EGW WritingsIsaiah 47

Education

Chapter 19—History and Prophecy

Ed 176.3

“Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of
Babylon,
Sit on the ground: there is no throne....
Sit thou silent,
And get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans;
For thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.” Isaiah 47:1-5.

From Splendor to Shadow

Chapter 43—Belshazzar’s Feast: Babylon’s Last Night

Come down and sit in the dust,
O virgin daughter of Babylon;
Sit on the ground without a throne ... .
You said, “I shall be mistress forever,”
So that you did not lay these things to heart
Or remember their end.
Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures,
Who sit securely,
Who say in your heart,
“I am, and there is no one besides me;
I shall not sit as a widow
Or know the loss of children”:
These two things shall come to you
In a moment, in one day;
The loss of children and widowhood
Shall come upon you in full measure ... .
You felt secure in your wickedness,
You said, “No one sees me.”
Isaiah 47:1, 7-10, RSV

Prophets and Kings

Chapter 43—The Unseen Watcher

PK 534.5

“Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels.
Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators,
Stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
Behold, they shall be as stubble; ...
They shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: ...
None shall save thee.” Isaiah 47:1-15.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 164, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 164, 1896, par. 7

The chapters we were reading in course were in Isaiah. He read with us, and the very portions of Scripture which specified his sin was read by himself. We thought we would give him every chance to make the application to his own case and this might awaken in him a remorse, but it did not seem to have the least influence. He did that night—after we labored with him a long while and then left him with Brother Rousseau and Brother Prescott—confess his sins of vileness, and the conditions were plainly stated, if he would break away at once, and return to New Zealand, we would furnish him money. But he said positively he would not go to New Zealand.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Lt 132, 1898

13LtMs, Lt 132, 1898, par. 26

God chooses His workers from all classes of people, and imbues them with His own spirit. So it was in ancient times. The men and women of God’s selection were of intense earnestness, full of zeal. The last books of the Old Testament show us workers taken from the laborers in the field. Others were men of high ability and extensive learning, but the Lord gave them visions and messages. These men of the Old Testament spoke of the things transpiring in their day, and Daniel, Isaiah, and Ezekiel not only spoke of things that concerned them as present truth, but their sight reached down to the future, and to what should occur in these last days.

The Paulson Collection of Ellen G. White Letters

March 12, 1906

PC 123.2

Read in my books, “Patriarchs and Prophets,” and “Great Controversy,” the story of the first great apostasy. History is being repeated and will be repeated. Read then, and understand. The time is drawing to a close when power of influence, of intellect, of knowledge in science, can cover the least departure from the Lord’s way. He has pledged His word that He will humble every oppressor of His ministers, or the appointed agencies engaged in His work. Persecuting powers will be brought to judgment; for all the resources of heaven and earth are to be called at God’s command to do His work. God sees and knows those who are proud and self-sufficient, and He will bring them into judgment. Before the flood men cast off the fear of God, and trampled under foot His holy law, but judgment overtook them. Read Isaiah 47:10.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 21 (1906)

Lt 98, 1906

21LtMs, Lt 98, 1906, par. 14

“Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and there is none beside me.” [Isaiah 47:10.]