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Isaiah 29:1-6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah chapter 29 is a continuation of the denunciation of Jerusalem due to the sins of the people. Their hope should be in the Lord, but instead they hope in themselves and their covenants they have made with death and the grave. (See Chapter 28) They live a partying lifestyle, rather than one of sorrow due to their sins. The partying and revelry parallels the cult lifestyle, this connection is from a Torah perspective according to Parashat Ki Tisa (Shemot \/ Exodus 30:11-34:35). Specifically, let\u2019s look at Shemot \/ Exodus 32:1-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shemot \/ Exodus 32:1\u201314 <\/strong>
32:1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 32:2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. 32:3 And all the people broke off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. 32:4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 32:5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD. 32:6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. 32:7 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: 32:8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshiped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 32:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: 32:10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. 32:11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? 32:12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and said unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. 14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

According to the Torah, \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9-\u05d1\u05b9\u05e9\u05b5\u05c1\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b8\u05e8\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05ea \u05de\u05b4\u05df-\u05d4\u05b8\u05d4\u05b8\u05e8 Moshe delayed coming down the mountain. So, the people grew impatient and decided to have Aaron build for them a god they can see, one that will lead them instead of the God of Israel. We note that this is a god that was fashioned after their own understanding. Aaron proclaimed \u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05d4\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u05da\u05b8 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05de\u05b4\u05e6\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05dd \u201cthese are your gods Israel that brought you from the land of Egypt.\u201d<\/em><\/span> The narrative goes on saying, \u05d4 \u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b7\u05bc\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05d1\u05b6\u05df \u05de\u05b4\u05d6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d7\u05b7 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05e7\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0 \u05d0\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e8\u05b9\u05df \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0\u05de\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d2 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05b9\u05d4 \u05de\u05b8\u05d7\u05b8\u05e8: \u05d5 \u00a0 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b7\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b4\u05de\u05b8\u05bc\u05d7\u05b3\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b9\u05dc\u05b9\u05ea \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b7\u05bc\u05d2\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b8\u05de\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b5\u05bc\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05d1 \u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b6\u05d0\u05b1\u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05ea\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05e7\u05bb\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05d7\u05b5\u05e7: \u201cAnd when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, Tomorrow is a feast to the LORD. And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink and rose up to play.\u201d<\/em><\/span> We note that the words \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05e7\u05bb\u05de\u05d5\u05bc \u05dc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05d7\u05b5\u05e7 \u201cand they rose to play\u201d<\/em><\/span> is an euphemism for sexual immorality. We note a lexical search on the word \u05dc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05d7\u05b5\u05e7 leads to the following results:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bereshit \/ Genesis 39:14 <\/strong>
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Bereshit \/ Genesis 39:17 <\/strong>
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Bereshit \/ Exodus 32:6 <\/strong>
