12:1
The opening verse of this prophecy gives a clear description of the one who is speaking. “The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, who lays the foundation of the earth, forms the human spirit within a person”, God is uniquely qualified to declare what will happen, and we are wholly unqualified to doubt or question what He says. God is the creator and sustainer of all things. He forms the spirit within a man or woman. God knows what He is talking about, and when we think we know better than God we are fools.
12:2,3
We have here a picture of the battle of Armageddon from Revelation (Rev 16:14). One might have envisaged a glorious victory, but it will start with Judah and Jerusalem being besieged. All the nations of the earth will be gathered against Israel, but they will find her immovable and it will result only in harm for the nations. We do need to understand this, and we can apply it to the nation of Israel and to the church. The world will ultimately want to destroy Israel and to destroy the church. This will not work, but there will be much suffering along the way. We need to appreciate the difficulties, and we need to appreciate the victory.
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