🍞 Isaiah 28

Isaiah 28 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fertile valley of those who are overcome with wine!” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, ““Because you have said, ‘We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol are we in agreement. When the overflowing scourge passes through, it won’t come to us; for we have made lies our refuge, and we have hidden ourselves under falsehood.’”” Isaiah 28 opens with these words: “Woe to the crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim, and to the fading flower of his glorious beauty, which is on the head of the…” The line to keep is Isaiah 28:22: “Now therefore don’t be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, on the whole earth.” Carry the word “scoffers” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Isaiah 28:22: “Now therefore don’t be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction from the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, on the whole earth.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Isaiah 28? Then try this: Read “Now therefore don’t be scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for I have heard a decree of destruction…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.