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| 1 Lo, a day hath come to Jehovah, And divided hath been thy spoil in thy midst. |
The day of the LORD – Already begun. R286:5[R286:25]
When the first return of Israelites to Palestine will have taken place. R286:3
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| 2 And I have gathered all the nations unto Jerusalem to battle, And captured hath been the city, And spoiled have been the houses, And the women are lain with, Gone forth hath half the city in a removal, And the remnant of the people are not cut off from the city. |
Gather all nations – Gog and Magog, the hosts of merciless plunderers of regathered Israel. D554, D555
Against Jerusalem – The Scriptures clearly show that the end of Jacob's trouble will take place right in Jerusalem. CR141:6
The capital city of regathered Israel. OV69:1
City shall be taken – The battle, at first, goes against Israel. R286:3
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| 3 And gone forth hath Jehovah, And He hath fought against those nations, As in the day of His fighting in a day of conflict. |
Then shall – The scene is laid in the time of trouble, probably near its close. R286:3
God interferes only when the great gathering is completed and Jerusalem is taken. HG89:6
Synchronizing with the type in Egypt. It was in the midst of the alarm caused by the seventh and last plague that the Israelites were called out of Egypt. HG91:5
The LORD – Jehovah--exclusively the Father's name. R286:2, R1874:1; D650
Go forth – Will reveal himself, not as a man, but manifest his divine power. CR141:5; D555
Here Israel comes to recognize Jesus as the Son of God, for "the Lord my God shall come, and all thy saints with thee." (vs. 5) R410:1
Israel's first realization of the Kingdom having come. R148:4
Against those nations – The foes of regathered Israel. D555
The time having come to manifest his justice against them, and his favor to Israel. R286:3
As when he fought – In olden times for Israel, D650[D649:4]
For Joshua against the six Amalekite kings at Gibeon, and for David against the Philistines at Perazim. D555, D650
When he miraculously delivered Israel from the hosts of Midian by Gideon and his band. R3469:2, R4083:2, R1876:4
Jehovah fought Israel's battles anciently, seen only with the eyes of their understanding. R296:3
The deliverance will be so great that they will recognize God's power and favor. R286:3
Overthrowing nations so much stronger than they, that it was a miracle. R148:5
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| 4 And stood have His feet, in that day, On the mount of Olives, That [is] before Jerusalem eastward, And cleft hath been the mount of Olives at its midst, To the east, and to the west, a very great valley, And removed hath the half of the mount towards the north. And its half towards the south. |
And his feet – Jehovah's favor or dominion. D650; R286:2 R5437:2
"I will make the place of my feet glorious." (Isa. 60:13) R286:2, R5437:5; D647
Accomplished through his representative, Jesus. R286:5
Not the literal feet of Christ, but symbolically, the feet of his father, Jehovah. R1874:1, R286:2; D649
Or, residence. R286:2
Shall stand – Be established. R286:4
Or, rest. R286:4
Jehovah's feet shall stand on the Mount of Olives as one at first, before its division. R287:1
In that day – After the Church is glorified; at the close of Jacob's trouble. R5437:2, R286:2
The Day of Jehovah. R5255:6
In the Millennium. D649
Mount of Olives – Kingdom of light, peace and divine blessing. R5437:5, R286:5; D651
Located to the east (or sunrising) of Jerusalem (the peaceful habitation). R286:5
The literal mountain will probably be involved. R5437:2
As the olive furnishes both light and food, the Mount of Olives would represent the Kingdom of God. R5437:5
Cleave in the midst – Representing the two phases of the Kingdom. R286:5; D652
A part of the work of the glorified Church. R5437:2
Experiencing a great earthquake. R5437:2, R5255:6
Toward the east – Open to the Sun of Righteousness, free from the shadows of sin and death. D653
A very great valley – The Valley of Blessings, God's Kingdom. D652
A place of favor and protection, guaranteed by both the heavenly and earthly phases of the Kingdom. R286:6
The valley of mercy, between and under the care of the spiritual and human phases of the Kingdom. D653
"Passing through the valley of mourning, they change it into a place of (joy) springs." (Psa. 84:6) , D653
