Isaiah During The Syro-Ephraimitic Conflict

Honestly, I feel that Isaiah did exactly what was commanded of him and that this situation is more about our personal relationship with God in my opinion. God chose Isaiah to preach to the people until the land was desolate (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). However, God already knew that this would be challenging for him because in the book of Isaiah chapter six it is detailed in verses nine through thirteen that God was asking him for his faithfulness not to be successful. Isaiah shared with Ahaz during the Syro-Ephraimitic crisis that he was not to fear this situation because God had already taken care of the enemy. This piece of information makes an individual realize that God is in control of each circumstance moment by moment. God definitely had a purpose in both of their …show more content…
However, in chapter seven verse fourteen Ahaz says that he does not want to test God and refuses to take Isaiah's advice. Over the last several years it has been my experience that if an individual presented themselves with information concerning a circumstance that I was going through that, I would definitely listen. But I also feel as though each individual according to their personal relationship with God will know if the information was of the holy spirit or not. However, this does not always mean that I have made the right decision in each situation, but it does make a person wonder why he would have refused to even think about requesting this sign from God. However, it was during this time that God shows his support to Ahaz by giving him a