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Isaiah
Chapter
46
1
Bel bowed down
{Bel was the top Babylonian false god - name means 'lord'},
Nebo
stooped.
{Nebo was the Babylonian false god of education}
Their
idols were upon the animals/beasts,
and
upon the cattle.
Your carriages were heavy loaded.
They are a burden to the weary animal/beast.
2 They stoop, they bow down together.
They
could not deliver the burden,
but
themselves are gone into captivity.
3
'Hear, listen and obey' {shama`} unto me,
O
house of Jacob,
and
all the remnant of the house of Israel,
who
are borne by Me from the belly,
who
are carried from the womb.
4 And even to your old age I am He.
And
even to 'grey hairs'/'old age'
will
I carry you.
I
have manufactured you out of something' {`asah},
and
I will keep on carrying . . .
even
I will keep on bearing,
and
will deliver you.
5
To whom will you liken Me,
and
make Me equal,
and
compare Me,
that
we may be like?
6
They lavish gold out of the bag,
and
weigh silver in the balance,
and
hire a goldsmith
and
he makes it a 'el/god.
They fall down, yes, they worship.
7
They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him,
and
set him in his place, and he stands.
From his place shall he not remove.
Yes,
one shall cry unto him,
Yet
can he not answer,
nor
save him out of his trouble.
8 Remember this, and show yourselves men.
Bring it again to mind, O you transgressors.
{Verses
9-10: Omniscience of God}
9-10~~
Remember the former things long past.
For I . . . {am} 'El/God, and there is no other.
I
. . . {am} 'Elohiym/Godhead,
and
there is no one like Me. 10~~
Declaring
the end from the beginning
{God knows all and has known it always from eternity past},
and
from ancient times
the
things which have not been done {eschatology}, saying,
"My
decrees will be established,
and
therefore I will accomplish My good pleasure."
11
Calling a ravenous bird from the east,
the
man who executes my counsel from a far country.
Yes,
I have spoken it,
I
will also bring it to pass.
I have purposed it, I will also do it.
12
'Hear, listen and obey' {shama`} unto Me,
you
stout-hearted/mighty/valiant . . .
who
are far from righteousness.
13 I bring near My righteousness.
It
shall not be far off,
and
My salvation shall not tarry.
And
I will place salvation in Zion
for
Israel My glory.
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