This week’s Haftarah from Yishayahu 54-55 is a lyrical
prophecy of what will happen in Messianic times. The words of the prophecy especially
ring true today.
Yishayahu 54:15-17 states: “Behold! They may well gather
together, but not by Me: whoever aggressively opposes you will fall for your
sake. Behold! I have created the smith who blows on charcoal flame and
withdraws a tool for his labor and I have created the destroyer to ruin. Any
weapon sharpened against you will not succeed and any tongue that shall rise
against you in judgment you shall condemn; this is the heritage of the servant
of God and their righteousness is from Me, the words of HaShem.”
According to Olam HaTanach’s commentary, since God created
the smith who creates weapons, He is also responsible for making sure that none
of these weapons succeed in destroying
is negative concerning
How familiar does this sound?
In
day in and day out we see our enemies preparing all sorts of weapons to try to
destroy
After a missile has been launched from
was a fancier model purchased from abroad.
It is clear that God continues to protect
intercepted by the Iron Dome.
We have also seen our enemies from all over the world speak
out against
taking the side of Hamas. Slowly but surely, many are starting to see the real
story, especially now that most of the international journalists have left Gaza
and can now speak the truth.
Reading this Haftarah and seeing what is going on in the
world today makes us feel like slowly but surely the prophecies are coming true
and we are moving in the direction towards the coming of the Mashiach. However,
the redemption is a very slow process. Although we may be on the way, we have
not yet arrived.
