down to Sheol, to the sides (remote recesses) of the pit" (Isa. 14: 15). "How art thou

fallen", indeed, "O Lucifer, son of the morning!" The solemn "never more" of

Isa. 14: 20 finds an echo in Ezek. 28: 19, "never shalt thou be any more"; also in

the doom of Babylon itself, where in Rev. 18: 21-23 the words "no more at all" ring

out like a knell.

Into the "burdens" of Palestine, Moab, Damascus, etc., that occupy the remainder of

this section, we do not propose to enter. These scriptures are inspired and profitable, but

our particular quest is to discover from all scripture the "Fundamentals of Dispensational

Truth". The remaining sections of Isaiah are such abundant material, we must pass on,

and in our next article examine the third great section, namely, Isa. 28: - 35:,

"Woes and Glories".

Woe: the crown of pride and the covenant with death.

Glory: the crown of glory and the sure foundation.

We have now examined, with what care our time and space have permitted, the first

two sections of the prophecy of Isaiah:

We now come to the third great section:

In this section Israel is prominent, and the nations are represented mainly by the great

oppressor Assyria. As we read the opening chapter (28:) our first impression is a

somewhat confused one. We read of a crown of pride, strong drink, overflowing waters,

precept upon precept, stammering lips, a covenant with death and hell, a bed too short,

the ploughing of land, and the cultivation of corn.  What can it all mean?  What

connecting thread links these dissimilar themes into coherence?

If we forget for the moment the wealth of imagery, and take once more the larger

view, we are immediately reminded that the pivot of the whole prophecy of Isaiah is the

Assyrian invasion, which occupies the central section (Isa. 36: - 39:). This section

opens with a plain fact of history: