Isaiah 33:6 - Homiletics

The fear of the Lord, Judah's treasure.

The best treasure of a nation is a religious spirit. Judaea had been ravaged by the host of the Assyrians under Sennacherib, had had all her "fenced cities" taken ( Isaiah 36:1 ), had been stripped of her most precious treasures in silver and gold by the rapacious king, and was left with an empty treasury, down-trodden vineyards, and fields unsown ( 2 Kings 19:19 ); but her best treasure still remained to her—she was rich in "the fear of the Lord." The fear of the Lord gave her