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 I replied, "These words were given to Isaiah by the voice of the Spirit, for by the Spirit all things that will happen to God's children are made known to the prophets.

These words of Isaiah are both temporal and spiritual, for sooner or later, the house of Israel will be scattered among all nations.

Even now there are many tribes not known to the people in Jerusalem, for most of them have been led away.

Most of the tribes are scattered over the continents. We do not know where they are, but only that they have been led away.

Isaiah prophesied about those who have been led away, and about those who would be scattered and hated (the Jews) among all nations for hardening their hearts against the Holy One of Israel.

The prophecy of the Lord's hand being lifted up to the Gentiles, and of the Gentiles taking care of the children of those who are scattered, is a temporal prophecy, for the Lord's covenants with our forefathers are temporal. These covenants will insure blessings upon our descendants and upon the descendants of all the tribes of Israel.

Isaiah's words mean this: After all of the tribes of Israel have been scattered and confounded, the Lord God will raise up a mighty nation upon this land (USA). This mighty nation will scatter our descendants and make them desolate (displacement of Native Americans).

Then the Lord God will begin (restoration of the gospel) to do His marvelous work among the Gentiles—a work that will be of great worth to our descendants.