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Isaiah 23: The Coming Shipwreck
Prepare to uncover the gripping narrative of Tyre's demise as we explore Isaiah chapter 23, drawing vivid parallels to a catastrophic shipwreck. What lessons does this ancient city's fall teach us about the perils of pride and the importance of humility? We'll navigate Tyre's historical significance as a bustling center of commerce, dissect the pride that forecasted its downfall, and examine its eventual restoration. Despite its resurgence, Tyre's character remained unchanged, offering enduring lessons. By linking these themes to New Testament references, we highlight Tyre's persistent influence during the time of Jesus and underscore the importance of building our lives on solid foundations to weather life's inevitable storms.
This episode also focuses on the transformative power of faith, emphasizing daily engagement with God's word as a means to fortify our spiritual foundations. By turning to scripture, such as the powerful promises in Isaiah 12:2, and expressing gratitude through prayer, we nurture a profound relationship with the divine. We share insights on how these practices provide stability and reassurance of God's salvation, strength, and victory. As we conclude with a heartfelt prayer, our goal is to inspire listeners to seek solace and strength in their faith, encouraging a deeper connection with God each day.
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Hello everybody, welcome back to the Bible Breakdown podcast with your host, pastor Brandon, today. Isaiah, chapter 23, and today's title is the Coming Shipwreck the Coming Shipwreck. I don't know if you've ever done this before, but I had someone send me a video of this big tsunami that was coming, and there was these people on this boat and they could see the wave coming, but because it was in among a whole bunch of other waves, you couldn't see just how big it was until it's right there on the boat, and then it just completely overwhelms the boat. And then, of course, they made it, but it was just really, really rough going, and that's what this chapter makes me think of. Ty know, tyre is going to get their message of judgment and doom, and they're a port city, and so God uses this idea of shipwrecks and this kind of stuff to talk about them, and it really is a great lesson for us about building our lives on something that cannot be destroyed by the waves of life. Right, we're getting to all that in just a moment, but, as always, if you like what we're doing here, make sure you like, share and subscribe to the YouTube channel and the podcast, make sure you're leaving us comments and reviews and all of that really helps the algorithms and all the different things. And make sure you're joining us at the Bible Breakdown Discussion on Facebook because, man, the more we dig, the more we find and we get a chance to read God's Word together.
Speaker 1:When is the last time you read Isaiah chapter 23? Am I right? I love it so much. That is one of the things, by the way, if you have your Bible when I'm with me, isaiah 23, that's one of the things I love about reading through the Bible like this is. You know, if you're one of these people who normally reads like a psalm a day, a proverb a day, read something New Testament, that's all wonderful, right. All of God's Word is good. We're fans here, right. But reading one chapter at a time, we get to get into some of these obscure chapters that you don't really hear quoted that much Like. If I'm honest, I can't remember a single time in a message that I have quoted Isaiah chapter 21. But I want to Like. Now, I want to do it. I got no idea what I would use, but I want to, and doing this really helps us to be able to go through this. And so Isaiah 21, isaiah 22, isaiah 23,. Never used them, but now we get to read them and learn from God's Word together, and this one's really powerful.
Speaker 1:Let me give you something to think about, and that is that in the New Testament Jesus talked about the land of Tyre. The land of Tyre, there was another town, port city close to it called Sidon. So if you're ever reading, especially the book of Matthew, tyre and Sidon were enemies still of Israel and they were known as these paganistic places that you just didn't really want to go to, and so they still are kind of troublemakers all the years later in the life of Jesus. But we're going to see them do this today and really just grab onto this idea of what God can do and how we need to be careful so that when the tsunamis of life come our way, we have something more solid. You ready. God's word says in Isaiah, chapter 23, verse 1,.
Speaker 1:This message came to me concerning Tyre Whale. You trading ships of Tarshish for the harbor and the houses of Tyre are gone. The rumors you heard in Cyprus are all true. Mourn in silence. You, people of the coast and you, merchants of Sidon. Your traders crossed the sea, sailing over deep waters. They brought you grain from Egypt, the harvests from along the Nile. You were the marketplace of the world, but now you are put to shame. City of Sidon. For Tyre, the fortress of the sea, says Now, I am childless. I have no sons or daughters. When Egypt hears the news about Tyre, there will be great sorrow. Send word now. Tarshish Well, you people who live in distant lands is the silent ruin, all that is left of your once joyous city.
Speaker 1:What a long history was yours. Think of all the colonists you sent to distant places. Who has brought this disaster on tire? The great creator of kingdoms. Her traders were all princes, her merchants were nobles. The Lord of heaven's armies has done it to destroy your pride and bring low all earth's nobility.