Of the mountain – The Kingdom. D653
Shall remove – From earthly to heavenly conditions. D653; R286:5
Toward the north – Toward the Pleiades, the celestial center of the universe, the seat of the divine empire. D653
And half of It – The earthly half, the Ancient Worthies. D653; R286:6
Toward the south – To complete restitution to perfect human life. D653
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| 5 And ye have fled [to] the valley of My mountains, For join doth the valley of the mountains to Azal, And ye have fled as ye fled before the shaking, In the days of Uzziah king of Judah, And come in hath Jehovah my God, All holy ones [are] with Thee. |
And ye shall – While spoken to Israel only, yet it will not stop there--for whomsoever will may become an Israelite. D654
Flee to the valley – The Valley of Blessings, God's Kingdom. D652
Israel is represented as fleeing to this place of protection and safety. R286:6
My God shall come – Thus will Jehovah, my God, come in. D654
The saints with thee – "The Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints." (Jude 14) C302
Meaning, both in Hebrew and Greek, the "holy ones," those begotten by the Spirit and born of God; viz., Christ and his Body. HG23:5
All the holy ones shall be thus united with him. D654
Christ coming for his saints and our gathering together unto him is certainly the "coming as a thief," but not the appearing with him in glory, which must be a later event. R245:4*, R154:6*
When he appears in glory we are with him; and we must be gathered to meet him before that. R579:5, R263:2, R19:2
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| 6 And it hath come to pass, in that day, The precious light is not, it is dense darkness, |
In that day – In the Millennial day. D655
Not "the Day of Vengeance." D655
Clear, nor dark – Bright, nor the darkness thick. D655
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| 7 And there hath been one day, It is known to Jehovah, not day nor night, And it hath been at evening-time there is light. |
Shall be one day – Shall be the one. D655
Known to the LORD – Foreknown to the Lord. D655
Not day, nor night – Neither full day nor night. D655
Because, as generation after generation are brought back from the tomb they will be in various stages of restitution toward perfection. D655
Typified by the standing of the sun at the overthrow of the Amorites, as an evidence of the Lord's power. A61
At evening time – At the close of the Millennial day. D655
The evening of that dark day, or period of trouble. R286:5
It shall be light – Clear light. D655
High noon--its sun shall never set. D655
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| 8 And it hath come to pass, in that day, Go forth do living waters from Jerusalem, Half of them unto the eastern sea, And half of them unto the western sea, In summer and in winter it is. |
Living waters – "Waters of life, clear as crystal." (Rev. 22:1) Restitution blessings. D655 John 4:4-14
Compare with Ezek. 47:1-9. D650
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In that day – During the 1,000 year "Day of the Lord" - the Millennial Age.
Living waters – The water of life, the Truth.
Out from Jerusalem – From the New Jerusalem, the glorified church which comes down "as a bride adorned for her husband." Rev. 21:2
In the map of Israel below we can see that the northernmost part of the Dead Sea (the "former sea") is almost directly to the east of Jerusalem while the Mediterranean Sea (the "hinder sea") is to the west.
Half of them – This suggests two thoughts.- There will be two classes.
- They will be about equal in size.
The former sea – The Dead Sea. Remember the context. In this symbolic picture there is now a valley extending east and west from Jerusalem. The former sea is the one looking towards the east, towards the sun rise.
This would picture those who have already lived and died and are in their graves at the time of this picture, the time for the New Covenant to go into operation.
The hinder sea – The Mediterranean Sea.
These would picture those who are still alive at the time for the New Covenant to go into operation.
The "living waters" will reach both of these classes of people.
According to those who deal with population numbers, about half of the people who ever lived are alive today. This lends further credence to the thoughts expressed above.
