Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech. Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come. Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird sackcloth upon your loins. They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine. Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city: Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks; Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be counted for a forest.-Isaiah 32:9-15
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever. And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places; When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and the city shall be low in a low place. Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.-Isaiah 32:16-20***Isaiah the prophet proclaimed the words of the Lord God to his fellow Israelites when King Uzziah (Azariah), and King Jotham, and King Ahaz, and King Hezekiah ruled Judah, the southern nation in the Promised Land. Canaan, the Promised Land, was the land inhabited by idolaters that the Lord God promised to give to Abraham (Abram the Hebrew), and to Abraham's son Isaac, and to Isaac's youngest fraternal twin son Jacob (Israel), and to their descendants. Uzziah was the 9th king to rule Judah. Uzziah's son Jotham was the 10th king, Jotham's son Ahaz was the 11th king, and Ahaz's son Hezekiah was the 12th king to rule Judah. King Zachariah was the 14th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel in the Promised Land. In the 6th month of Zachariah's reign, Zachariah was killed by Shallum, and Shallum became the 15th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel. Shallum ruled for a month in Samaria, the royal city, and was killed by Menahem, and Menahem became the 16th king to rule. During Menahem's 10-year reign, King Pul (Tiglath-pileser), ruler of Assyria, invaded the kingdom, and Menahem paid Pul over 75,000 pounds of silver to gain Pul's support and strengthen the kingdom under Menahem's control. Menahem's son Pekahiah was the 17th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel. Pekahiah reigned for 2 years, was killed by Pekah, and Pekah became the 18th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel. King Tiglath-pileser (Pul), ruler of Assyria, invaded the kingdom during Pekah's 20-year reign, and conquered a large portion of land, and began taking Israelites captive to Assyria. Hoshea killed Pekah and became the 19th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel. King Shalmaneser, ruler of Assyria, invaded the kingdom during Hosheah's reign, and Hoshea became Shalmaneser's servant and paid Shalmaneser tribute money. When Shalmaneser learned that Hoshea sought help from Egypt, Shalmaneser put Hoshea in prison. During the official 9th year of Hoshea's reign, the Assyrians conquered Samaria, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. During the 14th year of Hezekiah's 29-year reign in Jerusalem, the royal city, King Sennacherib, ruler of Assyria, seized fortified cities in Judah. Hezekiah sent a message to Sennacherib and Sennacherib's response required that Hezekiah give Sennacherib over 22,000 pounds of silver and over 2,000 pounds of gold. Moreover, Sennacherib sent messengers, with an army, to speak to Hezekiah and the other Israelites in Jerusalem. The messengers told the Israelites not to trust Hezekiah or the Lord God, and they proclaimed that Sennacherib wanted the Israelites to be taken to a life of provision in Assyria. Manasseh, the son born to Hezekiah and Hephzibah, was the 13th king to rule Judah. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that Manasseh's wickedness was unparalleled. Manasseh was responsible for innocent blood being shed throughout Jerusalem that the Lord God was not willing to forgive. During Manasseh's 55-year reign, the Lord God allowed the Assyrians to bind Manasseh and take him to Babylon. Manasseh humbled himself before the face of the Lord God and prayed to the Lord God. The Lord God received Manasseh's plea, and heard Manasseh, and brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem. Manasseh thus knew the Lord God to be God. Manasseh's great-grandson Jehoiakim (Eliakim) was the 17th king to rule Judah. During Jehoiakim's 11-year reign, the Babylonians (Chaldeans) invaded Judah and Jerusalem and King Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of Babylon, began looting the temple of the Lord. Jehoiachin (Jeconiah/Coniah), the son born to Jehoiakim and Nehushta, was the 18th king to rule Judah. In the 3rd month of Jehoiachin's reign, the Babylonians took more prominent Israelites, including Jehoiachin, his wives and mother, to Babylon. Jehoiakim's brother Zedekiah (Mattaniah), was the 19th king to rule Judah. During the 9th year of Zedekiah's reign, Nebuchadnezzar built a siege wall around Jerusalem. In the 11th year of Zedekiah's reign, the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Moreover, the Babylonians looted and burned the temple, burned other buildings, killed Zedekiah's sons, took out Zedekiah's eyes, and chained Zedekiah and took him to Babylon. Over 500 years after Israelites began returning to Judah and Jerusalem, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Judah's kings, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin. Judah was the 4th son born to Jacob and his 1st wife Leah.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 13:1-14:45, 20:1-29, 26:1-27:23, Deuteronomy 31:1-34:12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 6:1-81,10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Isaiah, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
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