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Lessons About UnfaithfulnessIsaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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and one will remove the screen of Judah.” (Isaiah 22:7, 8a)
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Lessons About UnfaithfulnessIsaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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What is “the screen of Judah” that is removed? Likely, it is a gate of the city, the capture of which bodes ill for the defenders.c When this defensive screen is removed, the city is open to its attackers.
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Lessons About UnfaithfulnessIsaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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c Alternatively, “the screen of Judah” might refer to something else that protects the city, such as fortresses where arms are stored and soldiers quartered.
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Lessons About UnfaithfulnessIsaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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“You will look in that day toward the armory of the house of the forest,
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Lessons About UnfaithfulnessIsaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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Weapons are stored in the armory of the house of the forest. This armory was built by Solomon. Since it was constructed of cedars from Lebanon, it became known as “the House of the Forest of Lebanon.” (1 Kings 7:2-5)
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