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Jehovah Humbles an Arrogant CityIsaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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3. (a) Who are the “sanctified ones” that Jehovah will raise up? (b) In what sense are pagan armies “sanctified”?
3 Jehovah now says: “I myself have issued the command to my sanctified ones. I have also called my mighty ones for expressing my anger, my eminently exultant ones.
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Jehovah Humbles an Arrogant CityIsaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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Who are these “sanctified ones” appointed to bring down haughty Babylon? They are combined national armies, “nations gathered together.”
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Jehovah Humbles an Arrogant CityIsaiah’s Prophecy—Light for All Mankind I
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In what sense are they sanctified? Certainly not in the sense of being holy. They are pagan armies with no interest in serving Jehovah. However, in the Hebrew Scriptures, “sanctified” means “set apart for use by God.” Jehovah can sanctify the armies of the nations and use their selfish ambitions in order to express his anger. He used Assyria in this way. He will use Babylon similarly. (Isaiah 10:5; Jeremiah 25:9) And he will use other nations to punish Babylon.
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