Isaiah 28:9

"For all tables are completely full of filthy vomit and filthiness."

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 28:9, the verse metaphorically describes the spiritual state of a nation where even their religious practices have become corrupted, with "filthy vomit and filthiness" symbolizing the rejection of God’s truth and the embrace of false teachings or idolatry. This imagery underscores the severity of spiritual decay and the judgment that follows such corruption.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

whom shall he teach knowledge? -This verse commences a statement respecting another form of sin that prevailed among the people of Judah. That sin was contempt for the manner in which God instructed them by the prophets, and a disregard for his communications as if they were suited to children and not to adults. That “scoffing” was the principal sin aimed at in these verses, is apparent fromIsaiah 28:14. Vitringa supposes that these wordsIsaiah 28:9-10are designed to describe the manner of teaching by the priests and the prophets as being puerile and silly, and adapted to children.

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