ISAIAH 22

JUDGMENT + WARNING TOWARDS JERUSALEM   

Next, Isaiah speaks to Jerusalem, mourning their coming destruction. Instead of repenting or mourning their inequity, the people of Jerusalem bask in their sinful ways for their remaining days, knowing their end was near, being dismissive and dishonoring God’s warnings.

Shebna, one of the authorities in Jerusalem, made a pretentious tomb for himself to appear important and valued. Because of his pride, Isaiah told Shebna that God would whirl him around, tossing his remains like a ball in the wind. Instead, a man named Eliakim, from the line of David, is appointed as an authority in Judah. During the reign of Eliakim (later renamed Jehoiakim, Babylon overthrows Judah (2 Kings 23-24). This reference to Eliakim’s leadership and fall highlights the vulnerability of Judah and the need for Jesus, the ultimate Savior from the line of David.