The following verse in the Torah prophesizes about a nation which will be given "peace" and coming of a praised being:
and I will shake all nations, and the choicest(חֶמְדַּת ) things of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. 8 Mine is the silver, and Mine the gold, saith the LORD of hosts. 9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than that of the former, saith the LORD of hosts; and in this place will I give peace(שָׁלוֹם), saith the LORD of hosts.' Haggai 2
Also its said that the nation will be great and shake all other nations and God will give the nation "(שָׁלוֹם)".
I understand that prophecies seem to be very cryptic until when the prophecy actually happens , and the verses become clear after the prophecy is manifested. Hence i guess only the ones who are very firmly grounded in knowledge would give us a clue to understand the above verse? And even they can go wrong in interpreting the verses as God alone would know its true meaning.
Hence understanding the current scenario and the rich histroy of nations passed , what can be an obvious example of a nation which would usher in the coming of a praised thing (חֶמְדַּת ) who will be given peace(שָׁלוֹם) yet shake other nations?
P.S (My preference): since these verses are a prophecy and we know that the Isralite tradition dates back to the Mosaic covenant epoch and hence commentries of old Rabbis around the time of this monumental epoch would be very helpful in understanding the prophecy.
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