Is this speaking of those in the apostasy that are loyal to God\u2019s word; a tenth return to God.
This would be in 1948 formation of Israel as they are gathered in unbelief and another
fulfillment in the tribulation week of the sealing of the 144,000 as they are gathered in
unbelief. Maybe not; at least we know it is speaking of a section of the apostasy that will turn
from their forsaking and become a sacrifice or martyrs of some kind both times.
This is where it gets interesting.
Chapter 7
1: And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of
Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up
toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
*******We need to remember the rule of multiple fulfillments and notice the players; we will
drop their names and just say who they are.
And it came to pass in the days of Judah that Syria and Israel went up toward Jerusalem to war
against it but could not prevail against it. So we have Judah/Israel being told that Syria and
northern tribes/Israel plan to war against Judah\u2019s main city.
2: And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his
heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the
wind.
******Here was a time in ancient history when Ephraim was in league with Syria and if the
tribes\u2019 teaching is true (which I believe) and according to the pattern of prophecy there may be
other times when Ephraim would be confederate with Syria. I\u2019ll just give it to you and let you
ponder the possibility of there being 3 times; 1) in Ahaz day, 2) during the formation of the
state of Israel around 1948, 3) and the tribulation period of \u201cJacob\u2019s trouble\u201d.
You may need some history on the forming of the state of Israel you can Google the subject and
get all kinds of information. Some from Wikipedia:
\u201cThe Arabs participated in revolt of Hussein bin Ali against the Ottoman Empire, and in alliance
with the British, captured Damascus and other Syrian cities. Faysal, son of Hussein, grand
sheriff of Mecca, formed a national government in 1918 in Damascus, which controlled some
areas from what was known as greater Syria, which consisted of present day: Syria, Lebanon,
Jordan, and Palestine. It controlled all territories except the Syrian coast including Lebanon,
and some southern and coastal parts of Palestine that had been declared French and British
controlled areas, and some of them were free territories\u2026..\u201d
****You will find that Britain, which many consider modern day Ephraim/northern kingdom
Israel, had control of the Mandate for this area (The British Mandate). They were in control of
the vast territory but did not form a large Israel state as was planned; they took a 75% of the
land meant for Israel and formed the Arab, Trans Jordan. (Is it surprising that the British
Empire had such a downhill spiral at this time) Prior to this around 1915 Britain was in league
with the Arab states to form an even larger Palestinian state but that fell through.
*******Return to text, this part God is comforting Judah.
3: Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy
son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;
*****Shear-jashub means a remnant will return. Isaiah and his son (remnant) were to go and
meet the King of Judah at the conduit (conduit also means bandage, as healing) of the upper
pool in the highway of the fuller\u2019s (cleaner of clothes) field.
Okay, so I read this as being a prophecy that by Isaiah\u2019s preaching he will lead a remnant in the
latter days to meet Christ/king of Judah at the healing place of the source along the way to
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