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In Isaiah 64:9 the prophet describes Jerusalem and Zion as a wilderness (<\/span>midbar<\/span><\/em>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The use of the Hebrew <\/span>midbar<\/span><\/em>\u00a0<\/em> seems like an apt way to describe Jerusalem after the destruction of the Temple. As will become evident later in Tanach, the description was quite absolute, with almost the entire population expelled and the city itself destroyed. Furthermore, the location of Jerusalem, near the Judean desert evokes an image of the wilderness overtaking the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But there is a second layer to Isaiah\u2019s use of the word <\/span>midbar<\/span><\/em>. The <\/span>midbar<\/span><\/em> evokes the history of the Israelites wandering through the <\/span>midbar<\/span><\/em> after leaving Egypt. Even though this forty year sojourn was a punishment, God still remained to protect the people with fire at night and a pillar of smoke during the day. God also ensured that the Israelites made it to the Holy Land safely to fulfill His promise. In this way, Isaiah is reminding the people that even in the destruction, when hope seems to be lost, when God has punished the people, God will still be there to protect. Yes, Jerusalem is destroyed like the <\/span>midbar<\/span><\/em>, but God will still protect his people as he did in the <\/span>midbar<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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