More Than a War Between Nations

Jehovah, through Isaiah, reveals the strategy of Judah's enemies.  Here is what they are planning:  "Let us go up against Judah and tear it apart and by breakthroughs take it for ourselves; and let us make another king reign inside it, the son of Tabeel."  (Isaiah 7:5, 6)  "The Syro-Israelite league schemes to conquer Judah and replace Ahaz, a son of David, with their man.  Clearly, the attack on Jerusalem is now more than a war between nations.  It has become a struggle between Satan and Jehovah.  Why?  Because Jehovah God made a covenant with King David, thus assuring him that his sons would rule over Jehovah's people.  (2 Samuel 7:11, 16) What a triumph for Satan if he could install some other royal  dynasty on the throne in Jerusalem!  He might even frustrate Jehovah's purpose for David's line to produce a  permanent heir, the  "Prince of Peace." -Isaiah 9:6, 7. 

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From the Book Isaiah's Prophecy Light for all Mankind, 2000