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He controls access to the King – very critical functionĢ.
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this position, borrowed from Egypt, was probably “a threat to the true nature of the kingship and the theocracy” Young the phrase “this steward” probably contains a shade of contempt.
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Might sound to us like some type of lower level servant – almost like the butler in a Downton Abbey – but actually this position is second only to King Hezekiah he is functioning as the chief of staff he is in charge of the daily affairs of the kingdom like the position Joseph had in the house of Potiphar and royal court of Pharaoh (Gen. “this steward, to Shebna, who is in charge of the royal household,” “Thus says the Lord God of hosts, ‘Come, go to’” (:15-19) EXAMPLE OF PRESUMPTUOUS SELF PROMOTION LEADING TO CONDEMNATION = SHEBNA These two prominent leaders represent two very different types of failures that lead to the same end result.Ģ CONTRASTING LEADERSHIP MODELS INVOLVING PROMOTION AND CONDEMNATION We have jumped from the big picture to a very specific Pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey approach. In the second half of the chapter, the same theme of condemning self-reliance is developed by looking at specific case history of two particular individuals – Shebna and Eliakim. This unbelief on their part constituted the unpardonable sin. We saw Isaiah weeping over the apostasy of God’s people who were immersed in a culture of self indulgence and frivolity when they should have been weeping in genuine repentance over their careless indifference and carnal partying. God brings devastating panic and bondage and confusion. In the first half of the Oracle of the Valley of Vision directed against Jerusalem, we saw the big picture of what happens when a nation forgets God and chooses to trust instead in their own defenses. SELF-RELIANCE LEADS TO CONDEMNATION – WHETHER THE FAULT LIES WITH THE LEADER (AND HIS PRESUMPTUOUS SELF PROMOTION) OR WITH THE PEOPLE (AND THEIR PROCLIVITY FOR HERO WORSHIP)