The Book of the Prophet Isaiah
⭑ Catholic Public Domain Version 2009 ⭑
- Chapter 10 -
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Judgment on Assyria
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A Remnant Shall Return
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Footnotes
(a)10:5 The term Assur refers to a false Assyrian god, but also figuratively to the Antichrist (a false god from Assyria).(Conte)
(b)10:8 These next few verses are Assur speaking, not God. The Antichrist first destroys all of the false worship of the sinful secular nations, so that he alone can be the object of false worship; next he thinks to destroy the ‘false worship’ (what he considers to be false worship and idolatry) of Catholics (Jerusalem) and of Christians who have fallen away from the true Catholic Church, but still consider themselves to be Christian (Samaria). But it shall not be so; in verse 12 we are told that God will act against him (Assur).(Conte)
(c)10:22 This is just as Christ himself said, that if those days has not been shortened no one would survive. But they will be shortened, for the sake of the elect, and for the sake of this remnant.(Conte)
(d)10:22
A remnant of them shall be converted: This was partly verified in the children of Israel who remained after the devastations of the Assyrians, in the time of king Ezechias: and partly in the conversion of a remnant of the Jews to the faithful of Christ.(Challoner)
(e)10:22
The consumption abridged, etc: That is, the number of them cut short, and reduced to few, shall flourish in abundance of justice.(Challoner)
(f)10:25 The division of the Antichrist’s reign into two brief periods of time (the first and second halves of his reign) is indicated by the phrase “paululum modicumque.”(Conte)
(g)10:27
At the presence of the oil: That is, by the sweet unction of divine mercy.(Challoner)
(h)10:28
Into Aiath, etc: Here the prophet describes the march of the Assyrians under Sennacherib; and the terror they should carry with them; and how they should suddenly be destroyed.(Challoner)