Analytical Commentary of Isaiah: Recent Episodes
Avraham Gileadi, Ph.D., the Isaiah Institute
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Israel’s ancient apostasy typifies an endtime apostasy, with salvation reserved for some who repent
The endtime restoration of Zion/Jerusalem contrasts Jehovah’s judgment of the world at his coming
Wickedness in society leads to anarchy, internal collapse, destitution, and invasion by enemies
In his Day of Judgment Jehovah preserves alive those whose names are inscribed in the Book of Life
Jehovah’s vineyard yields bad fruit, leading to Assyria’s invasion and covenant curses on offenders
Jehovah appears to Isaiah in the temple and sends him as a prophet to warn of imminent judgments
King Ahaz’ transgression of the terms of his covenant leads to a hostile world power gaining supremacy
A new Flood in the form of Assyria’s world conquest awaits all but those who find refuge in Jehovah
A fiery holocaust engulfs the land as leaders and people apostatize and Jehovah empowers his servant
Jehovah appoints the king of Assyria to despoil and destroy the wicked of his people and the nations
As an ensign to the nations, Jehovah’s servant gathers a remnant of Israel and Judah in a new exodus
Songs of Salvation and exultation follow Jehovah’s deliverance of a remnant of his people in Zion
The Assyrian alliance destroys the wicked world that is Babylon as God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
The king of Assyria/Babylon conquers the world and ascends the heavens but his soul descends to Hell
Moab, a kindred people, suffers calamity in Jehovah’s Day of Judgment, their prayers to no avail
Moab’s prideful people receive three years’ warning before Jehovah destroys them and their land
Disaster overtakes the people of Ephraim and their allies for forgetting Jehovah and loving idols
People’s dread of Assyria’s world conquest is unfounded as Jehovah has prepared a way of escape
Although the world’s superpower Egypt suffers internal collapse, Jehovah delivers his covenanters
Assyria subjugates the superpower Egypt after Jehovah’s prophet–servant gives three years’ warning
Jehovah appoints a watchman to warn of Babylon’s imminent fall at the hands of the Assyrian alliance
Sports and amusement addicts suffer enemy invasion; Jehovah appoints his servant in place of another
Tyre, the world shipping empire with its magnates, comes to a sudden end in Jehovah’s Day of Judgment
Wickedness by the earth’s inhabitants leads to a cataclysmic destruction and collapse into chaos
Survivors of the earth’s catastrophic destruction sing praises when Jehovah does away with death
Unlike their oppressive rulers, the righteous survive the earth’s desolation while others resurrect
At his harvest of the earth’s wicked, Jehovah gleans out individually his people who bear good fruit
Ephraim and its prophets reap disaster for being delusional and for rejecting divine revelation
Unsealing the sealed Book of Isaiah overturns the learning of academics and exposes spiritual error
At Jehovah’s coming the rebellious suffer destruction but those who prove loyal enjoy deliverance
Those who trust in Egypt’s military might rely on an arm of flesh while Jehovah alone is all- powerful
Jehovah guides and protects the just but he turns the tables on perverse preachers and complacent women
Jehovah preserves the righteous at his coming but the wicked of his people and the nations burn up
The nations are slaughtered and their lands laid waste in Jehovah’s day of vengeance on behalf of Zion
At the new exodus to Zion, the righteous regenerate and the desert blooms, heralding Jehovah’s coming
The king of Assyria invades many lands and lays siege to a remnant of Jehovah’s people in Jerusalem
As King Hezekiah intercedes on behalf of his people Jehovah delivers them from the besieging Assyrians
When interceding with Jehovah on behalf of his people against Assyria, Hezekiah suffers nearly to death
Upon his recovery from illness and Jehovah’s victory over Assyria, Hezekiah gains notoriety
Having spiritually ascended, Zion/Jerusalem declares good tidings to those who have yet to ascend
Jehovah’s righteous servant, who hails from the east, leads Jacob/Israel’s returnees in a new conquest
Jehovah’s appointing his servant as a light to the nations leads to a new exodus or to captivity
Jehovah’s people who repent of idolatry return in a new exodus from the four directions of the earth
Jehovah’s servant resembles Moses and Cyrus in dissuading people from idols and rebuilding the temple
Jehovah’s servant resembles David and Cyrus in restoring Jehovah’s people and routing their enemies
Jehovah sends his servant as a bird of prey to turn his errant people from idolatry to righteousness
The Harlot Babylon, who rules as Mistress of Kingdoms, descends into the dust in Jehovah’s Day of Judgment
Jehovah’s servant calls on Jacob/Israel to forsake its idols and return in a new exodus out of Babylon
Jehovah empowers his servant after he is rejected to restore his people and to implement their new exodus
Jehovah’s servant meets hostility from those who sell themselves, who light their way with mere sparks
Jehovah empowers his servant as an arm of righteousness to deliver his people in an exodus to Zion
Jehovah’s servant and Zion’s watchmen accomplish Zion’s restoration beginning with a new exodus
Jehovah’s descent phase as a sacrificial lamb (before his ascent as King of Zion) atones for transgressors
Jehovah’s millennial covenant is a composite of all covenants he made with his people and with individuals
As a witness and lawgiver to the nations, Jehovah’s servant mediates the new covenant with his people
Jehovah curses the blind watchmen of his people but exalts his servants who hold fast to his covenant
Jehovah gathers the righteous from among the wicked whose practices turn cultic and perverse
Relieving the oppressed and observing the Sabbath sanctify fast days and beget covenant blessings
Jehovah’s coming spells retribution for predators and deceivers but deliverance for those who repent
At the return to Zion of kings and peoples, Jehovah transforms the land and the millennial age begins
For having endured shame those whom Jehovah’s servant endows receive a twofold millennial inheritance
Zion/Jerusalem’s watchmen cry to Jehovah day and night as they prepare the way for Jehovah’s coming
At his coming, Jehovah takes vengeance on those whom he had redeemed but who yet rebelled against him
As Jehovah’s coming draws near, transgressors suffer for their misdeeds at the hands of their enemies
As the millennial age approaches, blessings and curses separate Jehovah’s servants from their oppressors
Cultic practices and persecution by ecclesiastical leaders coincide with Zion’s rebirth before Jehovah comes