Isaiah 20

God may ask his people to do very hard things.  First God sent Isaiah to the kingdom of Judah with a warning of terrible judgment if they don't mend their ways. That was not a pleasant task. But imagine what the social consequences were for Isaiah's family. How many times was his wife refused food in the market because her husband's words offended to produce seller? Was the prophet and his family refused shelter because of his words? But then God gave Isaiah a very humiliating command. Walk naked and barefoot for three years. Now imagine the stares and the comments that the family received. Did Isaiah have the message during this long period or did he receive it at the end? What lesson does a naked man of God convey? The first lesson is that God would humiliate and carry away the political alliance upon which Judah was depending; leading them off to captivity barefoot and naked. The second lesson is that no request from God is too much for him to ask.
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