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Daniel 12:3-4 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Surely the Sovereign LORD does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets. Daniel 12:8-12 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Prophecies of the Captivity of Israel and Assyria's

Prophecies of the Captivity of Israel
http://www.bible-history.com/assyria_and_bible_prophecy/assyria_and_bible_prophecy_prophecies_of_the_captivity_of_israel.html do-it.jpg Hosea 8-9
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do-it.jpg Hosea 8:9-10
Hosea 8:9-10
9 For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has sold herself to lovers.
10 Although they have sold themselves among the nations, I will now gather them together. They will begin to waste away under the oppression of the mighty king.
 
• In the first verse of his prophecy it is stated that the word of the Lord "came to Hosea the son of Beeri, during the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and . . . of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel."
• Israel in exile is likened to a wild donkey which wanders from place to place. Donkey’s usually travel together, but a stubborn ass pursues its own path.
• Israel was wicked and idolatrous and they resisted trusting God and instead hired lovers. They offered gifts in order to secure help from Assyria and Egypt.
• God would indeed send Israel into exile and they shall sorrow, and begin to waste away because of the burden imposed upon them by the "mighty king", an expression used only here, which may refer to Tiglath-pileser III, known as "the king of kings."
 
do-it.jpg Hosea 9:3
Hosea 9:3
3 They shall not dwell in the LORD's land, But Ephraim shall return to Egypt, And shall eat unclean things in Assyria.
 
• The coming exile is described as a return to Egypt, metaphorically compared to the earlier bondage in Egypt, the house of bondage.
• There would be no offering of the first fruits unto the Lord and thus the food would be unclean.
 
do-it.jpg Hosea 11:5
Hosea 11:5
5 "He shall not return to the land of Egypt; But the Assyrian shall be his king, Because they refused to repent.
 
• Hosea speaks of judgment, not in Egypt but the Assyrian shall be his king. The Northern Kingdom fell to Assyria in 722 B.C.
 
do-it.jpg Hosea 11:11
Hosea 11:11
11 They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt, Like a dove from the land of Assyria. And I will let them dwell in their houses," Says the LORD.
 
• Some shall return from the land of Assyria
• "Trembling" means to flutter in haste.
 
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