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Isaiah
Chapter 09
{A
Prophecy of the Coming of Jesus}
1-2
Nevertheless the dimness/gloom {muw`aph}
not
as in her distress/vexation {muwtsaq},
when
at the first
he
lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun
and
the land of Naphtali,
and
afterward did more grievously afflict her
by
the way of the sea,
beyond
Jordan,
in
Galilee of the nations. 2
The
people who walked in darkness
have
seen a great light.
Those
who dwell in the land of the shadow of death . . .
{tsalmaveth - shadow of death means to live very near to great
dangers where you may be killed at any time.}
upon
them has the light shined.
{Note: See Matthew 4:14-16 for this prophecy being fulfilled. Jesus was (and still is) the light of the World.}
3 You have multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy.
They
joy before you according to the joy in harvest,
and
as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
4
For you have broken the yoke of his burden,
and
the staff of his shoulder . . .
the
rod of his oppressor . . . as in the day of Midian.
5
For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise,
and
garments rolled in blood
but
this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
{Prophecy
of the Birth of Christ}
6
For unto us a child is born . . . unto us a Son is given . . .
and
the government shall be upon his shoulder
and
his name shall be called Wonderful . . .
{pele' - "a hard to understand thing" - the Wonder of
God's Ways}
'The
One Giving Counsel' {ya`ats - participle} . . .
The
Mighty God {Gibbowr 'El} . . .
The
Everlasting Father . . .
The
Prince of Peace.
{2nd
Advent of Christ and Description of Millennial Rule}
7
Of the increase of His government and peace
there
shall be no end,
upon
the throne of David,
and
upon His kingdom,
to
give it order,
and
to establish it with justice and righteousness
from
here on . . . even forever.
The zeal of Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts will perform this.
8 Jehovah/God sent a word into Jacob, and it has lighted upon Israel.
9
And all the people shall know,
even
Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria,
who
say in the pride and stoutness of heart, 10
'The
bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones.
The sycamores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.'
11
Therefore Jehovah/God
shall
set up the adversaries of Rezin against him,
and
join his enemies together.
12 The Syrians before . . . and the Philistines behind.
And they shall devour Israel with open mouth.
For
all this His anger is not turned away,
but
His hand is stretched out still.
13
For the people turned not unto Him Who smites them,
neither
do they seek Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts.
14
Therefore Jehovah/God will cut off from Israel
head
and tail,
branch
and rush
{'agmown - lowest part of the brush -
used for lowly and insignificant ones in contrast to the leaders},
in
one day.
15 The ancient and honorable . . . he is the head.
And the prophet who teaches lies . . . he is the tail {end}.
16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err.
And those who are led by them are destroyed.
17``
Therefore the Lord/'Adonay
shall
have no joy in their young men,
neither
shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows . . .
for
every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer,
and
every mouth speaks folly.
For
all this His anger is not turned away,
but
His hand is stretched out still.
18 For wickedness burns as the fire.
It
shall devour the briers and thorns,
and
shall kindle in the thickets of the forest,
and
they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
19
Through the wrath of Jehovah/God of the armies/hosts
is
the land darkened,
and
the people shall be as the fuel of the fire.
No man shall spare his brother.
20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry.
And he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied.
They
shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm.
{picture of the great starvation of a city under siege}
21
Manasseh, Ephraim . . . and Ephraim, Manasseh . . .
and
they together shall be against Judah.
For
all this His anger is not turned away,
but
His hand is stretched out still.
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