NOT ONE of the BIBLE PROPHECIES shall EVER FAIL
July 27 Bible Reading: Isaiah Chapters 34-36
NOT ONE of the BIBLE PROPHECIES shall EVER FAIL
"Search from the
book of the Lord, and read: not one of
these shall fail; not one shall lack her mate. For My mouth has commanded
it, and His Spirit has gathered them." (Isaiah 34:16)
Isaiah chapter 34 ends with a reference to the book of the
Lord, which is apparently the book of inspired prophecies and probably refers
to Isaiah’s own writing found in vv. 1–15. This may be the volume in which the
various prophecies and other parts of Scripture began henceforward to be
collected together. "Now go, write
it before them on a tablet, and note it on a scroll, that it may be for time to
come, forever and ever" (Isaiah 30:8).
The book of the Lord also refers to God’s inspired prophecies
predicting the future judgment, and the Holy Spirit will see to it that what the
Word announces is fulfilled. So severe will this coming eschatological judgment
be that we need to be reminded that it is part of the divinely inspired
prophetic Scripture; and therefore, it will certainly come to pass as God has
predicted it.
While referring to specific prophecies, Isaiah brings out the
image from pairing of animals mentioned in the previous verse 15
("mate"). What it means is that no prediction shall want a
fulfillment as its companion…every single Bible prophecy will be fulfilled. There
is a change of person (“My” to “His”) and Bible scholars have pointed out that
such changes of person are frequent in Hebrew poetry.
Taking this verse for a spiritual application in our lives - the
book of the Lord is the Bible we have in our hands. We ought to read it with
the understanding that it has divine origin and authority. "Knowing this first that no prophecy of Scripture is of any
private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy
men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit" (2 Peter
1:20-21). We must not only read the scriptures, but see out of it, search into
it, turn first to one text and then to another and compare them together. We
can thus extract abundant wisdom through diligent search of the scriptures,
which we cannot get through a casual superficial reading.
When we read the various predictions in the scriptures, we will understand not one of these shall fail. What God has spoken through His written word will surely come to pass, and the Holy Spirit will ensure that each and every word will be fulfilled. This is what our Lord Jesus Christ has spoken concerning the word of God: "Truly I say to you, till heaven and earth come to an end, not the smallest letter or part of a letter will in any way be taken from the law, till all things are done." - Matt 5:18 (Bible in Basic English)
