Isaiah 3:7
7 In that day [yowm] shall he
swear, [nasa'] saying, ['amar] I will not be an healer; [chabash] for in my house [bayith] is
neither bread [lechem] nor clothing: [simlah] make [suwm] me not a ruler [qatsiyn] of the people. [`am] KJV-Interlinear
7 On
that day will he protest, saying, "I will not be your healer, For in my
house there is neither bread nor cloak; You should not appoint me ruler of the
people." NASB
In the midst of calamity,
as these verses are addressing, then any and all possible rulers, who have been
requested, forced, or selected by a society in chaos, will refuse the
responsibility of leadership.
Accept the rule they may,
but accepting the responsibility and being held accountable for their positions
they will not.
‘He will swear,’ is a
strong phrase for the taking of an oath.
This represents the strong and unmovable attitude of rejecting being
held responsible.
‘Not a healer,’ means I
do not have the resources. I do not have
the wherewithal. I cannot work miracles. Healer, ‘chabash,’ is a doctor that would let
a patient die without aid, rather than help the patient and then he dies and
then blame is cast upon the doctor. This
is blame avoidance, and therefore responsibility avoidance.
‘Neither bread or cloak,’
is a descriptive phrase indicating no resources, no wealth, no means. People will be looking for someone to take on
their problems and looking for someone to fix their problems. Anyone who has wealth or resources, is naturally
looked to, to solve the problems of society.
However, the problems of society are so vast that no one could possibly
solve their problems, let alone maintain a decent existence afterwards.
‘Make me not a ruler,’ is
somewhat misleading in that it ‘suwm qutsiyn,’ means to avoid being held
responsible.
Combined, these phrases, paint
a picture of a society that has fallen so low and chaotic, and in such disarray,
that all leadership will have the attitude of every man for himself, everyone
is on their own, everyone is abandoned to luck, or to their own efforts and resources,
that no one will be able to look to anyone, whether legitimate government or
makeshift leadership, for help of any kind.
When disasters strike,
there will be no rescue, no rescue effort, no aid, no bailout, no help
whatsoever.
In that day is a general
phrase indicating any time in history can see these events in which God is
ignored in society.
But as the entire Bible
looks to the prophecy of the last days of human history, then this paints a
very descriptive picture that can be added to a study of Revelation indicating
the extreme state of affairs for the whole of society worldwide.
And with that, and since
we have begun a new year, this being 2012, then look for some odd happenings in
beliefs, as people look to the end of the so called Mayan calendar, and the
belief that the world will end next December 21.
Nonsense to be sure, but
then the world is full of nonsense pursuers, and just see how many media
discussions will occur, that will attempt to give credibility to this topic? Such is the wisdom (nonsense) of humanity!
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