That's the wonderful thing about God. No matter how angry he gets or for how long he pours his out his wrath, it is impossible for him to stay that way. Like a child who is suddenly proud to show off his "real"dad, the dad who loves him and shows that love, to all show friends, so is the way I kind of feel as I read this chapter. Finally, God is demonstrating to everyone that he is the winner. Victory is his. The imagery in this passage is rich, particularly verses 1-9. (I apologize for using literary terminology and thinking as I look at this book. It's just the English major in me.) The images are rich and bold, yet show the tenderness and gentleness of God. Verse 6: "The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them" (ESV).
Once again, God uses the image of a child. I am not exactly sure why this is, but from a literary perspective, this image represents simplicity and innocence. In Matthew Christ said that he would use the simple to shame the wise. He also explained that to get into heaven you would have to become like a child. When he feed the five thousand, he used the bread and fish belonging to a boy, (and mostly likely a young boy). There is beauty in children, for all there clumsiness and grossness as snot runs from their nose to edge of their mouth and around corner of it, there is a beauty and dependence about them that is so telling to how we are with God. And I guess, just like as a parent can't stay mad at their kids, so God can't stay mad at his either. And when he displays his power and victory, joy can only radiate from the face of his children, whether they're his chosen or his adopted. So let's just praise the Lord today. Amen?
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