Q
There has been a lot of talk about the Isaiah 17 scenario but I was wondering if the “Burden of Moab” in Isaiah 15:1,2 could not be included in the Isaiah 17 and Psalm 83 war? I think the Moab area would be included in this conflict as well. Any comments or thoughts would be deeply appreciated.
A
Most scholars think Isaiah 15 was fulfilled in the Assyrian conquest of 715-713 BC. Ezekiel 25 also speaks of a judgment against Moab by the people of the East (Babylon). Jeremiah 27:1-11 confirms this, and Moab did disappear as a distinct people after that. But since Psalm 83, a passage that’s never been fulfilled, mentions Moab there must be more in store for the descendants of these ancient people.