OUR FATHER PRESCRIBES OUR RESPONSE TO THOSE AFFLICTED BY JUDGEMENT

The book of Isaiah chapter 21 verse 13 says this;

 (Verse 13) A prophecy against Arabia: You caravans of Dedanites, who camp in the thickets of Arabia, (verses 14 - 15) bring water for the thirsty; you who live in Tema, bring food for the fugitives. They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle.

This passage, titled by the prophet Isaiah as 'A prophecy against Arabia' starts with a call to the nomadic people who camp in the remote brush lands of present day North West Saudi Arabia, to provide water and food to those who are fleeing through the desert to get away from the regime that had declared open war on them with their swords drawn.

Following onto verse 16 and 17, the splendor of Kedar, which is in western Saudi Arabia potentially in the region of the cities of Mecca and Medina, will diminish and after a year, will have completely dissipated.

This is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end. The survivors of the archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.

As people flee north during the pitched battle in the center of Arabia, they run into the inhabitants of the north western parts of the country who are urged to provide food and water to the escapees.

Amen

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