Isaiah 9:10 "The bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stones..."

"'The bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place'" (Isaiah 9:10).
 

Question:

I was falling asleep with the Bible on my hand, and I clearly heard a voice saying 888 10 and I woke up and turned to page 888, which was the book of Isaiah, Chapter 9, and 10 I assumed was the verse. I just lost my job five days ago, and I almost lost my marriage three weeks ago. I am trusting God for renewal and something good and new. I am believing that what the enemy took from me, He will multiply it and renew my marriage.

Comment:

Trusting God is, indeed, the theme of this passage from early Isaiah. We're told that "The Lord sent a word against Jacob, and it fell on Israel," but "in pride and arrogance of heart" the people ignored the warning, believing that they could solve things themselves. Since “Jacob” represents the Northern Kingdom, which by the time of Isaiah had already fallen to the Syrians, we can see that that didn't work. Isaiah calls the Southern Kingdom of Judah to learn from that mistake, to place their trust in God, not in human efforts to solve problems. If we simply change the outer appearance—replace brick with stone and sycamores with cedars—we will continue to experience the negative results of those choices. If we completely surrender to the power of God, then we won't necessarily find the former things restored to us, but we will find ourselves flowing effortlessly toward a greater Good.   Blessings!

Rev. Ed