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In addition, Isaiah condemned the instead of the true prophets of God.
extravagant life of the rich. After Furthermore, Isaiah condemned the
exploiting the poor and orphans, the people who put their trust in material
rich would enjoy themselves by making wealth, armies and unholy alliances
parties and feasting luxuriously, coupled instead of trusting in God (Isa. 5:23).
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with excessive drinking and eating. The rich believed in their wealth. In
Particularly, Isaiah condemned those contrast, political leaders put their trust
who got up very early in the morning to in their armies and political alliances.
drink and spent the entire day drinking
(Isa. 5:22). Isaiah’s message of judgement to the
people of Judah
He was bitter against the idolatry that Isaiah prophesied that God would never
was being practised. They worshipped listen to their empty prayers. God would
trees and planted sacred gardens. This not accept their worship and unholy
was against the will and nature of God. sacrifices because they lacked sincerity
They abused wisdom. Some people and holiness.
called evil good and vice-versa. In other
words, they had turned darkness into Isaiah confirmed to them that their idols
light and light into darkness, which would be destroyed. He said there would
Isaiah vehemently condemned (Isa. be a great humiliation for the arrogant
5:20). and rebellious people. They would try

to hide in holes to escape the anger, but
He condemned the murder of the
innocent people. At one time, the city that would not be possible.
was full of righteous men, but later,
only murderers remained. People had God was to take away all the soldiers,
totally lost the sense of human life (Isa. judges, prophets and political leaders
5:14). He also condemned the pride and (Isa. 3:6-7). To the women of Jerusalem,
arrogance of the women of Jerusalem. God would take away whatever made
They walked with their noses in the them proud. Their heads will be shaved
air, took little exaggerated steps and and left naked. Thus, their beauty would
possessed decorated ankles. In other be turned into shame.
words, they did not respect themselves
and their bodies. The men of Judah would be killed in
the war. Thus, there would be a scarcity
Isaiah condemned syncretism and of husbands. Seven women would grab
apostasy that was rampant in Israel. one man and ask him to be their husband
The people of Israel had forgotten the to be saved from the shame of being
worship of their true God and believed unmarried (Isa. 4:1).
in fortune tellers and consulted mediums

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