Tag: Holy Bible

Isaiah 17, the Burden against Damascus,

Damascus was famous since Roman times for their swords. They were forged from an iron ore imported from India containing Tungsten and Vanadium and carbonized using leaves rather than charcoal. Around 1750 the ore was exhausted and many have tried to reproduce the sword forging, none able  to duplicate it. It seems that the ore also contained carbon nanotubes making it exceedingly flexible and forge-able making them the sharp enough to split a hair.

Damascus is the oldest city that has never been destroyed. For this reason Isaiah has been questioned as a Prophet, since it has not happened yet. Yet today Damascus is in the news again.

Some years ago, then Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited Damascus to make diplomacy with Syria against the will of the State Department. What was she really doing?

She, an American infidel (Roman Catholic) woman was doing the sign of the cross inside the Ummayid Mosque. To her credit, she wore a proper hijab. Diplomacy at its best.

The destruction has begun, but the total destruction overnight is yet to happen.

This siege did not finish off Damascus.

Isaiah 15, a prophecy against Moab.

When the Jews settled the promised land, Reuben, Gad and half of the half-tribe of Manasseh decided to settle east of the Jordan river. Reuben settled in southern Ammon and northern Moab.

The city of Dibon changed hands many times, destroyed and rebuilt.

The fort of Macherus is no more. It was here, according to Josephus that John the Baptist was beheaded.

Isaiah 14, Israel’s return, the fall of Babylon, Lucifer, Assyria and Philistine.

Chapter 14 starts with a wonderful promise

Next is a prophecy against Babylon.

Notice the central position of Babylon in today’s Middle East.

Saddam Hussein had restored the ruins of Babylon to show the greatness of Iraq. The picture below shows a U.S. soldier after invasion of Iraq.

Yes,, Babylon shall come to an end.

Jesus saw Lucifer, also called Satan fall from heaven as lightning strikes.

The Prophet Ezekiel also foresaw Satan being thrown out of heaven.

 

Isaiah also prophesied the destruction of Babylon

Next is a prophecy against Assyria.

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The destruction of Philistia is also foretold. It is interesting that the tribe of Dan could not take the land of the Northern Philistia, so they settled in the very northern part of Israel. Their failure to take their allotment of the promised land continues to this day.

Isaiah 13, a prophecy against Babylon.

Chapter 13 through 24 are a series of prophesies of disasters for all kinds of places and Peoples.  Babylon will take Israel into captivity.

Today is no different. This time people are fleeing the area. Hostilities are again increasing.

The city of Babylon was not very big, but it controlled a large territory.

The Day of the LORD as described in Matthew 24

Same account according to St. Mark in the old Wycliffe translation from around 1390 modified into modern language.

 

The ruins of Babylon are being restored, before the Mid-east War Saddam Hussein wanted to make it a historical Disneyland. The four pictures below show Baghdad today. The upper left picture shows one of Saddam Hussein’s many palaces overlooking the old ruin City of Babylon.

Isaiah 10, the punisment of Syria (and Assyria), the remnant of Israel shall return.

The punishment of Syria, continued from chapter 9.

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The bible translations differ on the second Lord in verse 16. Some Hebrew manuscripts writes Adonai, others Yahwe. Let us look at the Dead Sea scroll:

The Dead Sea Scroll has Yahwe.

Isaiah 9, the people walking in darkness, a child is born, a Son is given, the arrogance of Israel.

The Veggie Tales has a hilarious recounting of how Gideon defeated the Midians, not always biblically correct, but good for children. The correct account is found in Judges 6 and 7.

Child: Shows the humanity of Christ

Son, shows the deity of Christ

It also shows the unity of God, Father, Prince of Peace, Wonderful Counselor, three aspects of God, three in one, the triune God, the Trinity.

There is one more instance of El Gibbor in the Old Testament. In Jeremiah 32:18 it says: “Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, (El Gibbor) YHWH of hosts, is his name,”

This time there is no question that El Gibbor is Jehovah himself.
It is also a good time to recollect the most common names of God.

The Annunciation in Luke 1 also states that Jesus will be the Son of God, indirectly God himself coming to earth as a child.

Isaiah 9:10 has been quoted by politicians as a message of resilience and hope. This message was scribbled by President Obama in 2012 on a building near Ground Zero. Other Politicians have quoted Isaiah 9:10. John Edwards quoted it directly on the third anniversary of 9/11, not realizing that the message is not one of hope, but of utter arrogance.

Isaiah 8, Assyria will invade Israel, fear God.

Biblical history is full of treachery, intrigues and double-crosses as are described in second Kings:

This quotation is from Isaiah 28:16 and shows the call to fear and follow the LORD  only is carried over into the New Testament pointing to the Lord Jesus.