Posted on 12/07/2024 11:20:05 PM PST by Postel
They have said: 'Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.'
ו כִּי נוֹעֲצוּ לֵב יַחְדָּו; עָלֶיךָ, בְּרִית יִכְרֹתוּ. 6 For they have consulted together with one consent; against Thee do they make a covenant;
ז אָהֳלֵי אֱדוֹם, וְיִשְׁמְעֵאלִים; מוֹאָב וְהַגְרִים.
7 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
ח גְּבָל וְעַמּוֹן, וַעֲמָלֵק; פְּלֶשֶׁת, עִם-יֹשְׁבֵי צוֹר.
8 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
ט גַּם-אַשּׁוּר, נִלְוָה עִמָּם; הָיוּ זְרוֹעַ לִבְנֵי-לוֹט סֶלָה.
9 Assyria also is joined with them; they have been an arm to the children of Lot. Selah
https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt2683.htm
Damascus isn’t being destroyed. That’s the judgement. But this is likely a beginning.
1. The Fall of Jerusalem
A long time ago, when King Nebuchadnezzar from Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and the temple, people thought Psalm 83 was talking about how nearby nations like Edom and Moab helped Babylon team up against Israel.
2. The Maccabees
Later, during the time of the Maccabees, who were Jewish fighters trying to protect their land from the Greeks, people thought the psalm described all the enemies trying to stop them.
3. When Rome Took Over
When the Romans ruled and destroyed the second temple, some people thought Psalm 83 was about them and the nations supporting them to gang up on Israel.
4. The Crusades
During the Crusades, when Christians and Muslims were fighting over the Holy Land, Jewish people thought the psalm was about them being surrounded by enemies on all sides.
5. The Ottomans
When the Ottoman Empire took over the land, they ruled lots of countries and made life hard for the Jewish people. Some thought Psalm 83 was about them too, since it talked about nations teaming up.
6. World War I and Zionism
When Jewish people started wanting their own country again during the early 1900s, some believed the struggles they had with nations opposing this idea were like what’s described in Psalm 83.
7. Israel and the Arab Wars
When Israel became a country in 1948, nearby nations attacked them right away. Many people said this was just like Psalm 83. The same happened during later wars, like in 1967 and 1973, when Israel fought Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and others.
8. Modern Conflicts
Today, some people think the psalm describes ongoing conflicts between Israel and groups like Hezbollah or Hamas. They say it’s a prophecy still coming true.
Psalm 83 has been seen as fitting different times throughout history,
Assyria is Iraq. Not Syria (Aram)
Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian empire. Babylon the capital of the Babylonian Empire. Damascus the capital of Syria (or Aram)
Isaiah 17 is closer to this conflict
Bible prophecy can often have more than one fulfillment.
However, it's more likely that our interpretation of the events is wrong than the Bible prophecy.
That still won't stop the naysayers, though.
There were also many people who didn't recognize seeing it fulfilled when Jesus came the first time.
What is “RaMBaM?”
Actually , the map in the middle-east has changed overtime. But its symbolism just as symbolism like: ishmaelite was and is and will be true .
Amalek is also symbolic. It doesn’t iesnt have to the same descendants...
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