Valley of Vision or a Mount Without Understanding?

MORNING SERMON OUTLINE

Introduction: Why did God chose Israel to be His people? Why does He chose us to be His people?

Theme: God’s people failed to be a city set on a hill, therefore judgment was coming. This filled the godly (prophet) with grief.

I. The failure of God’s people, vv. 1-14
A. A national crisis --

  B. But…

  C. The result =

II. Two case studies: Shebna versus Eliakim
A. vv. 15-19 – Shebna –

  B. vv. 20-23 – Eliakim --

  C. But vv. 24,25 –

III. The sorrow of the prophet
A. v. 1 –

  B. v. 4 --