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We note the usage here, the first is to shout, the second is to mock, and the third is to play. We note that John wrote in 1 John 2:16 “For all that is in the world\u2014the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions\u2014is not from the Father but is from the world.”<\/em><\/span> Paul writes, \u201cFlee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.\u201d<\/em><\/span> (1 Corinthians 6:18). Sexual sin, by its very definition is dehumanizing. When one walks in their lusts, he or she degenerates to become like an animal. The idea is that one focuses upon nothing but the sensuality of body parts and pleasurable feelings. We are told in the Scriptures that this destroys both persons involved, you and others. We note also that sexual sin also is felt by others who are not involved which is worked out in the emotional state of the one who practices these things, mercy, and love are tarnished and the end state of the one who does these things, who makes their pleasures their idol, falls from fellowship with God. We note all of these things follow through from these verses as we read God responding saying, \u05d8   \u05d5\u05b7\u05d9\u05b9\u05bc\u05d0\u05de\u05b6\u05e8 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b6\u05dc-\u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05d4 \u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea-\u05d4\u05b8\u05e2\u05b8\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b4\u05e0\u05b5\u05bc\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dd-\u05e7\u05b0\u05e9\u05b5\u05c1\u05d4-\u05e2\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0: \u05d9   \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b7\u05ea\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05d7\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d9\u05b4\u05d7\u05b7\u05e8-\u05d0\u05b7\u05e4\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d1\u05b8\u05d4\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b7\u05dc\u05b5\u05bc\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05d0\u05b6\u05e2\u05b1\u05e9\u05b6\u05b9\u05d4 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d2\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9 \u05d2\u05b8\u05bc\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc: \u201cAnd the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.\u201d<\/em><\/span> Moshe pleads for the people and the Lord God agrees with Moshe\u2019s arguments and the people are forgiven. The major point as the narrative continues past Shemot \/ Exodus 32:1-14 is whether the presence of God would go with the people or not. This ties back to what is in the heart of the people, lust, sin, idolatry, and how these things cause one to fall from fellowship with God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whole issue being taught here is for waiting on the Lord God. Isaiah 40:31 writes, \u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05d5\u05d9\u05b5\u05a4 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d4\u05d5\u05b8\u05d4\u0599 \u05d9\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05dc\u05b4\u05a3\u05d9\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05b9\u0594\u05d7\u05b7 \u05d9\u05b7\u05e2\u05b2\u05dc\u05a5\u05d5\u05bc \u05d0\u05b5\u0596\u05d1\u05b6\u05e8 \u05db\u05b7\u05bc\u05e0\u05b0\u05bc\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e8\u05b4\u0591\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05a8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u0599 \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05a3\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05d2\u05b8\u0594\u05e2\u05d5\u05bc \u05d9\u05b5\u05dc\u05b0\u05db\u0596\u05d5\u05bc \u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b9\u05a5\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05e2\u05b8\u05bd\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc\u05c3 \u05e4 40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings as eagles; They shall run, and not be weary; And they shall walk, and not faint. (KJV)<\/em><\/span> We are told that if we wait upon the Lord, if we trust in Him, we will have strength! When we think about the issue of waiting on the Lord, we have many biblical examples, for example, Israel was enslaved for over 400 years before the Lord sent them a deliverer (Moshe) and the conditions of the exile lasted almost 500 years if we include the wilderness journey. We note that we have been waiting upon the return of the Messiah Yeshua for 2000 years. In addition, The Pharisees got impatient waiting for the coming of the Messiah, so they interpreted the Torah to imply that we need to have a certain level of Torah observance that would lead to the coming of the Messiah, or the nation meriting the coming of the Messiah of God. This resulted in self-righteousness and being judgmental over others, which led them to their rejection of the Messiah. Note that the Torah is supposed to lead us to the Messiah, as opposed to away from Him. We also note the actions of Paul before the road to Damascus, his actions coincided with the Pharisaical approach in his persecution of the believers in His day. If we go way back in history, to 1 and 2 Samuel, we see how King Saul was impatient, and in his impatience, he stepped outside of God\u2019s plan for him, and sacrificed in order to gain the favor of God when he was supposed to wait upon Samuel before sacrificing. This is where we get the famous scripture in 1 Samuel 15:22 \u201cAnd Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to hearken than the fat of rams.\u201d (KJV)<\/em><\/span> The point is that impatience leads to idolatry and sin. Here Saul had an understanding of God that was not rooted in mercy, lovingkindness, grace, and truth. He had a god of his own making in his heart. We note that in Saul\u2019s case he probably suffered from misplaced priorities more so than a form of idolatry. In order to understand who God is, we must study the Scriptures! Saul\u2019s problem was pride, the very same problem Isaiah is speaking of concerning Judah and Jerusalem. We note that even though it is through sin that destruction is brought by God, it is the Lord God Almighty who is also able to restore the people and sanctify the place they live in. This is why Isaiah speaks of judgment and redemption at the same time. Based upon Isaiah\u2019s words, the leaders chose to rely upon their covenant with other nations because they doubted God\u2019s ability to save them. (Isaiah 5:18-19, 7:12, 30:2, 31:1, etc.) The power of God is so great, that those who refuse will suffer from destruction at His hand, and following the destruction, it is the Lord God Almighty alone who is able to restore and save the people. This is illustrated again in the history of Babylonian exile and restoration spoken of in Ezra and Nehemiah. It is because of God\u2019s love that we have this great hope of restoration, and the mercy of God provides us with time to repent and turn from sin, and to seek the Lord and His Messiah Yeshua for the forgiveness of our sins! