For those who rely on God, having faith in these times ahead, understanding His Word and not man's, He is our 'sanctuary', our righteous Covering, and we shall 'not be ashamed'.
     Who are 'both the houses of Israel'? Remember the 'house of Judah', and the 'house of Israel'? In short, the 'house of Israel' today makes up the western Christian nations of Europe and the Americas. I mean this in a literal bloodline sense, although not all peoples living in these lands are bloodline Israelites. Likewise in the modern nation of Israel in the Middle East, which in truth really is the 'house of Judah'; nor are all the inhabitants of that land (Judea) true bloodline Judah, or true Jews. So all those would-be teachers of the western nations out there telling their congregations that the non-believing Jews in Jerusalem only are deceived represent those of the 'house of Israel' which have stumbled at God's Word also, and are deceived themselves. This is not my opinion, for God Himself here said 'both the houses of Israel'. If you feel insulted with this idea, take it up with our Father and start 'ploughing' deeper in His Word, and quit playing Church, or you will be 'shaven' naked, for God allows this 'stumbling' at His Word!  Paul explains in greater depth this 'stumbling' in...

 

 Romans 9 & 11:  9:6, 9:12-13, 9:15, 9:17, 9:23-24, 9:30-33, 11:4, 11:7-10, 11:19-25, 11:29, 11:31-33, 11-36.

 

Isa 8:15   And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

     Notice God is saying 'many', not all will stumble. Having a hard time believing that Jesus could be a 'stone of stumbling'? What about Easter, which is a pagan fertility rite that was allowed to creep into the Church during the seventh century? The Easter egg symbolizes a 'fertility' goddess of spring, and you won't find bunny rabbits talked about in God's Word. That word Easter is not even there in the original Greek manuscripts of Acts 12, for it was added by the King James translators because of tradition. The Greek word which is there in the manuscripts is 'pascha'. Look it up and tell me what the translation of that word is. (Passover)Do you think the little college ritual of 'spring break' get togethers, sex parties, etc., might have something to do with the ancient pagan spring fertility ritual of Easter (Eostre)?
     The last tie downs for the 'trap' is being set today friends. Without God's Word in your mind you're not going to recognize that 'trap'. You can't just join God's Club without studying for yourself. I mean this in the sense that, if all one does is treat God's Church as a country club, a place to visit with the idea of belonging to something, and just socialize without learning His Word, you will not be prepared for the times ahead. Am I saying you won't be saved? No. Am I saying that by not studying God's Word you may be 'shaven' naked by this 'spurious Messiah' (Satan) when he comes. Yes! It's that simple.

 

Isa 8:16   Bind up the testimony, seal the law among My disciples.

     What in the world is this word 'disciples' doing here in the Old Testament? This word 'disciples' is 'limmuwd' in the Hebrew, and is translated 'the learned', 'be taught of' The Lord, etc., in other verses of the Old Testament. It means to discipline yourself in the study of God's Word in this verse. So we see there is a specific condition that must be met to be called a 'disciple' of God.

 

Isa 8:17   And I will wait upon the LORD, That hideth His face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for Him.

     This is a message for the process of coming to the LORD. We must each look for Him. We must each come to Him.