The Naked Prophet! LOL, Really!

How many times have you heard me say I never noticed this before.  Well guess what?  Here is another one.

How many of you have ever heard of the Naked Prophet? 

Isaiah 20:1-2(NKJV)

1In the year that Tartan£ came to Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it, 

2at the same time the Lord spoke by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, “Go, and remove the sackcloth from your body, and take your sandals off your feet.” And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

I vaguely remember reading that before but I guess I didn't pay much attention to it.  But today for some reason I guess I read the verse that follows more closely.  Check it out.

Isaiah 20:3-4(NKJV)

3Then the Lord said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and a wonder against Egypt and Ethiopia, 

4so shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians as prisoners and the Ethiopians as captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. 

Say what?  Isaiah walked around naked for three years?  In public?  What about going to synagogue?  What about all the people seeing a guy walking around naked?  What about the kids? 

And it isn't like Isaiah went out and did this on his own.  God says specifically that He (God) spoke to Isaiah and told him to do it. 

Interesting.  Don't quite no what to make of it!  :)