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Verse Isaiah 21:5. _PREPARE THE TABLE _- "The table is prepared"] In
_Hebrew_ the verbs are in the infinitive mood absolute, as in Ezekiel
1:14: "And the animals ran and returned, רצוא ושוב _ratso
ve...
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PREPARE THE TABLE - This verse is one of the most striking and
remarkable that occurs in this prophecy, or indeed in any part of
Isaiah. It is language supposed to be spoken in Babylon. The first
dire...
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CHAPTER 21
The Burdens of the Desert of the Sea, of Dumah, and Arabia
1. _The burden of the desert of the sea (Babylon) (Isaiah 21:1)_ 2.
_The burden of Dumah (Isaiah 21:11)_ 3. The burden upon Arabi...
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THE CAPTURE OF BABYLON. This prophecy describes a siege and capture of
Babylon by Elam and Media. It is almost universally considered to have
been written shortly before the capture of Babylon by Cyru...
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PREPARE, &C. Figure of speech _Irony._ App-6....
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The prophet contrasts his own lonely vigils with the careless security
of the Babylonian revellers (cf. Daniel 5; Jeremiah 51:39; Isaiah
14:11).
_Prepare the table, &c._ Render as in R.V. They prepare...
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THEREFORE ARE MY LOINS FILLED WITH PAIN, &C.— We have here a
symbolical description of the greatness of the Babylonish calamity;
the prophet exhibiting in himself, as in a figure, an emblem of the
ext...
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D. IRREVERENT ENEMIES - Chapter S 21-23
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
1.
BABYLON, EDOM AND ARABIA
a. BABYLON
TEXT: Isaiah 21:1-10
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The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South
sweep...
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Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye
princes, and anoint the shield.
PREPARE THE TABLE - namely, the feast in Babylon during which Cyrus
opened the dykes made by Semir...
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VISION OF BABYLON'S FALL
The subject of this section is the siege of Babylon, and the dismay
with which the prophet receives tidings of its fall. The siege
referred to can scarcely be the one at the c...
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PREPARE.. DRINK] read these verbs as present indicative, 'they
prepare,' etc.; the Babylonian feast is at its height when the cry to
arms is raised. ANOINT THE SHIELD] Leather shields were greased bef...
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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...
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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 Isaia...
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CHAPTER XI
DRIFTING TO EGYPT
720-705 13. B.C.
Isaiah 20:1; Isaiah 21:1; Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:1
FROM 720, when chapter 11 m
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In this chapter we have prophecies concerning Babylon, Dumah, and
Arabia. With regard to Babylon, the prophet has seen the vision of the
whirlwind sweeping against it, and so terrible is it that he is...
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Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: (h) arise, ye
princes, [and] anoint the shield.
(h) While they are eating and drinking, they will be commanded to run
to their weapons....
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CHAPTER XXI.
_ Drink. Persians refresh yourselves. --- Take up. Hebrew, "anoint."
He may also allude to the Babylonians, who were feasting._...
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Here the Prophet describes as it should seem, the terrible
consternation and alarm, the impious monarch of Babylon would be
thrown into, in the memorable night of his destruction. Let the Reader
compa...
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5._Prepare the table. _These verbs may be taken for participles; as if
he had said, “While they were preparing the table and appointing a
guard, while they were eating and drinking, sudden terror aros...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 19 THROUGH 23.
In Chapter s 19 and 20 Egypt shall be smitten in that day; but Jehovah
will heal it. Egypt, Assyria, and Israel shall together be blessed of
Je...
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PREPARE THE TABLE,.... Set it, spread it, furnish it with all kind of
provisions, as at a feast; and such an one Belshazzar made, the night
the city was taken: these words are directed to him by his c...
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Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye
princes, [and] anoint the shield.
Ver. 5. _Prepare the table._] _Insultat regi Balthasari, ac irridendo
voces illius memorat._ _a_ Pr...
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_Prepare the table_ Furnish it with meats and drinks, as it follows.
The prophet foretels what the Babylonians would be doing when their
enemies were upon the point of entering their city: _Watch in t...
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Prepare the table, watch in the watch-tower, eat, drink, the prophet
in the spirit witnessing and describing a carousal in Babylon. ARISE,
YE PRINCES, AND ANOINT THE SHIELD, to keep it from becoming r...
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THE ORACLE AGAINST BABYLON...
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1-10 Babylon was a flat country, abundantly watered. The destruction
of Babylon, so often prophesied of by Isaiah, was typical of the
destruction of the great foe of the New Testament church, foretol...
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PREPARE THE TABLE; furnish it with meats and drinks, as it follows.
The prophet foretells what the Babylonians would be doing when their
enemies were at their doors, that they would give up themselves...
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Isaiah 21:5 Prepare H6186 (H8800) table H7979 watchman H6822 (H8800)
tower H6844 Eat H398 (H8800) drink...
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CHAPTER 21 THE BURDENS ON THE WILDERNESS OF THE SEA, ON DUMAH AND ON
ARABIA.
We now come to the second five of the ten burdens. And here we pause
to note the careful way in which the prophecy has been...
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THE BURDEN OF THE WILDERNESS OF THE SEA (ISAIAH 21:1).
The interpretations of this prophecy have been varied although all
finally must relate it to one of the sackings of Babylon (Isaiah 21:9)
of whic...
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CONTENTS: Four burdens anticipating Sennacherib's invasion.
CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah.
CONCLUSION: Neither the skill of archers nor the courage of mighty men
can protect a people from the judgments of...
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Isaiah 21:1. _The desert of the sea._ The army which invaded Babylon
came not directly against it; but Cyrus made a circuitous route, and
collected part of his army from the deserts and mountains towa...
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_Anoint the shield_
“ANOINT THE SHIELD”
The ancient shields being mostly of stout leather stretched over a
frame or rim of metal or wood, it was necessary to rub them with oil,
lest they should beco...
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_The burden of the desert of the sea_
THE DESERT OF THE SEA
This enigmatical name for Babylon was no doubt suggested by the actual
character of the country in which the city stood.
It was an endless...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 21:1 Five new oracles reveal God’s ruling
and judging the wilderness by the sea (Isaiah 21:1), Dumah ...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 21:1
THE BURDEN OF THE DESERT OF THE SEA. This is a short and somewhat
vague, but highly poetic, "burden of Babylon" It is probably an
earlier prophecy than...
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Shall we turn to Isaiah, chapter 21.
Isaiah begins this particular prophecy and addresses it to Babylon
which was referred to as,
The desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass (