land isn’t growing anything and the cities are burned with
fire.
If the Lord had not kept alive a tiny handful of people there would be nobody around, but just
flat, burned land like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Listen to what God says, Why bring me all these empty presents
when you don’t hear a word I say? I can’t stand it anymore.
Don’t bring me empty presents but wash all the blood off your hands and learn not to be bad and hurt people.
Learn to do what is right and fair. Stop charging too much money for everything. Help the women
who have no husbands and the kids who have no dads.
Come on now, let’s talk about this, says the Lord. Even if your sins are the brightest red, I
will make you white as snow.
If you will do it and obey, I will fill your land with good food.
But if you just won’t do it, a sword will chase after you. The Lord says this, and it will
happen.
My happy city is now full of killers and everyone there only wants
money.
The Lord of the armies of heaven says, I will get rid of My enemies that cause all this trouble.
I will clean up all this mess.
I will set leaders that do the right and fair thing and people who show the right way to go so
that everyone’s life can be good and happy.
You will be embarrassed about all the bad stuff you did and the places you bowed down the statues
and trees.
The ones who are strong at doing bad will be like a match and burn up everything that causes bad
stuff.