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah begins in chapter 29 saying the following according to Isaiah 29:1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Isaiah 29:1 states, \u201cWoe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! Add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices. (<\/em><\/span>\u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e7\u05b4\u05e8\u05b0\u05d9\u05b7\u05ea \u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d3\u05b8\u05d5\u05b4\u05d3 \u05e1\u05b0\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc-\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05b7\u05d2\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05e7\u05b9\u05e4\u05d5\u05bc)\u201d<\/em><\/span> When reading this verse, the question we get is “who is \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc Ariel?”<\/span><\/em> Researching this name, the Leshab Bible Dictionary states “this is the primary capital city of Israel, the City of David; City of God; City of the Lord; Hephzibah; Holy City; Holy City (Jerusalem); Jebus; Jebusite; Mount Zion; Salem; Sion; Zion.”<\/span><\/em> The earliest references to Jerusalem are found in ancient Egyptian texts, from roughly 1900\u20131800 BC. The name appears as \u201cRushalimum.\u201d<\/span><\/em> Later, in 1400 BC, Abdi-Heba, an Egyptian vassal in Jerusalem, sent a letter of allegiance to Pharaoh Amenophis IV, from \u201cUrushalim\u201d<\/em><\/span> (Moran, Amarna Letters, 325). A later Assyrian text, Sennacherib\u2019s prism, also refers to the city as \u201cUrsalimmu\u201d<\/em><\/span> (Tsevat, TDOT, 348). The Aramaic in these references, \u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05dc\u05b6\u05dd (yerushelem), is very similar to the biblical \u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05dc\u05b7\u05dd\u05b4 (yerushalami). While the consonants remain the same, the vowel pointing lends a different ending to each. It is possible that the name Jerusalem is a compound noun, deriving from the words \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 (yarah, \u201cpillar\u201d<\/em><\/span>) and \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05dc\u05b5\u05dd (shalem) (proper name \u201cShalem,\u201d or a cognate for \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd, shalom, \u201cpeace\u201d<\/em><\/span>). The definition could be either \u201cfoundation of the god of Shalem,\u201d<\/em><\/span> or \u201cfoundation of peace\u201d<\/em><\/span> (Stoltz, Strukturen, 181; Koehler and Baumgartner, Lexicon, 404; Lewy, \u201cTextes\u201d). The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary states the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ARIEL (PERSON)<\/strong> [Heb \u02be\u0103r\u0131\u0302\u02be\u0113l (\u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc)]. Var. IDUEL. Even though the Hebrew terms that stand behind the transliteration \u201cariel\u201d occur rarely in the Bible, \u201cariel\u201d seems to carry a wide range of meanings: (1) a poetic name for Jerusalem (Isa 29:1\u20132, 7); (2) a common noun for \u201cheroes\u201d or \u201cchampions\u201d (2 Sam 23:20; 1 Chr 11:22; cf. Isa 33:7); (3) a common noun for \u201caltar hearth\u201d (Ezek 43:15\u201316; cf. Mesha Inscription, line 12); and (4) a personal name, a proper noun (Ezra 8:16). (Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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ARIEL (PLACE)<\/strong> [Heb \u02be\u0103r\u0131\u0302\u02be\u0113l (\u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc)]. When used to refer to a place, Ariel is a descriptive term applied to the city of Jerusalem: \u201cHo Ariel, Ariel, the city where David encamped\u201d; \u201cYet I will distress Ariel \u2026\u201d; \u201cAnd the multitudes of all the nations that fight against Ariel \u2026\u201d (Isa 29:1, 2, 7). The suggestion that the term is a compound of \u02beari and \u02beel to mean \u201clion[ness] of God\u201d is inferred by some from references to Judah (whose capital was Jerusalem) as \u201ca lion\u2019s whelp\u201d (Gen 49:9) and to the leader of Judah, Jesus Christ, \u201cthe Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David\u201d (Rev 5:5). References in 2 Sam 23:20 to one of David\u2019s men as a valiant man who killed men of Moab and a lion, and in Isa 33:7 (where some postulate \u02beer\u02beellam to be derived from \u02bear\u0131\u0302\u02beel; cf. BDB, 72) to the brave men of Judah during Sennacherib\u2019s onslaught are cited in support of this view. It is noted that in 2 Sam 23:20 the LXX reads, \u201cthe two sons of Ariel of Moab,\u201d while the MT has \u201cthe two ariel(s) of Moab.