1. The Assyrian invasion (1)

When the Assyrian army struck Ashdod, a strong Philistine city, the people of Judah were joyful that it had not happened to them. They were not so afraid, because they believed that the mighty Egyptian army to their south was strong enough to defeat the Assyrians. They trusted politics and alliances and people rather than God.

2. A sign against Egypt (2-6)

Sometimes God asks his servants to do very strange things in order to teach his word. He told Isaiah to strip off his clothes and walk around naked and barefoot for three years to show Judah that the people they had trusted would be led away as helpless captives. God's people must trust in God, not depend on other people. Those who depend on weak human beings will collapse in fear in the day of trouble. It's not easy to be God's servant, and not easy to teach his word!

Application: Lord, teach my heart to trust you wholly. Forgive me for leaning on people.
One Word: Trust God and teach his word.