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Remember the following truth from our beloved Torah!
“Ye shall NOT ADD TO THE WORD which
I command you, NEITHER SHALL YE DIMINISH FROM
IT, that ye may keep the commandments of אֱלֹהֵיכֶם יְהוָה - the LORD your Eloleichem, which I command you”. Davarim - Deuteronomy
4:2. (JPS-1917).
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Or ‘The Cloud and the Fire’..
With Rabbi,
Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
Introduction:
The primary connection between Isaiah
4:5 and Exodus chapters 14
& 15 is the motif of a “New Exodus”. In these passages, the prophet Isaiah
intentionally evokes the iconic imagery of אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s ‘physical protection over
Where ‘Exodus’ records historical deliverance through the desert and the Sea, and ‘Isaiah’ envisions a ‘Divine’, permanent canopy (chuppah) of אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s presence’ and ‘glory overshadowing His gathered people’.
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Let us now read Isaiah chapter 4, verse 5: All verses in this study are from JPS-1917 Version of the Tanakh.
וּבָרָא יְהוָה עַל כָּל-מְכוֹן הַר-צִיּוֹן וְעַל-מִקְרָאֶהָ, עָנָן יוֹמָם וְעָשָׁן, וְנֹגַהּ אֵשׁ לֶהָבָה, לָיְלָה: כִּי עַל-כָּל-כָּבוֹד, חֻפָּה
“And יְהוָה - the LORD will create over the whole
habitation of
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1. The Divine Symbols: ‘Cloud’, ‘Smoke’, and ‘Flaming Fire’:
During the Exodus at the
Exodus 14:19-20:
“And the
angel of אֱלֹהִים - Elohim, who went before the camp of Israel, removed and went behind them; and
the pillar of cloud removed from before them, and stood behind them; and it
came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; and there was the cloud
and the darkness here, yet gave it light by night there; and the one
came not near the other all the night”.
Then
in Isaiah 4:5, Isaiah picks up this exact imagery to describe אֱלֹהִים - Elohim’s future, protective dwelling over
Isaiah 4:5:
“And יְהוָה - the LORD will create over the whole
habitation of
By reusing the terms ‘cloud’, ‘smoke’, and ‘flaming
fire’, Isaiah reassures
2.
From Temporary Wilderness Defense to Eternal Sanctuary:
In Exodus 15, after crossing the Red Sea, Moses and
Exodus
15:17:
“Thou
bringest them in, and plantest them in the mountain of Thine inheritance, the
place, O יְהוָה - LORD, which Thou hast made for Thee to dwell in, the sanctuary, O יְהוָה - LORD, which
Thy hands have established”.
Isaiah 4:5 draws a direct line from Exodus 15:17. The
mobile tabernacle and wilderness guidance are now applied permanently to “the
whole habitation of
3.
Summary Comparison Table:
|
Theme. |
Exodus 14-15 & 17. |
Isaiah 4:5. |
|
Manifestation: |
Pillar of cloud by day, fire by night. |
Cloud and smoke by day, shining flaming fire by night. |
|
Purpose: |
Sheltering |
A canopy/covering over the
glory of |
|
Location: |
The Wilderness / The |
|
|
Context: |
First Exodus out of |
Prophetic “New Exodus” and Divine restoration. |
My Closing Message:
The striking parallel between Isaiah 4:5 and Exodus Chapters 14
& 15, demonstrates
the consistency of Divine covenant protection across Scripture. What began as a
miraculous emergency refuge during
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