"Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for 18 May 2012"
Today's Blog Title: "The Humiliation of Babylon"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Isaiah 47:1-15
Today's Blogs key Verse: Isaiah 47:4 "As for our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name, The Holy One of Israel."
In this chapter, Isaiah now pictures "Babylon as a deposed queen who can do no more than sit in the dust." In spite of its splendor, ancient Babylon was built upon the dust of the desert of Shinar.
The "Chaldean's" were the elite ruling class of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. In this passage Babylon is pictured as a naked slave girl reduced to sitting in the dust. She is no longer "the lady (mistress) of kingdoms." The same imagery is found in Revelation, where Babylon is called the "great whore" (Revelation 17:1; 19:2; 18:3).
The humiliation and exile of Babylon's gods, left the Babylon inhabitants exposed to the same fate. Isaiah predicted Babylon's fall in a mocking funeral song aimed at discouraging Babylon and encouraging Israel. The poem had four stanzas (1) verses 1-4 (2) verses 5-7 (3) verses 8-11 and (4) verses 12-15).
Click on the link at www.cindi-Davis.blogspot.com for Scripture Reading from Galatians 4:6.
Jesus Reigns!!! May God's Love, Peace, Strength, and Grace be with you all.
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
Today's Blog Title: "The Humiliation of Babylon"
Today's Blog Scripture Reading: Isaiah 47:1-15
Today's Blogs key Verse: Isaiah 47:4 "As for our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name, The Holy One of Israel."
In this chapter, Isaiah now pictures "Babylon as a deposed queen who can do no more than sit in the dust." In spite of its splendor, ancient Babylon was built upon the dust of the desert of Shinar.
The "Chaldean's" were the elite ruling class of the Neo-Babylonian Empire. In this passage Babylon is pictured as a naked slave girl reduced to sitting in the dust. She is no longer "the lady (mistress) of kingdoms." The same imagery is found in Revelation, where Babylon is called the "great whore" (Revelation 17:1; 19:2; 18:3).
The humiliation and exile of Babylon's gods, left the Babylon inhabitants exposed to the same fate. Isaiah predicted Babylon's fall in a mocking funeral song aimed at discouraging Babylon and encouraging Israel. The poem had four stanzas (1) verses 1-4 (2) verses 5-7 (3) verses 8-11 and (4) verses 12-15).
Click on the link at www.cindi-Davis.blogspot.com for Scripture Reading from Galatians 4:6.
Jesus Reigns!!! May God's Love, Peace, Strength, and Grace be with you all.
Your Sister in Christ,
Cindi
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