Text: Isaiah 8:1-10:4<\/p>\n
God warns the people in plain language that they will fall to Assyria. He has Isaiah write on a tablet, “Swift is the booty, speedy is the prey.” Isaiah has Uriah and Zechariah witness the writing.<\/p>\n
The tablet serves as evidence that God spoke of Israel’s fall before the event occurred. Since this prophecy is close to the time of the fall, there isn’t enough time to establish proof in advance. There will always be detractors who will claim that Isaiah’s prophecy was written after the event. The witnessed document stands against the possible detractors.<\/p>\n
Isaiah then has sex with his wife, and a son is born to them. The Lord tells Isaiah to name the son the same phrase: Mahar-shalal-hash-baz. Another prophecy is given that before the boy is old enough to call his parents “father” and “mother,” Assyria will carry off the wealth of Syria and Israel.<\/p>\n
The child serves as a stronger testimony of the prophecy. Children are named on the eighth day. Isaiah’s son’s name is the prophecy. Thus, a few years later, when the events happen, everyone will realize that the boy’s name didn’t suddenly change. It had been that way for years.<\/p>\n
Shiloah is an aqueduct that carries water from the Gihon Spring into Jerusalem. It has a gentle flow. The aqueduct represents God’s offer to aid Israel through David’s descendants. Instead, they sought aid from Assyria, represented by the river Euphrates. That water flowed strongly and, in the prophecy, overflowed its banks. Assyria will sweep through the lands north of Judah and even into Judah itself, threatening to overwhelm Judah.<\/p>\n
Despite its power, Assyria will be shattered. No matter how well it prepares and makes plans, it will still fall because God is with His people.<\/p>\n
God instructed Isaiah and the people of Judah not to follow the ways of the heathen nations. Don’t follow the crowds into a panic where they see conspiracies on every hand, though none exist. Only God is to be feared and regarded as holy. But if they refuse to find refuge in God, both Israel and Judah will stumble over God. Instead of being protected, He will become a trap. Sadly, God predicts many will fall.<\/p>\n
This prophecy is to be completed (bound) and sealed (testified to as being authentic) among God’s followers. God’s words will prove to be true. Isaiah is willing to wait for God to reveal Himself. Isaiah and his family are for signs to testify to God’s truth.<\/p>\n
However, some will not have patience. They will seek out spiritists and mediums to tell them what the future holds. God asks why His people are not asking Him their questions. He invites them to look in the Law, and if they don’t follow it, it is because they lack even a feeble light within them. They will suffer and blame their king and their God. They will turn from the only source of light and go off into darkness.<\/p>\n
The northern tribes of Israel (Zebulun and Naphtali), tribes that were held in contempt by the rest of Israel, will receive the honor of having the Messiah among them. He is described as a great light in a land of darkness (John 1:4-9). As a result, joy will return to the land as the Messiah removes a great burden (sin). God will come as a child and live among them. And his kingdom will not end.<\/p>\n
Israel will fall, but in its pride, the people think the punishment will be short, and they will be able to rebuild. Not only that, but they will rebuild better than before. It is because of this arrogance that God is sending the Assyrians, the Arameans, and the Philistines against them. Even after they are destroyed, God will not relent in His anger.<\/p>\n
Despite the severity of their punishment, the people of Israel will not turn back to God. So, God removes the head (the leadership) and the tail (the false prophets). God will not honor the young men or have pity on the defenseless because every person in Israel is evil. And still, God’s anger doesn’t relent.<\/p>\n
Like a wildfire, the people will turn against themselves and consume themselves in civil war. They fight over food and never have enough. And yet, God’s anger continues to burn.<\/p>\n
Finally, God charges Israel with enacting evil laws and the courts making unjust decisions to the detriment of the poor, the widows, and the orphans. As a consequence, when Israel is invaded, they will have no one to help them as they sit with other captives as slaves. Even this doesn’t appease the Lord’s anger.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrior Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIsaiah\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNext Lesson\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Invasion of Assyria Text: Isaiah 8:1-10:4 Syria and Israel Will Fall – Isaiah 8:1-4 God warns the people in plain language that they will fall to Assyria. He has Isaiah write on a tablet, “Swift is the booty, speedy is the prey.” Isaiah has Uriah and Zechariah witness the writing. The tablet serves as evidence…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":22633,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-68423","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68830,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/a-study-of-isaiah\/prophecies-against-babylon-assyria-and-philistia\/","url_meta":{"origin":68423,"position":0},"title":"Prophecies Against Babylon, Assyria, and Philistia","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 15, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Prophecies Against Babylon, Assyria, and Philistia Text: Isaiah 13-14 Prophecy Against Babylon - Isaiah 13:1-14:23 These predictions are amazing when you realize that at the time Isaiah was recording them, Assyria was the dominant nation growing to its height of power. 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