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In the prophecy of Isaiah it is stated '''"The wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them"'''. The simple meaning of this prophecy is that in the future era, all animals will abandon their corrupted nature and will stop preying on others, as the Torah states: "I will remove harmful beasts from the land." | In the prophecy of Isaiah it is stated '''"The wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them"'''. The simple meaning of this prophecy is that in the future era, all animals will abandon their corrupted nature and will stop preying on others, as the Torah states: "I will remove harmful beasts from the land." | ||
The Rambam explains the inner meaning of this prophecy in his work Yad HaChazaka in Hilchot Melachim: "And that which is said in Isaiah 'the wolf will dwell with the lamb and the leopard will lie down with the young goat' is a parable and riddle. The meaning is that Israel will dwell securely with the wicked gentiles who are compared to wolves and leopards, as it says 'a wolf of the deserts will spoil them' and 'a leopard watches over their cities,' and they will all return to the true faith, and will not steal or destroy, but will eat permissible food peacefully with Israel, as it is said 'and the lion will eat straw like the ox.'" | [[The Rambam]] explains the inner meaning of this prophecy in his work Yad HaChazaka in Hilchot Melachim: "And that which is said in Isaiah 'the wolf will dwell with the lamb and the leopard will lie down with the young goat' is a parable and riddle. The meaning is that Israel will dwell securely with the wicked gentiles who are compared to wolves and leopards, as it says 'a wolf of the deserts will spoil them' and 'a leopard watches over their cities,' and they will all return to the true faith, and will not steal or destroy, but will eat permissible food peacefully with Israel, as it is said 'and the lion will eat straw like the ox.'" | ||
[[File:זאב עם כבש.jpg|thumb|Wolf and Lamb]] | [[File:זאב עם כבש.jpg|thumb|Wolf and Lamb]] | ||
== Literal Meaning or "Parable and Riddle" == | == Literal Meaning or "Parable and Riddle" == | ||