“Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, and say, What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?”
Isaiah 22:15-16 KJV
Isaiah receives instruction from the Lord Yahweh, the Commander of Hosts, saying to go to Shebna, the treasurer of the palace, and say to him, “What right do you have to be here, and who gave you permission? And why do you chisel out a tomb for yourself here, carving out your burial place, a dwelling place in the rock?..”. Shebna becomes a picture of the Adam-life, which is the spirit of anti-Christ that seeks self-promotion and rests in oneself. But God has replaced our Shebna with the Christ-life within us where we rest in Christ. Shebna having carved out his tomb was a gross display of self-promotion. The principle of replacement is found all throughout Scripture - Isaac for Ishmael, David for Saul, Esther for Vashti, Samuel for Eli, Matthias for Judas etc. Let’s be those who are crucified with Christ allowing the risen Christ to live through us by His faith and His love. Amen!
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