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The secret system Hamas uses to pay government salaries

After nearly two years of war, Hamas’s military capability is severely weakened and its political leadership under intense pressure.

Yet, throughout the war Hamas has managed to continue to use a secret cash-based payment system to pay 30,000 civil servants’ salaries totalling $7m (£5.3m).

https://bbc.com/news/articles/c1kz42j92jmo

Paul and Silas find their journey divinely directed

They made their way through Phrygia and Galatia, but the Holy Spirit prevented them from speaking God’s message in Asia. When they came to Mysia they tried to enter Bithynia, but again the Holy Spirit of Jesus would not allow them. So they passed by Mysia and came down to Troas, where one night Paul had a vision of a Macedonian man standing and appealing to him in the words: ”Come over to Macedonia (in Europe) and help us!” 

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http://ccel.org

SAAB going up as Ukraine is being exterminated

Russia continues to bomb Kiev. The company SAAB, which produces weapons exported to Ukraine, is hiring more staff. The United Nations wants peace. Vladimir Putin wants to restore the Soviet Union and does so by exterminating an entire people. SAAB’s business has never been better than it is now.

ECT – elbehandling

Elbehandling kan hjälpa vid vissa psykiska sjukdomar. Behandlingen innebär att hjärnan får svaga pulser av elektrisk ström under några sekunder. Elbehandling ger stark och snabb effekt vid svåra symtom på depression. Det kan även vara ett alternativ för dig som inte har blivit hjälpt av annan antidepressiv behandling. Elbehandling kallas också för elektrokonvulsiv behandling, ECT.

Who wrote Isaiah

Three authors: Proto-Isaiah, Deutero-Isaiah, Trito-Isaiah.

Presumably Isaiah (“proto-Isaiah”) wrote chapters 1–39, an anonymous author living during the exile (“deutero-Isaiah”) wrote 40–55, and another anonymous author living after the exile (“trito-Isaiah”) wrote 56–66.

Scholars generally accept that the book of Isaiah was at least partially written by the prophet Isaiah, during the eighth century BC. However, there’s also evidence that other authors made additions.

There are numerous challenges in Isaiah that lead scholars to speculate about which parts were written by Isaiah himself, and what else was added and by whom.

Most scholars agree that the prophet Isaiah likely only wrote a portion of the book, but recent scholarship also argues that even the portions he didn’t physically write originated with him in some form.

https://zondervanacademic.com/blog/who-wrote-isaiah

The book of Isaiah was written by the prophet Isaiah. The book is categorized as one of the Major Prophets in the Old Testament or, in the Hebrew Tanakh, as a Latter Prophet.

The term major refers to the length of the books rather than the credentials or importance of the authors. In the Tanakh, prophets like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel are termed “Latter Prophets” to distinguish them from the Former Prophets such as Samuel and Nathan.

Isaiah prophesied during the time of the divided kingdom under the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Isaiah likely prophesied between 739—681 BC, a time when both the northern and southern kingdoms had turned away from God.

Israel fell to Assyria in 722 BC, and Judah continued its trajectory of rebellion against God. Tragically, the warnings of Isaiah and other prophets changed nothing, and Judah later fell to the hands of Babylon.

Messianic prophecies

Isaiah also contains many Messianic prophecies, including Isaiah 7:14; 9:6–7; and 11:1–5. The prophet probably died during the reign of Manasseh. Tradition states that Isaiah was martyred.

https://www.gotquestions.org/who-wrote-the-book-of-Isaiah.html