which are no gods. As we'll find out later in this Book of Isaiah, King Hezekiah, when he was sick, immediately turned to our Father in prayer.

 

 Isa.38: Read All.

 

That's what God wants us to do also, calling on Him, not going everywhere else for help.

Isa 16:2   For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.

     So maybe we're given a hint here that their trying to use Judah to appease God wasn't going to work? A baby bird falling out of its nest is pretty helpless, and so was Moab at this point.
     The 'fords of Arnon' was a border between Moab and their brethren Amon. The word 'Arnon' means 'rushing stream' in the Hebrew (Strong's no. 769). Certainly not the clear calm Waters of Life in Christ, but more in the sense of rapids and a waterfall.

Isa 16:3   Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.

     There's a deep meaning behind this 'shadow' analogy. They are saying to Judah, "let us come and hide in your shadow, though we still remain in darkness. Give us protection under your shadow, even though we follow the children of darkness, but you (Jerusalem) are children of light."

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 ...gives a little parable about the 'bramble bush', and those who wish to hide under its shadow. The big problem is, a bramble, or thorn bush, doesn't cast much of a shadow, so there's not much protection under it, and that 'bramble bush' is a metaphor for Satan. God does not want us to act such as Moab here. Those in Christ do not hide. Our 'candle' is clearly lit and upon the table, giving light to the whole room.

 

 Matt.5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light to all that are in the house.

16: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father Which is in heaven.

     So; those false ones in Moab were fooling themselves by trying to hide under any other covering than Jehovah. Even more, they admitted their staying in 'darkness', which is the power of darkness, i.e. Satan, while trying to hide under the protection of God's true followers.
     This bramble bush analogy is similar to war when calling in 'arty' (artillery) on the enemy directly in front of you, and... They move up close to you, coming under your own cover. The enemy in that case doesn't stop fighting you or surrender; they become more lethal with nothing to lose. So be careful beloved. The false ones (Kenite) operate exactly in this way to work their iniquity. They'll get in your cornflakes early in the morning', and you won't even know it until indigestion sets in at noon.
     You won't understand about the evil ones in this flesh world if you listen to the sweet preaching philosophers out there, those who never get around to actually teaching God's Word line by line. Those false teachers and prophets are afraid to fully teach about the Kenite, and many other controversial subjects which are written in God's Word. All those afraid to do so are still on the 'milk' and are easily deceived. And without knowing about the 'sons of Cain', a direct physical offspring who serve their father Satan, well, the truth may hurt, but those teachers don't have a clue about what the 'strong meat' of Hebrews 5 is. They can't tell when a Kenite tries to take over their