Return to the Lord and Be Healed

Dennis Tuuri

Outline: Isaiah 19:22 Return to the Lord and Be Healed Sermon Notes for March 6, 2011 by Pastor Dennis R. Tuuri -Beginning with the Astonishing End - Verses 24 and 25 -Our Key Verse for Lent -The Context for Our Key Verse Isaiah 19 1. The burden against Egypt. I. A. Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, And will come into Egypt; The idols of Egypt will totter at His presence, B. 1. And the heart of Egypt will melt in its midst. 2. 2 I will set Egyptians against Egyptians ; Everyone will fight against his brother, And everyone against his neighbor, City against city, kingdom against kingdom. 3. 3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst; I will destroy their counsel, And they will consult the idols and the charmers, The mediums and the sorcerers. 4. 4 And the Egyptians I will give Into the hand of a cruel master , And a fierce king will rule over them, Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts. 5. 5 The waters will fail from the sea, And the river will be wasted and dried up. 6 The rivers will turn foul ; The brooks of defense will be emptied and dried up; The reeds and rushes will wither. 7 The papyrus reeds by the River, by the mouth of the River, And everything sown by the River, Will wither, be driven away, and be no more. 8 The fishermen also will mourn; All those will lament who cast hooks into the River, And they will languish who spread nets on the waters. 9 Moreover those who work in fine flax And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed; 10 And its foundations will be broken . All who make wages will be troubled of soul. 6. 11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools; Pharaohs wise counselors give foolish counsel . How do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, The son of ancient kings? 12 Where are they? Where are your wise men? Let them tell you now, And let them know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt. 13 The princes of Zoan have become fools; The princes of Noph are deceived; They have also deluded Egypt, Those who are the mainstay of its tribes. 14 The Lord has mingled a perverse spirit in her midst; And they have caused Egypt to err in all her work, As a drunken man staggers in his vomit . 15 Neither will there be any work for Egypt, Which the head or tail, Palm branch or bulrush, may do. 7. 16 In that day Egypt will be like women, and will be afraid and fear because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He waves over it. 17 And the land of Judah will be a terror to Egypt; everyone who makes mention of it will be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts which He has determined against it. II. A. 18 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear by the Lord of hosts; one will be called the City of Destruction. B. 19 In that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the Lord at its border. 20 And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of the oppressors, III. A. and He will send them a Savior and a Mighty One, and He will deliver B. 21 Then the Lord will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day, and will make sacrifice and offering; yes, they will make a vow to the Lord and perform it. 22 And the Lord will strike Egypt, He will strike and heal it; they will return to the Lord , and He will be entreated by them and heal them . IV. A. 23 In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will serve with the Assyrians. B. 24 In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyriaa blessing in the midst of the land, 25 whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance. So What? Repenting and Returning to the Lord Making Lent 2011 Count Freeing Yourself from Sin (Peacemaker Ministries; Ken Sande) The 7 As of Confession Matthew 7:3-5 A ddress everyone involved (Prov. 28:13; 1 John 1:8-9) A void if , but , and maybe (don't make excuses; Luke 15:11 -24) A dmit specifically (both attitudes and actions) A pologize (express sorrow for the way you affected someone) A ccept the consequences (such as making restitution Luke 19:1-9) A lter your behavior (commit to changing harmful habits; Eph. 4:22 -32) A sk for forgiveness The 4 Promises of Forgiveness Matthew 6:12; 1 Cor. 13:5; Eph. 4:32 I will not dwell on this incident. I will not bring this incident up and use it against you. I will not talk to others about this incident. I will not allow this incident to stand between us or hinder our personal relationship. Isaiah 19:117 (ESV) The Details of the Striking 1 An oracle concerning Egypt. Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence, and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them. 2 And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, each against another and each against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom; 3 and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their counsel; and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers, and the mediums and the necromancers; 4 and I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a hard master , and a fierce king will rule over them, declares the Lord God of hosts. 5 And the waters of the sea will be dried up, and the river will be dry and parched, 6 and its canals will become foul, and the branches of Egypts Nile will diminish and dry up, reeds and rushes will rot away. 7 There will be bare places by the Nile, on the brink of the Nile, and all that is sown by the Nile will be parched, will be driven away, and will be no more. 8 The fishermen will mourn and lament, all who cast a hook in the Nile; and they will languish who spread nets on the water. 9 The workers in combed flax will be in despair, and the weavers of white cotton. 10 Those who are the pillars of the land will be crushed, and all who work for pay will be grieved. 11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the wisest counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings? 12 Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you that they might know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt. 13 The princes of Zoan have become fools, and the princes of Memphis are deluded; those who are the cornerstones of her tribes have made Egypt stagger. 14 The Lord has mingled within her a spirit of confusion, and they will make Egypt stagger in all its deeds, as a drunken man staggers in his vomit. 15 And there will be nothing for Egypt that head or tail, palm branch or reed, may do. 16 In that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the hand that the Lord of hosts shakes over them. 17 And the land of Judah will become a terror to the Egyptians. Everyone to whom it is mentioned will fear because of the purpose that the Lord of hosts has purposed against them.