\u201d In Ezek 43:15 there is a curious MT reading, har\u02be\u0113l, \u201cmountain of God,\u201d in the context of a description of the altar; some versions here have \u02bear\u0131\u0302\u02be\u0113l (\u201clioness of God\u201d) and \u02bear\u0131\u0304\u02be\u00eal (\u201caltar hearth, hearth of God\u201d; the Qere has \u02bear\u0131\u0304\u02be\u00eal). This latter interpretation, \u201caltar hearth, hearth of God,\u201d is supported by some scholars because it fits the meaning of Ezek 43:15 where an altar for Jerusalem is described, an altar with four \u201chorns,\u201d or projections, one at each of the four corners, and they see a parallel in the \u02bear\u02beel (?) dwd which the Moabite Stone (line 12) says Mesha king of Moab dragged before the god Chemosh (ANET, 320). On this view the concept of altar hearth comes for \u02bearah, \u201cburn,\u201d similar to the Arabic \u02beira tun, feminine \u201chearth.\u201d If this is the root, the lamed at the end of the word \u02beari\u02beel is considered a formative. Thus, Isa 29:1, 2, 7 speaks of Jerusalem in solemn terms as the city on which God will bring his wrath, and Jerusalem will be like a burning altar hearth. (Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Here Ariel is a reference to Jerusalem, and Isaiah speaks to the city performing sacrifices. The point Isaiah seems to be making is a warning to the people of Jerusalem who are relying upon their offering of sacrifices as a means for placating God for their sins. We remember that God said through His prophets that He desires obedience over sacrifice. This again leads back to the concept of pride, the people believed their city was too powerful through their bringing sacrifices, however, their unholiness and sinfulness God was not pleased with, and all the sacrifices they would bring would not satisfy God until they mend their ways and turn from their sins and repent and seek forgiveness from the One True God! A text comparison to the LXX shows another interpretation of Isaiah 29:1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We note how the LXX interprets the name Ariel as the Jebusite city, the City of David specifically that this is referring to. The LXX also mentions gathering their produce and eating with Moab. To gather and to eat is synonymous to the people receiving the same justice that is declared by God in His Torah to those who live a life of unrepentant sin. We remember Moab\u2019s religion is the abomination Chemosh, human sacrifice of babies to their god. The TgJ translates \u201c1 Woe to the altar, the altar which is built in the city in which David dwelt; because of the assembly of the armies which are gathering themselves together against her year by year, because the festivals shall cease.\u201d (TgJ)<\/em><\/span> The TgJ directs our attention to the altar specifically, that this altar is the source of their downfall. These things speak to the sacredness of this holy place where we read throughout the Scriptures of the place where God will establish His Name. The city of David may also be analogous to the pride of the people in Jerusalem in their association with King David. We note that righteousness is something that is to be taught. Being sinful comes naturally, all we have to do is watch our children grow. Rebellion, disrespect, sinfulness all come naturally for children. There must be discipline and training so that a child will grow to understand that righteousness is the path God wants for our lives. We note again how the Torah describes discipline and self restraint. Pagan practice involves self indulgence (Hosea 8:11-14, Amos 4:4-5) that follows the nature cycle, note again how the natural physical response to sensuality is to get more of it. This defines the sinfulness of the body, and if we are willing to give in to ungodliness and wicked life, the base emotions, then we are doomed. God calls us to seek His help, to walk in His ways, to ask for life and life more abundantly in His holy Word! These things reveal to us how sinfulnes leads nowhere, while living for the Lord God Almighty, we are on the path of moving forward!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah goes on saying the following according to Isaiah 29:2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Isaiah 29:2 states, \u201cYet I will distress Ariel, And there shall be heaviness and sorrow: And it shall be unto me as Ariel. (<\/em><\/span>\u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05ea\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d4 \u05dc\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05db\u05b7\u05bc\u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc)\u201d<\/em><\/span> Here Isaiah says that the Lord God will bring \u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e6\u05b4\u05d9\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 diestress to Jerusalem. The \u05ea\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05b8\u05bc\u05d4 heaviness and sorrow is for those who have turned from the Lord. Isaiah makes it clear the nations that come against this holy place will be by God\u2019s hand, to lay siege and destroy. Note how these things emphasize the Torah commands, as we read for example from Shemot \/ Exodus 23:20-22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shemot \/ Exodus 23:20\u201322<\/strong>
23:20 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared. 23:21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. 23:22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. (KJV)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Here Moshe speaks of the Lord God saying \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05b9\u05c1\u05dc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05de\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u201cI will send my angel before you to keep you on the path.\u201d<\/em><\/span> This is an interesting phrase as the Lord sends His messenger to guide and direct the people. There are obvious parallels to Yeshua as the one who leads, guides, and directs us to walk in God\u2019s holy ways (1 Peter 2:21). Moshe says \u05db\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05d0\u05b4\u05dd-\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b8\u05e9\u05b4\u05b9\u05d9\u05ea\u05b8 \u05db\u05b9\u05bc\u05dc \u05d0\u05b2\u05e9\u05b6\u05c1\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b2\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e8 \u201cbut if you listen and obey His voice and do all that I say\u201d<\/em><\/span> speaks to obeying God\u2019s holy Words. We note when we do this God says he will protect us from the enemy. This idea of \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 hearing, listening to the voice of God is very important, this takes intentionality! What exactly are we to be intentional about? The LXX expands upon the Hebrew bible to provide a little more explanation on what we are to be intentional about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LXX on Shemot 23:20-22<\/strong>
20<\/a> \u039a\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f30\u03b4\u03bf\u1f7a \u1f10\u03b3\u1f7c \u1f00\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9 \u03c4\u1f78\u03bd \u1f04\u03b3\u03b3\u03b5\u03bb\u03cc\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03c1\u1f78 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03ce\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5, \u1f35\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03be\u1fc3 \u03c3\u03b5 \u1f10\u03bd \u03c4\u1fc7 \u1f41\u03b4\u1ff7, \u1f45\u03c0\u03c9\u03c2 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03b1\u03b3\u03ac\u03b3\u1fc3 \u03c3\u03b5 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c2 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b3\u1fc6\u03bd, \u1f23\u03bd \u1f21\u03c4\u03bf\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03ac \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9. 21<\/a> \u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03b5\u03c7\u03b5 \u03c3\u03b5\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u1ff7 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03b5\u1f30\u03c3\u03ac\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03b5 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u03bf\u1fe6 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f00\u03c0\u03b5\u03af\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7, \u03bf\u1f50 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u03bc\u1f74 \u1f51\u03c0\u03bf\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1\u03af \u03c3\u03b5, \u03c4\u1f78 \u03b3\u1f70\u03c1 \u1f44\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03ac \u03bc\u03bf\u03cd \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u1f10\u03c0\u02bc \u03b1\u1f50\u03c4\u1ff7. 22<\/a> \u1f10\u1f70\u03bd \u1f00\u03ba\u03bf\u1fc7 \u1f00\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03bc\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03ae\u03c3\u1fc3\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1, \u1f45\u03c3\u03b1 \u1f02\u03bd \u1f10\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1\u03af \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9, \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c6\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03be\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u1f74\u03bd \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b7\u03bd \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, \u1f14\u03c3\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03ad \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b1\u1f78\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f00\u03c0\u1f78 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c4\u1ff6\u03bd \u1f10\u03b8\u03bd\u1ff6\u03bd, \u1f10\u03bc\u1f74 \u03b3\u03ac\u03c1 \u1f10\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1 \u1f21 \u03b3\u1fc6, \u1f51\u03bc\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03b4\u1f72 \u1f14\u03c3\u03b5\u03c3\u03b8\u03ad \u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b2\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u1f31\u03b5\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c5\u03bc\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f05\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd. \u03c4\u03b1\u1fe6\u03c4\u03b1 \u03c4\u1f70 \u1fe5\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u1f10\u03c1\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c5\u1f31\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u0399\u03c3\u03c1\u03b1\u03b7\u03bb \u1f18\u1f70\u03bd \u1f00\u03ba\u03bf\u1fc7 \u1f00\u03ba\u03bf\u03cd\u03c3\u03b7\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u1fc6\u03c2 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03ae\u03c3\u1fc3\u03c2 \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1, \u1f45\u03c3\u03b1 \u1f02\u03bd \u03b5\u1f34\u03c0\u03c9 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9, \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03c3\u03c9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f10\u03c7\u03b8\u03c1\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03ba\u03b1\u1f76 \u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u03af\u03c3\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u1fd6\u03c2 \u1f00\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03bf\u03b9.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Shemot \/ Exodus 23:20-22<\/strong>
20<\/a> \u201c \u2018And look, I myself am sending out my angel before your face, so that he may watch over you along the way, in order that he may guide you to the land that I have prepared for you. 21<\/a> Be mindful of yourself and listen to him, and do not disobey him, for he will certainly not put up with you, for my name is on him. 22<\/a> If you listen with hearing to my voice and you do all the things that I command you and keep my covenant, you will be a people special to me from among all the peoples, for all the earth is mine. But you yourselves will be a royal priesthood to me and a holy nation. You will say these words to the sons of Israel: If you listen with hearing to my voice and do everything that I say to you, I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will be an adversary to those hostile to you. (LES)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Note how expansive the LXX is on Shemot \/ Exodus 23:20. Here the LXX says that when we \u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05de\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b7 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05de\u05b7\u05e2 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05e7\u05b9\u05dc\u05d5\u05b9 listen to His voice, he will make us to be a special people and a holy nation. This describes the type of people we are before God, \u1f14\u03b8\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 \u1f05\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd \u201ca holy people,\u201d<\/em><\/span> this is what we are to be intentional about in our lives. Holiness! The significance of this is found in phrase, \u05d0\u05b8\u05e0\u05b9\u05db\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e9\u05b9\u05c1\u05dc\u05b5\u05d7\u05b7 \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05e4\u05b8\u05e0\u05b6\u05d9\u05da\u05b8 \u05dc\u05b4\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05de\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05da\u05b8 \u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05d3\u05b8\u05bc\u05e8\u05b6\u05da\u05b0 \u201cI will send my angel before you to keep you on the path.\u201d<\/em><\/span> These things speak to us that we need the Lord\u2019s help to remain faithful upon the path that He has established for our lives! We should be intentional to remain in God\u2019s ways. Isaiah speaking of sacrifices reveals to us the intentionality of the people obeying God\u2019s word. This is something the people are choosing to do out of ritual as opposed to having a connection by faith. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah goes on saying the following according to Isaiah 29:3-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e2\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e4\u05e8\u05e7 \u05db\u05d8<\/strong>
\u05d2   \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05bb\u05e6\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05bb\u05e8\u05b9\u05ea: \u05d3   \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b7\u05bc\u05c1\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e6\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e6\u05b5\u05e3: <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah 29:3 states, \u201cAnd I will camp against thee roundabout, And will lay siege against thee with a mount, And I will raise forts against thee. (<\/em><\/span>\u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05db\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b8\u05d9\u05b4\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05bb\u05e6\u05b8\u05bc\u05d1 \u05d5\u05b7\u05d4\u05b2\u05e7\u05b4\u05d9\u05de\u05b9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05da\u05b0 \u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05bb\u05e8\u05b9\u05ea)\u201d<\/em><\/span> Isaiah 29:4 \u201cAnd thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, And thy speech shall be low out of the dust, And thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, And thy speech shall whisper out of the dust. (<\/em><\/span>\u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b7\u05bc\u05c1\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e6\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e6\u05b5\u05e3)\u201d<\/em><\/span> These are an interesting two verses. Isaiah speaks of God laying siege to the city round about using a foreign nation, and then how the people will be brought low. The phrase \u05d5\u05b0\u05e9\u05b8\u05c1\u05e4\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05ea\u05b0\u05bc \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05d3\u05b7\u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9 speaks to the grave, the people being brought low to the ground and speaking out of the ground. A careful look at the remainder of the verse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05ea\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05b7\u05bc\u05c1\u05d7 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05b8\u05d4 \u05db\u05b0\u05bc\u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d1 \u05de\u05b5\u05d0\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05e5 \u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05ea\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05ea\u05b0\u05bc\u05e6\u05b7\u05e4\u05b0\u05e6\u05b5\u05e3<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

We break down this verse to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n