Summer and in winter shall it be – The Hebrews divided their year into two seasons, summer and winter. D602:1 footnote. |
| 9 And Jehovah hath become king over all the land, In that day there is one Jehovah, and His name one. |
LORD shall be king – Jehovah. through Christ as his vicegerent. A303; R3114:1
All will recognize our Lord as the great teacher. SM58:3
"Give the king (this king whom thou hast appointed) thy judgments and thy righteousness unto the King's (Jehovah's) son." (Psa. 72:1) R1415:5
By the end of that day his will shall be done on earth even as it is done in heaven. D656
Over all the earth – Not only King of the Jews. B81
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| 10 Changed is all the land as a plain, From Gebo to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, And she hath been high, and hath dwelt in her place, Even from the gate of Benjamin To the place of the first gate, unto the front gate, And from the tower of Hananeel, Unto the wine-vats of the king. |
Inhabited in her place – The population outside the wall near the Jaffa Gate, here described, bids to be greater than that within. R1382:4
Tower of Hananeel – Its ruins and foundations were discovered in excavating for a building across from the Tower of David in 1886 AD. R1390:2
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| 11 And they have dwelt in her, And destruction is no more, And Jerusalem hath dwelt confidently. |
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| 12 And this is the plague with which Jehovah Doth plague all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem, He hath consumed away its flesh, And it is standing on its feet, And its eyes are consumed in their holes, And its tongue is consumed in their mouth. |
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| 13 And it hath come to pass, in that day, A great destruction [from] Jehovah is among them, And they have seized each the hand of his neighbour, And gone up hath his hand against the hand of his neighbour. |
A great tumult – The time of trouble. R3271:3; SM735:T; OV341:2
Rise up against – The disconcerted hosts will effect the complete disruption of the present order of things. R5604:5
Anarchy--the general uprising of the people. OV341:2; SM454:2
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| 14 And also Judah is fought with in Jerusalem, And gathered hath been the force of all the nations round about, Gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance. |
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| 15 And so is the plague of the horse, of the mule, Of the camel, and of the ass, And of all the cattle that are in these camps, As this plague. |
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| 16 And it hath come to pass, Every one who hath been left of all the nations, Who are coming in against Jerusalem, They have also gone up from year to year, To bow themselves to the King, Jehovah of Hosts, And to celebrate the feast of the booths. |
Go up from year to year – All nations of earth will send their ambassadors to Jerusalem. OV69:1
To worship the King – Upon such as will conform to the arrangements, the divine blessing will rest. OV69:1
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| 17 And it hath come to pass, That he who doth not go up of the families of the land unto Jerusalem, To bow himself to the King, Jehovah of Hosts, Even on them there is no shower. |
Unto Jerusalem – Jerusalem, rebuilt, is to be the headquarters of the nations. HG36:6
All nations will receive a share of the blessings by coming under the same conditions and participating in Israel's New (Law) covenant. OV85:1
No rain – No blessings of restitution. Q171:T; R5583:4
Blessings only on those who will seek to keep the divine law. R4819:5
Any nation who shall not recognize Jerusalem as God's government shall have no special blessing. OV96:3; R5583:4
May be both literal and symbolic. Q205:T, Q622:1
If there were no rain, there would be no fruitage. R5583:4
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| 18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, nor come in, Then not on them is the plague With which Jehovah doth plague the nations That go not up to celebrate the feast of booths. |
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| 19 This is the punishment of the sin of Egypt, And the punishment of the sin of all the nations, That go not up to celebrate the feast of booths. |
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| 20 In that day there is on bells of the horse, 'Holy to Jehovah,' And the pots in the house of Jehovah Have been as bowls before the altar. |
HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD – All will be consecrated to the Lord and all will walk in his ways. R1374:6
Surely a change of sentiment from that prevailing in the present time. R1374:5
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| 21 And every pot in Jerusalem, and in Judah, Have been holy to Jehovah of Hosts, And all those sacrificing have come in, And have taken of them, and boiled in them, And there is no merchant any more in the house of Jehovah of Hosts in that day! |
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