by mariaw » Wed Feb 06, 2013 2:48 pm
Dear ittai,
I would love to share this very interesting idea with you. I use The Stone Edition of Tanach from Artscroll.
I'm sure you have heard that the child in Isaiah 9.5 is Israel.
The "child" you mentioned in Isaiah is also the suffering servant in Isaiah 42.
These include Israel, Samson & Joshua.
The Torah's description of "servant" is a composite of Israel including the voice not heard
or silence in Jericho streets until Joshuah gives the order. (Isaiah 42.1) So the "voice" doesn't stay silent.
Isaiah 42.4----"He will not shout nor raise his voice, nor make his voice heard in the street." ( Jos. 6.10)
Joshua commanded the people, saying, You shall not cry out, and you shall not let your voice be heard, nor shall any word issue from your mouth, until the day I tell you to cry out--then you shall cry out."
Isaiah 42.3----"He will not break even a bruised reed." (11 Kings 18.21) The king of Assyria accuses Israel of relying on Egypt who the Assyrian king claims is like a splintered cane or broken reed, whatever.
Isaiah 42.4----He will not extinguish even flickering flax: (Judges 15.14)
The men of Judah arrest Samson & tie his hands with two new ropes. When the spirit of HASHEM came upon Samson, the ropes tying his hands became like flax singed with fire, his bonds melted from upon his hands.
Justice in truth is not administered to Jericho & all of Israel is silent until Joshua gives the command to shout.
So this "silence" didn't last forever & neither does the bonds of burning flax that tied Samson's hands.
Justice is not administed to Assyrian king until he falsley accuses Israel of depending on Egypt
who seems to be a broken reed when in fact Israel is depending on HASHEM for help.
Samson can't administer justice in truth until HASHEM loosens his hands bound in ropes made of flax.
Nothing gets done & justice in truth is not administered until the spirit of HASHEM arrives upon Israel's face
& reveals the Light, so to speak. The Light is Torah.
Well anyway, I find this fascinating!
mariaw