Some Old Testament

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SomeOld Testament Woes

• A Woman In Despair

Peter Michailcovits Bliotkin
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Some Old Testament Woes

• The Companionless (Eccl. 49-10)

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Ecclesiastes 49-10

• Two are better than one, Because they have a
  good reward for their labor. 10For if they fall,
  one will lift up his com-panion. But woe to him
  who is alone when he falls, For he has no one to
  help him up.

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Some Old Testament Woes

• The Companionless (Eccl. 49-10)
• The Wicked (Isaiah 311)

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Isaiah 311

• Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For
  the reward of his hands shall be given him.
• (In the end, we all get what we deserve. It is
  the principle of sowing and reaping)

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Some Old Testament Woes

• The Companionless (Eccl. 49-10)
• The Wicked (Isaiah 311)
• The Striver-with-God (Isaiah 459)

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Isaiah 459

• Woe to him who strives with his Maker! Let the
  potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
  Shall the clay say to him who forms it, What are
  you making? Or shall your handiwork say, He
  has no hands?

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Some Old Testament Woes

• The Companionless (Eccl. 49-10)
• The Wicked (Isaiah 311)
• The Striver-with-God (Isaiah 459)
• The Dishonest (Jeremiah 2213)

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Jeremiah 2213

• Woe to him who builds his house by
  unrighteousness And his chambers by injustice,
  Who uses his neighbor's service without wages And
  gives him nothing for his work.
• (It seems that the present day business model
  is unrighteous)

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Some Old Testament Woes

• The Companionless (Eccl. 49-10)
• The Wicked (Isaiah 311)
• The Striver-with-God (Isaiah 459)
• The Dishonest (Jeremiah 2213)
• The Evil Pastors (Jeremiah 231)

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Jeremiah 231

• Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the
  sheep of My pasture!" says the LORD.
• (With leadership comes grave responsibilities)

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Some Old Testament Woes

• The Companionless (Eccl. 49-10)
• The Wicked (Isaiah 311)
• The Striver-with-God (Isaiah 459)
• The Dishonest (Jeremiah 2213)
• The Evil Pastors (Jeremiah 231)
• The Drunkard (Isaiah 511,22)

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Isaiah 511,22

• (11), Woe to those who rise early in the
  morning, That they may follow intoxicating drink
  Who continue until night, till wine inflames
  them!
• (22), Woe to men mighty at drinking wine, Woe to
  men valiant for mixing intoxicating drink.

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Some Old Testament Woes

• The Companionless (Eccl. 49-10)
• The Wicked (Isaiah 311)
• The Striver-with-God (Isaiah 459)
• The Dishonest (Jeremiah 2213)
• The Evil Pastors (Jeremiah 231)
• The Drunkard (Isaiah 511,22)
• The Perverter (Isaiah 520)

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Isaiah 520

• Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil
  Who put darkness for light, and light for
  darkness Who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for
  bitter!

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Some Old Testament Woes

• The Companionless (Eccl. 49-10)
• The Wicked (Isaiah 311)
• The Striver-with-God (Isaiah 459)
• The Dishonest (Jeremiah 2213)
• The Evil Pastors (Jeremiah 231)
• The Drunkard (Isaiah 511,22)
• The Perverter (Isaiah 520)
• The Conceited (Isaiah 521)

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Isaiah 521

• Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, And
  prudent in their own sight!

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Conclusion

• Whether physical consequence,
  or the judgment of
  God, sin brings
  only pain to the
  sinner.

Good understanding gains favor, But the way of
the unfaithful is hard
Proverbs 1315