Speaker 1:Come, people of Tarshish, sweep over the land like the flooding Nile, for Tyre is defenseless. The Lord held out his hand over the sea and shook the kingdom of the earth. He has spoken out against Phoenicia, ordering that her fortresses be destroyed. He says never again will you rejoice, o daughter of Sidon, for you have been crushed. Even if you flee to Cyprus, you will find no rest. Look at the land of Babylonia. The people of that land are gone. The Assyrians have handed Babylon over to the wild animals of the desert. They have built siege ramps against its walls, torn down its palaces and turned it into a heap of rubble.
Speaker 1:Well, you, ships of Tarshish, for your harbor is destroyed For 70 years the length of a king's life. Tyre will be forgotten, but then the city will come back to life, as is in the song about the prostitute Take a harp. That's like a really sad song, verse 17. Yes, after 70 years the Lord will revive Tyre, but she will be no different than she was before. She will again be a prostitute to all kingdoms around the world, but in the end her profits will be given to the Lord. Her wealth will be hoarded, but not provide good food or fine clothing for the Lord's priests. And so the idea behind this is that Tyre is going to be destroyed, but then they will come back again. But they're still going to be no good, because they're constantly building their city, their lives, on an unstable foundation. And so, over and over and over again, they will fall. Over and over and over again they're going to have problems. Over and over and over again, they will fall. Over and over and over again they're going to have problems.
Speaker 1:Can I tell you that I've seen that so many times in the lives of people that I love and care about so much that they will build their life on something that is not stable, and so things will go well for a while. But since their life isn't built on God, built on the trust of God and the fear of God, after a while things begin to fall apart and then they'll try again and it'll fall apart and try again and fall apart. I have a good friend of mine who he has been married now four times and he is an amazingly great guy. He has so much going for him, but when he gets into this relationship that he'll get into, he will love that person. Everything will seem to be okay. But they don't build their life on trust and God's word, and so then, once trouble comes, there is no foundation and things fall apart and he continues to try again and again and again. And I'm telling you, at some point he is going to go into the justice of the peace or the judge's office and they're going to say, no, you cannot have another marriage license because you stink at this. At some point it's like no, there is a common denominator in all these busted up marriages. And it is you, sir. No, it's going to happen Unless, at some point, he builds this foundation on God's word. And that's not saying anything bad about him.
Speaker 1:We all do it in a thousand different ways. His happens to be in that way, but that's one of the reasons why I've seen people do this in a relationship with God. They'll build their relationship with God on shame. They're ashamed of what they've done, so they come to God. Or they build their relationship with God on fear, afraid of death, afraid of loss, and so they will come to God. Not because they want to turn their life over to God, they just don't want to be afraid about the world. Or it's an addiction or something like that. And those are not bad reasons to start the conversation, to come to God. But you don't build your life on addiction, fear, shame, condemnation. You build it on the love of God and that you have been forgiven. And you build your life on the solid foundation of his word, because Jesus himself said, at the end of the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 7, he said those who hear my words and do them are like the people who build their house on the bedrock, on solid rock. So the wind came, the waves blew, all the different things happened and things were bad, but it did not destroy that house because it was built on a solid foundation. That's what God is saying to the city of Tyre you continue to build your life, your city, on a bad foundation. Never it will continue to fall. But if you build your life on the solid foundation, that is when it can be sustained.
Speaker 1:When we read God's word every day, like we do on this podcast, what we're doing is, every single day, we're putting a brick in the foundation of our life, one brick at a time. It reminds me of this story one time, of somebody who they said they went up to these three guys who were bricklayers and they asked one guy well, what are you doing? What are you making? He's like oh man, I'm just stacking bricks, just stacking bricks. Second guy said well, I'm building a wall. Third guy said I am building a great Coliseum where people will come from all over the world to see its beauty. Wow, one person got it, and it was the last guy.
Speaker 1:And so we read God's word every day. We can say ah, you know, just read the chapter out of the Bible. Or we could say I'm trying to make it through the book of Isaiah for the first time, or we could say I am building a foundation of faithfulness, hearing the king of the universe speak to me today through his word, and it is going to change my life forever. That's what God was trying to get Tyre to see and to understand, and all of us as well. Let's pray together right now.
Speaker 1:God, thank you so much for today, thank you for your goodness and thank you for your word. Thank you that it is a sure foundation that we can build our life on. I pray that every day when we read your word, we will come to know you more and more and more, because that's your hope for us. In Jesus' name, we pray Amen, amen. God's word says in Isaiah 12, verse 2, god has come to save me. I will trust in him and not be afraid. The Lord, god, is my strength and my song. He has given me the victory. I love you. No-transcript.
