Dear Listmembers,
Just wanted to share a thought. What always puzzled me in the Tanakh - and
this turn is most often encountered in Isaiah - is the reference to certain
islands. They are clearly hostile to the Jews, ...
... and yet wait for the teaching of the messiah.
These islands are usually brushed away as a reference to scattered small
nations, but this is ludicrous, since they are several times called, islands
of the sea.
Of course, there are no significant islands near Israel. The closest ones are
on the Red Sea, far from the ancient sphere of Israeli influence and concern.
Greek islanders were too far away to mount military offensive deep inland. In
fact, it is hard to imagine any sea nation threatening landlocked Jerusalem.
Maritime warfare is not an issue even for the present-day Israel.
I don't have any idea what are these islands.Perhaps anyone would venture a
suggestion?
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