A Nation under Wrath: Studies in Isaiah 5
Overview
The words of the prophet Isaiah fell upon deaf and stubborn ears 2,800 years ago—and they still do today. What can we discern from the prophetic warnings leveled at Israel nearly three millennia ago? Is the depravity that caused God’s favored nation to ultimately earn his wrath paralleled by the patterns of sin in contemporary society?
In A Nation under Wrath, D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones focuses on the six “woes” of Isaiah 5—words that ring with chilling familiarity. He addresses the problems of a world that has turned its back on God: materialism, moral perversion, humanism, substance abuse, and sin in high places. He reflects upon the ways in which God dealt with the people of Israel and skillfully draws out principles to help us as we pray and work for a just society today. True to Lloyd-Jones’ timeless style, these words resound with a contemporary note, challenging us to preach and live the Gospel in an age that is crying out for new hope.
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Key Features
- Examines the six woes of Isaiah 5
- Discusses the ways that God handled the people of Israel and their sin
- Provides ways for readers to practically pray for a just society
Contents
- The Vineyard
- Materialism
- Pleasure Mania
- The Cart Rope
- Moral Perversion
- Humanism
- Sin in High Places
- Against Law and against God
- The Verdict
Product Details
- Title: A Nation under Wrath: Studies in Isaiah 5
- Author: D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
- Publisher: Baker
- Publication Date: 1998
- Pages: 190
- Christian Group: Reformed
- Resource Type: Topical
- Topic: Biblical Studies
About Martyn Lloyd-Jones
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981) is recognized as one of the last century’s most gifted preachers and writers. Lloyd-Jones was influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelical movement in the twentieth century.
Lloyd-Jones first studied medicine, but left that field and went to Wales in 1927 to follow his calling to preach. He became the minister of a Welsh Presbyterian Church in Abervon, South Wales where he ministered for a decade.
In 1929, Lloyd-Jones went to London where he was appointed the associate pastor of Westminster Chapel working alongside G. Campbell Morgan. This ministry lasted for 30 years until Lloyd-Jones retired in 1968. He is the author of several books and commentaries, including Exposition of Ephesians, the Studies in the Book of Acts series, and Seeking the Face of God.
Top Highlights
“The second general principle that Isaiah lays down is this: the utter unreasonableness of human behaviour and conduct.” (Page 19)
“He addressed his nation and told them exactly why things were as they were, because when he was writing the people were already in trouble. The nation, which had been great and mighty, was beginning to fall on evil days; things were going wrong, and, of course, there were all sorts of people rushing forward to give their opinions. So through this man came this message from God, and he said, ‘This is the cause of your trouble; this is exactly why these things are happening to you.’ Further, he prophesied what would yet happen to them if they continued as they were and refused to repent and turn back to God.” (Pages 10–11)
“Here is the message: there is only one hope for men and women individually and only one hope for them collectively. It is to realise the irrationality and inexcusability of sin, and to go to God in penitence and contrition, to acknowledge and confess it, and say to him, ‘I see I am all wrong. I was wrong about myself; I was wrong about others. I see that I have been made by you and am meant for you, and that I cannot live without you. I see that I am a fool, I am mad. God have mercy upon me!’ Repentance! Go to him and confess it.” (Pages 27–28)
“Isaiah’s third point is the perversion which is so characteristic of human behaviour. He says this twice over: ‘He looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.… Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?’ And, ‘He looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.’ That is perversion. Men and women were producing the exact opposite of what they were meant to produce.” (Pages 21–22)