18:1 Vai de tine, tara, in care rasuna zanganit de arme, si care esti dincolo de raurile Etiopiei! Tara in care rasuna zanganit de arme. Literal, ,,tara greierilor inaripati” sau ,,tara aripilor zbarnaitoare”. Ebr. silsal, ,,greieri”, este tradus ,,lacusta” in Deuteronom 28,42 [KJV], si ,,timbale” in 2Samuel 6,5; Psalmi 150,5. Aici se face referire la Etiopia (vezi comentariul la Geneza 10,6). O emblema egipteana populara era un disc solar cu aripi intinse. In capitolul acesta si in cel urmator, Etiopia si Egiptul sunt grupate laolalta. Dinastia a Douazeci si Cincia a guvernat intreg Egiptul intre aproximativ 715 si 663 i.Hr., cand Egiptul a fost guvernat de un sir de regi ,,etiopieni” (de fapt nubieni) (vezi Vol. II, p. 52, 53). Taharka, care a detinut tronul de la aproximativ 690 pana la 664, era Tirhaca (2Regi 19,9) a carui interventie in Iuda Sanherib se astepta sa o intalneasca. Cand ,,etiopienii” au plecat din ceea ce acum este Sudanul, si si-au extins stapanirea peste intreg Egiptul, si cand au amenintat ostile Asiriei, care invadau atunci Iudeea, aceia dintre israeliti care erau inclinati sa-si puna increderea in oameni si in cai si nu in Dumnezeu, s-au indreptat catre Etiopia dupa ajutor. Domnul dorea ca poporul Sau sa-si dea seama ca adevarata aparare trebuie sa fie gasita in El si nu in fortele Egiptului. La urma urmelor, egiptenii erau numai oameni, si inca oameni pacatosi; acum le venise randul ca o nenorocire sa fie vestita asupra lor. Era mai bine sa-si caute adapost sub aripile Atotputernicului (Psalmi 17,8; 57,1; 91,4) decat sub aripile zbarnaitoare ale Egiptului. Egiptul ar putea parea formidabil, dar taria lui va lipsi atunci cand Dumnezeu Isi va fi rostit vaiul asupra lui (vezi comentariul la Isaia 19,1). 18:2 Tu, care trimiti soli pe mare, in corabii de papura care plutesc pe luciul apelor! Duceti-va, soli iuti, la neamul acela tare si puternic, la poporul acela infricosat de la inceputul lui, neam puternic care zdrobeste totul, si a carui tara este taiata de rauri. Care trimiteti soli. Solii acestia pare sa fi fost trimisi sa invite pe Iuda sa se uneasca cu egiptenii intr-o alianta impotriva Asiriei. Pe mare. Termenul pentru ,,mare” se considera ca aici se refera la Nil. Fluvii mari ca Nilul si Eufratul pare sa fi fost numite in felul acesta (vezi Isaia 19,5; 21,1; Naum 3,8), asa cum sunt numite si in araba moderna. Pe Nil se foloseau barci facute din papura impletita si prinsa la un loc prin funii. Duceti-va, soli iuti. Ebraica restului v. 2 este nesigura, si multe sugestii diferite au fost facute cu privire la felul cum ar trebui tradusa. Totusi, Isaia pare sa sfatuiasca Etiopia sau Egiptul, ca trimitand ambasadori la Iuda ii trimitea la un popor imprastiat si lovit ca urmare a razboiului. Invaziile asiriene au devastat tara, coplesind-o ca un potop (vezi cap. 8,7.8) si lasand-o jefuita si calcata in picioare. Egiptenii nu vor castiga nimic din alianta propusa cu Iuda, si, din cauza aceasta, Egiptul nu va putea nici sa ajute pe Iuda. 18:3 Voi toti, locuitori ai lumii si voi, locuitori ai pamantului, luati seama cand se inalta steagul pe munti, si ascultati cand suna trambita! Voi toti locuitorii. Toti oamenii trebuie sa ajunga sa cunoasca faptul ca Domnul este la conducerea treburilor pamantului (vezi comentariul la Daniel 4,17.37). Dumnezeu este Cel care coordoneaza treburile popoarelor. Vorbind figurat, El este Cel care ridica un semnal (vezi Isaia 5,26) pe varful muntilor, spunandu-le popoarelor ceea ce au si nu au voie sa faca. 18:4 Caci asa mi-a vorbit Domnul: Eu privesc linistit din locuinta Mea pe caldura arzatoare a luminii soarelui, si pe aburul de roua, in vipia secerisului. Eu privesc linistit. Versetul 4 prezinta un tablou impresionant al calmului si al modului linistit in care Domnul Isi realizeaza vointa printre popoare (vezi Ed 173). Ochiul Lui este peste tot, si mana Lui este la conducere. Cu grija calma El trimite pedeapsa sau binecuvantarea, tratand toate popoarele conform nemarginitei Sale intelepciuni si dreptati. Nimic nu se poate intampla fara stiinta Lui; nici o pedeapsa nu poate veni fara permisiunea Lui. Cand granele coapte sunt gata pentru seceris, El Isi trimite seceratorii sa-si indeplineasca misiunea. 18:5 Dar inainte de seceris, cand cade floarea, si rodul se face agurida, el taie indata mladitele cu cosoare, ba taie chiar lastarii si-i arunca Taie… si-i arunca. Descrierea de catre Isaia a lucrarii seceratorilor divini continua (vezi Matei 13,39; Apocalips 14,14-20). Pamantul este un intins camp care trebuie secerat. Cand, in intelepciunea Lui nemarginita, Domnul vede ca o natiune este coapta pentru nimicire, El isi trimite seceratorii sa o taie (vezi Daniel 4,13-15; 5,25-31). 18:6 Si Asirienii vor fi lasati astfel prada pasarilor rapitoare din munti si fiarelor pamantului; pasarile de prada vor petrece vara pe trupurile lor moarte, si fiarele pamantului vor ierna pe ele. Lasati prada pasarilor. Cand Domnul Si-a facut lucrarea si o natiune si-a primit mustrarea divina, este ca si cum lastarii si ramurile au fost taiate pentru a fi imprastiate fara mila si lasate prada fiarelor pamantului si pasarilor cerului. 18:7 In vremea aceea, se vor aduce daruri de mancare Domnului ostirilor, de poporul cel tare si puternic, de poporul cel infricosat de la inceputul lui, neam puternic, care zdrobeste totul, si a carui tara este taiata de rauri: vor fi aduse acolo unde locuieste Numele Domnului ostirilor, pe muntele Sionului. Se vor aduce daruri. La nimicirea lui, un popor este descris ca o jertfa sau ,,daruri” aduse Domnului. Razboiul va aduce suferinta, pustiire si durere. Natiunea iudaica va fi stramtorata, imprastiata, calcata in picioare si jefuita de catre vrajmasii ei, dar rezultatul final va fi o natiune noua care sa-L recunoasca pe Domnul si sa-I slujeasca. |
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Special note for ANDROID SmartPhones
I recommend to download PhoneMe emulator for Android from here.
Especially I recommend phoneME Advanced - Foundation Profile + MIDP High Resolution b168 rev20547 from here, or from here.
Then you have to build your application, to transfer the .jar and .jad files on your mobile phone and run using this nice emulator.
1. Install a Zip Utility from Android Market.
2. Install a File Manager from Android Market.
3. Download and install PhoneMe, as mentioned above.
4. Build your application by using Download Multilingual Service or Dynamic Download (zip).
5. Copy the zip file into your Android Phone and unzip the content in a folder, and then write down the path to the unzipped files and the name of the .jad file.
6. Launch PhoneMe from your smartphone.
7. Inside PhoneMe, write to the main window the path and the name to the .jad file, above mentioned. Will look something like: file:///mnt/sd/download/BiblePhone.jad and then press enter.
