WORLDLY KNOWLEDGE (ISAIAH 36-37)

ISAIAH 36:1-3

Rick Jackson

I. THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD

1. They understand how people are unreliable (36:4-6)

2. They understand how our own resources are limited (36:8-9)

3. They understand how tempting worldly pleasures can be (36:13-17)

II. THE IGNORANCE OF THE WORLD

1. They think "God" approves of their lifestyles (36:10)

2. They only think they know the true God (36:7, 15)

3. They think true Christianity is like man-made religions (36:18-20)

III. THE RESOURCES UNTAPPED BY THE WORLD

1. The people of God (36:21-37:4)

2. The promises of God (37:5-7)

3. The prayer to God (37:14-20)

4. The power of God (37:35-38)