In that day people will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel

Isaiah 17:1-14

A prophecy against Damascus: See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins. The cities of Aroer will be deserted and left to flocks, which will lie down, with no one to make them afraid. The fortified city will disappear from Ephraim, and royal power from Damascus; the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the Israelites,” declares the Lord Almighty.

In that day the glory of Jacob will fade; the fat of his body will waste away.

In that day people will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel. They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands, and they will have no regard for the Asherah poles and the incense altars their fingers have made.

You have forgotten God your Savior; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress.

In that day their strong cities, which they left because of the Israelites, will be like places abandoned to thickets and undergrowth. And all will be desolation.

In the evening, sudden terror! Before the morning, they are gone! This is the portion of those who loot us, the lot of those who plunder us. 

Why?

Their destination of Aram will be ruined. They combined Israel to arrack Judah.

That day has been determined by the Lord. Our God is the master of time.

The desolation of Aram because of their pride. They have forgotten God your Savior; you have not remembered the Rock, your fortress.

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亞蘭是今天的敘利亞

1-4 亞羅珥的城邑完全沒落，以法蓮沒有保障，北國也跟著失落。

4-6 北國會被消滅，剩下的人如遺落的穗子

In that day到那日是審判的日子

7-8 顯出神的愛，神的公義中有神的愛。當那日：是以色列人歸回或是末日的歸回。看重祭壇 木偶是日像，為的是有好的收成，所以以前他們看重的自己的收入，現在看重的是神自己。以前依靠的是人的方法。這是靈性的復興

9-11 保護人的堅固城被人撇棄，人的保障是神。在那日： 同時仰望主又失去堅固城，如果還抓住堅固城，人不會來依靠神，真正的磐石保障是依靠神

12-14 列國的行徑，看來似乎很強大，被神斥責逃之妖妖，危險來時，自顧不暇，怎麼可能來保護。只有耶和華真正可靠。

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How?

Remember that the Lord is my fortress, my savior, and my rock. Don't rely on others including myself.