Isa 23:18 | MHM | STEP | v. 18 : When Tyre succeeds in trading again, her wealth will be used differently than before. Her profits will be holiness to the ORD (Isaiah 23:18 ). Instead of keeping riches for pride, Tyre’s gains will support acts of worship and charity, especially helping those who serve God. The money will provide food and simple clothing for the priests at Jerusalem, not for luxury but for their needs. This shows that disaster can teach people to use their blessings in a better way. It also suggests that some in Tyre would come to know the true God, send offerings to the temple, and join with God’s people. We see later in the Bible that people from Tyre lived in Judah (Nehemiah 13:16 ), and even in the time of Jesus, Tyre and Sidon were more open to the gospel than some Israelite cities ( they would have repented , Matthew 11:21 ). There were also Christians in Tyre (Acts 21:3-4 ). This prophecy reminds everyone that wealth and work should be dedicated to God, just as the high priest’s headband said, holiness to the ORD (Exodus 39:30 ). The best way to use what we have is to help others and support God’s work, storing up treasure in heaven, in bags that wax not old (Luke 12:33 ).

‏ Isaiah 23:18

v. 18: When Tyre succeeds in trading again, her wealth will be used differently than before. Her profits will be holiness to the ORD (Isaiah 23:18 ^a). Instead of keeping riches for pride, Tyre’s gains will support acts of worship and charity, especially helping those who serve God. The money will provide food and simple clothing for the priests at Jerusalem, not for luxury but for their needs. This shows that disaster can teach people to use their blessings in a better way. It also suggests that some in Tyre would come to know the true God, send offerings to the temple, and join with God’s people. We see later in the Bible that people from Tyre lived in Judah (Nehemiah 13:16 ^b), and even in the time of Jesus, Tyre and Sidon were more open to the gospel than some Israelite cities (they would have repented, Matthew 11:21 ^c). There were also Christians in Tyre (Acts 21:3-4 ^d). This prophecy reminds everyone that wealth and work should be dedicated to God, just as the high priest’s headband said, holiness to the ORD (Exodus 39:30 ^e). The best way to use what we have is to help others and support God’s work, storing up treasure in heaven, in bags that wax not old (Luke 12:33 ^f).