Introduction:  Isaiah 28 is the first of four chapters in sequence beginning with the word “woe”.  This particular “woe” is a warning for Ephraim.  Ephraim apparently held on to a high opinion of themselves, though the chapter declares their glorious beauty as a fading flower.  In the middle of the chapter we find that one of their problems is concerning their refuge of lies.  God is none too pleased and pronounces the destruction of their refuge.

1. The Refuge of Our Lies (Isaiah 28:15Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
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1. The Need for Refuge
1. In a time of danger
2. In a time of insecurity
3. In a time of fear
2. The Refuge of Lies
1. Lies for a refuge
2. Falsehood for a covering
2. The Revealing of Our Lies
1. The Lies of the Lost
1. The no God lie
2. The no eternity lie
3. The weighed in the balance lie
4. The no hurry lie
2. The Lies of the Saved
1. The no time lie
2. The no fruit lie
3. The no fellowship lie
4. The no power lie
5. The no revival lie
3. The Removal of Our Lies (Isaiah 28:16-19 [16] Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. [17] Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place. [18] And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it. [19] From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
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1. By a Righteous Standard (Isaiah 28:16Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
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1. A foundation laid by God
2. A tried stone
3. A precious corner stone
4. A sure foundation
2. By a Righteous Judgment (Isaiah 28:17Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
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1. Judgment laid to the line
2. Righteousness to the plummet
3. By a Removal of Misconceptions (Isaiah 28:18And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
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4. The Insufficiency of Our Lies (Isaiah 28:20For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.
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1. For Supporting Us – bed too short
2. For Covering Us – cover too narrow

Conclusion:  What lie will hinder you from getting right with God today?  What will you continue to hide behind today that He must remove at the judgment seat or the great white throne judgment?  Why don’t we forsake all of our lies and repent of our sins and see what God can do in our lives?