Tag Archives: Syria
17
Jan
Damascus Water Crisis Deepens
Author: Paul Lehr
Isaiah 17:6 Gleanings will be left in it, as when an olive tree is beaten— two or three berries in the top of the highest bough, four or five on the branches of a fruit tree, declares the LORD God of Israel.
January 16, 2017: The water crisis in...
31
Dec
ISIS Cuts Water to Aleppo & Damascus
Author: Paul Lehr
Isaiah 17:1 The oracle concerning Damascus. “Behold, Damascus is about to be removed from being a city and will become a fallen ruin.”
Jeremiah 49:23 Concerning Damascus. “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard bad news; they are disheartened. There is anxiety by the sea,...
08
Dec
Israel Targets Damascus Military Air Base…Allegedly
Author: Paul Lehr
Isaiah 17:1 The oracle concerning Damascus. “Behold, Damascus is about to be removed from being a city and will become a fallen ruin.”
The original Hebrew is interesting in the description. Damascus is going to be wiped out. The grammar states it is going to be taken away and...
05
Dec
God/Israel & ISIS Exchange Fire in Golan Heights
Author: Paul Lehr
Joshua 21:27 To the sons of Gershon, one of the families of the Levites, from the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan, the city of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture lands, and Be-eshterah with its pasture lands; two cities.
Israel has been managing conflict with this region for...
30
Nov
Turkey’s Erdogan Vows to Topple Syria’s Assad
Author: Paul Lehr
Isaiah 17:12 Alas, the uproar of many peoples who roar like the roaring of the seas, and the rumbling of nations who rush on like the rumbling of mighty waters!
The context of this verse is regarding the Burden of Damascus. Parallel passages for the Burden of Damascus include Isaiah...
18
Oct
Burden of Damascus/Russian Embassy Takes Fire
Author: Paul Lehr
Isaiah 17:1 The oracle concerning Damascus. “Behold, Damascus is about to be removed from being a city and will become a fallen ruin.”
Isaiah 17:9 In that day their strong cities will be like forsaken places in the forest, or like branches which they abandoned before the sons of...
18
Oct
Burden of Damascus/Russia Adds Naval Forces to Mediterranean
Author: Paul Lehr
Jeremiah 49:23 Concerning Damascus. “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard bad news; they are disheartened. There is anxiety by the sea, it cannot be calmed.
Who are Hamath and Arpad?
Hamath: The name means “fortress”. In the times of Jeremiah, Hamath was a city in...
