Isaiah's prophecies were not just about god's judgment and restoration for the nation of israel Isaiah 20:1 says this took place in the year that the commander in chief, who was sent by sargon the king of assyria, came to ashdod and fought against it and. Isaiah wrote of other nations as well, including.
#182: Isaiah 13-23 | Isaiah walks naked for 3 years - YouTube
Nearly every commentary that i have read on these two verses (over 20) agrees that isaiah was not literally naked, but rather partially naked
However, while there is good evidence for this, i am still not completely convinced
Let's begin with the evidence that he was not totally naked Most scholars believe that when god said to isaiah in (isa 20:2), go, and remove the. The nudity of isaiah was a sign that the assyrians would overcome egypt and ethiopia As you can see, the god of the universe had a reason for telling isaiah to do this.
Why did god command isaiah's nakedness Did god really command isaiah to walk around completely naked for three years Last month, in our reverse questions and answers session, one of the questions was, who did god command to walk around naked for three years? the answer was isaiah It says, at the same time the lord spoke by isaiah the son of amoz, saying, 'go, and remove the.
And the lord said, like as my servant isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon egypt and upon ethiopia
(isa 20:3) the question that may be asked in retrospect is, 'why three years', when the affliction of esarhaddon's captivity was one event? God is speaking through isaiah He laid aside his prophetic outfit He declared that in three years moab, egypt, and ethiopia would be destroyed
The prophet was not walking around naked for three years In verse 4, the lesson of verse 2 is explained The egyptian warriors would be slaves. The account is found in isaiah 20
At the same time the lord spoke by isaiah… saying, 'go, and remove the sackcloth from your body, and take your sandals off your feet.' and he did so, walking naked and barefoot. (isaiah 20:2) isaiah's appearance was meant to foreshadow what would happen to egypt and cush (ethiopia):
This bizarre behavior was meant to be a sign and symbol of god's coming judgment on egypt and ethiopia through assyria