The Second Isaianic Woe!
Abraham Kuyper expounds Isaiah 5's woes against covetousness and drunkenness, arguing that material abundance inevitably leads to moral decay and spiritual corruption in subsequent generations. This practical sermon applies Old Testament prophetic judgment to warn against the dangers of wealth-seeking and worldly indulgence that threaten both individuals and nations, particularly God's covenant people.
Reprinted from When Thou Sittest in Thine House, by Abraham Kuyper, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids, Michigan. 1929. Used by permission of Eerdmans Publishing Co. Lust of Wealth The first Woe unto you! turned itself against the ever ground-gaining pursuit after wealth, goods, and money, against the insatiable lust of adding house to house and joining field to field. Thus not merely against money-wolves; but against the love of money, which increased hand over hand among our...
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