8. The application will be installed, and next a hyperlink will be available below the above mentioned textbox. On this way you can install as many of MIDP application you like on your Android Phone.
How to install the application in Java Mobile enabled phones
It is possible now to have the Holy Scriptures on your mobile phone and to read
it wherever you are due to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
technology in 1.0 and 2.0 versions, developed for Java applications.
A good advice is to try in the beginning the MIDP 1.0 / 128 Kbytes version, and
progressively to advance to MIDP 2.0 and larger volumes (512 Kbytes or more).
The application is available for MIDP 2.0, MIDP 1.0. You have only to select one
table on the field MIDP2.0 or MIDP1.0, according to the desired Bible version.
Then, you shall make a click on the JAR (Java Archive) file in order to obtain
the software to be installed on your mobile phone.
I recommend you to start with STARTER(MIDP1.0old) edition, then to continue with
INTERMEDIATE(MIDP1.0), and in the end, if the mobile phone supports this thing,
to try to install the ADVANCED (MIDP2.0) edition. Also, start with 128 kbytes
volumes, continue with 512 kbytes, and at the end try the version in one file.
There are cases where the mobile phone requires so called JAD (Java Descriptor)
files. These JAD files has to be
uploaded, on this case, together with the desired JAR files(s).
There are different methods to download the applications in your mobile phone as
follows:
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
5. If none from the above cases are valid
Next, we shall examine each case in order to have a successfully installation of
the software.
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
If your have Internet access on your mobile phone (e.g. WAP or GPRS), it is
enough to access
https://biblephone.intercer.net/wap/ from the browser of the mobile phone,
and to access the desired Bible version, and then to make an option about
MIDP1.0 or MIDP2.0, and finally to select the desired module (e.g. one or more).
After the last selection, the desired version will be downloaded on your mobile
phone.
Many phones have only this option for installing JAVA appplications.
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
If you don't have access to Internet directly from your mobile phone, then you
shall have to pass to this step requiring to have infrared ports on your mobile
phone and on the computer.
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to activate the infrared port on the mobile phone and align it with the infrared
port of the computer (preferable laptop).
c. Then a window will appear asking what file you want to send to the mobile
phone. Next, you will select the downloaded JAR file, and after OK, the mobile
phone will ask you if you want to load that file. You say YES and the
application will be downloaded on your mobile phone.
d. Probably, you will be asked by the mobile phone where you want to save it (e.g.
on the games or applications directories). After you made this selection, the
file will be ready to be loaded for run.
The displaying preference can be set inside the application in order to have
larger fonts, full screen display etc.
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
This situation is similar with the infrared case. You have only to activate
Bluetooth access on your mobile phone (check if exists) and on the computer (check
if exists).
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific
mobile phones.
On this case the steps are as follows:
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to set up the wired connection between the mobile phone and the computer. Next,
you will start the synchronization / data transfer application and download the
JAR file in your mobile phone. Surely, you will have to consult the CD of your
mobile phone.
c. By this application you shall transfer into your mobile phone the JAR file in
the games or applications directories. Next, you will have to select for run the
JAR desired file.
5. If none from the above cases are valid
On this unhappy case, I recommend you to find a friend with a laptop having
infrared / Bluetooth capabilities, or to buy a data link cable, or to change
your current model of mobile phone.
Unfortunately, some models of mobile phones require only WAP/GPRS in order to
download and run Java applications.
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones. Therefore check the documentation of them and also the page for specific
models.
Why so many versions? Simple, because not all the mobile phones support the
Bible in one file with MIDP 2.0 (the most advanced for the time being).
Multilingual Online Ebooks
It is possible now to have the inspirational ebooks on your browser and to read it allowing you to make comparisons between different translations or versions for a specific language. This occasion is unique, and you have only to browse to the desired author and book.