Isaiah 28:15

"Therefore hear the LORD’s word, you scoffers, that rule this people in Jerusalem:"

Key Reflection

The verse commands the rulers of Jerusalem who mocked and disbelieved God’s messages to listen to His word. In the historical context, these leaders were likely proud and resistant to divine prophecies, seeing themselves as secure despite God’s warnings. The original audience would have understood that their scoffing was not just a personal insult but a serious challenge to the authority of God, who now demands their attention through stern admonishment.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

We have made a covenant with death -We are not to suppose that they had formally said this, but that their conduct was as if they had said it; they lived as securely as if they had entered into a compact with death not to destroy them, and with hell not to devour them. The figure is a very bold one, and is designed to express the extraordinary stupidity of the nation. It is most strikingly descriptive of the great mass of people. They are as little anxious about death and hell as if they had made a compact with the king of terrors and the prince of darkness not to destroy them.

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