Isaiah 29-30 “Going Through the Motions” 03/29/2023

Ariel means “lion of God,” and it is another name for Jerusalem.
Ah, it most of your translations translates as “woe,” or “what sorrow awaits.”
So, God is telling Jerusalem through His prophet Isaiah that sorrow is coming upon them…
That will cause moaning, mourning, sorrow, and lamentation…the people will endure great distress.
This refers to the judgment that will come upon Jerusalem by one of her enemies…but God wants them to know that He is behind the judgment.
God is using their enemy as His instrument of judgment against them for their spiritual rebellion against Him.
Year after year the feasts…which are God’s appointed times…not mans…they were using the feasts as a cause for celebration…
A celebration of their own pleasures…although they were God’s feasts…they had made it more about partying than worshiping God.