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.
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.
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.
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.
A hymn of praise to finish up the first part of Isaiah, the future of Israel.
This section is mentioned is Paul’s letter to the Romans.
The punishment of Syria, continued from chapter 9.
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.
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,”
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.
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.
The greek Septuagint translation: παρθένος, parthenos: a maiden, a virgin
The Hebrew word הָעַלְמָ֗ה hā-‘al-māh, is properly translated virgin, but it can also mean a young woman, which in those days meant the same thing, age is of no importance, virginity is.
Seraphim. Mont Sainte-Odile, Alsace, France
Did God really through Isaiah make the people’s hearts hardened? Let us go back to Abram, and the promise of God to him:
Then as Abraham’s descendants were slaves in Egypt:
Who were hardening hearts?
This is summed up in the ten plagues of Egypt.
By the way, according to the Quran there were only nine plagues. Guess which one is missing?
This is the blessing for believers through the words of Jesus:
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