Isaiah 21:1
Babylon was a city on the river Euphrates (see Genesis 10:10), 50 miles south of modern Baghdad in Iraq. • The Negeb (or Negev) is still today the name for the region that is south of Judah.... [ Continue Reading ]
Babylon was a city on the river Euphrates (see Genesis 10:10), 50 miles south of modern Baghdad in Iraq. • The Negeb (or Negev) is still today the name for the region that is south of Judah.... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD CONTROLS THE FUTURE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 21 TO 30 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 21 ENEMIES DESTROY BABYLON V1 A special message about Babylon that God gave to Isaiah in a *vision. The message struck Isaiah like a storm of sand that a fierce wind blows from the Neg... [ Continue Reading ]
Elam and Media were two nations in the area of modern Iran.... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah’s fierce pain was like the pain of a woman who is giving birth to her baby. This is a word in pictures that the Bible sometimes uses to describe great emotion (see Isaiah 26:17; see also Jeremiah 13:21 and Hosea 13:13).... [ Continue Reading ]
In a *vision Isaiah sees the military leaders and the political leaders of Babylon. They are enjoying a special meal together. But bad news that they did not expect suddenly interrupts their cheerful party.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now the *Lord speaks. He tells Isaiah to appoint a *look-out to watch for somebody who is bringing news to Judah. It will be news about one of Judah’s neighbours.... [ Continue Reading ]
‘Horsemen in pairs’ describes Arabs who were preparing to go into battle. The horsemen each rode an animal (camel or horse). But they each also led another animal (camel or horse). That is, each horseman took two animals. The second animal was to use for a quick escape, if the enemy won the battle.... [ Continue Reading ]
The *look-out emphasises that he is loyally doing his duty.... [ Continue Reading ]
The broken images are evidence that the gods of Babylon were unable to protect their own city. So those gods cannot help the people in Judah or anybody else.... [ Continue Reading ]
Only the *Lord is the true God of Israel. He can deal with every situation. A LONG WAIT V11 (A special message that God gave to Isaiah about Dumah.) Someone calls from the region called Seir. ‘*Look-out, how soon will the night be over? Tell me how soon the night will end.’ V12 The *look-out repli... [ Continue Reading ]
A very short message about Dumah, a small place in the desert, 300 miles south-east of *Jerusalem. Dumah was at an important cross-roads where routes from Babylon and Edom and Syria met. Merchants could exchange news about political events that could affect their trade. • A caller (whom Isaiah does... [ Continue Reading ]
Tema was 200 miles south of Dumah. The last king of Babylon lived there. Dedan is 90 miles south of Tema. Both are in the desert between Babylon and Judah. The inhabitants of Dedan and Tema must provide help for people who are escaping south from the terrors of war.... [ Continue Reading ]
Further south still, Kedar too, with its great army, will suffer a heavy defeat. And this defeat will happen in less than a year’s time. VISION ~ a mental picture from God to show something from God that only you can see. LORD ~ God’s name in the Bible. In the original language, it means ‘head over... [ Continue Reading ]