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Isaiah 8:20
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18 aHere am I and the children whom the Lord has given me!
We bare for signs and wonders in Israel
From the Lord of hosts,
Who dwells in Mount Zion.  
19 And when they say to you, a“Seek those who are mediums and wizards, bwho whisper and mutter,” should not a people seek their God? Should they cseek the dead on behalf of the living?  
20 aTo the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because bthere is no light in them.  
21 They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and acurse their king and their God, and look upward.  
22 Then they will look to the earth, and see trouble and darkness, gloom of anguish; and they will be driven into darkness.
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What Does Isaiah 8:20 Mean?



Isaiah 8:20

Isaiah wrote after the fall of Israel to Assyria. The Assyrians' attack on the land of Zebulun and Naphtali, in the northern part of Israel, came in two waves. The first "distress" resulted in the deportation of some Israelites. The second oppression was much heavier, resulting in the deportation of virtually everyone. Then, the Assyrians imported Gentile peoples to the area of Zebulon and Naphtali, the area of Galilee. Their descendents—the Samaritans—heavily populated Galilee in Christ's day.

Charles Whitaker
Peter's Trumpets Message—on Pentecost

Related Topics: Assyrian Attack on Naphtali | Assyrian Attack on Zebulun | Assyrian Captivity | Galilee of the Gentiles | Gentile Control | Samaritans




Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Isaiah 8:20:

Deuteronomy 13:1-5
Deuteronomy 18:15-18
Matthew 24:12-13
John 4:23-24


 
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