Judgment of Damascus The fall of Damascus was a warning to Ephraim in the Northern kingdom of Israel. Both Ephraim,
representing Israel, and Damascus, representing Syria, would be defeated (vv. 1-2). The emphasis
in this chapter is on the God who controls the armies of heaven and earth (v …
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Judgment of Damascus
The fall of Damascus was a warning to Ephraim in the Northern kingdom of Israel. Both Ephraim, representing Israel, and Damascus, representing Syria, would be defeated (vv. 1-2). The emphasis in this chapter is on the God who controls the armies of heaven and earth (v …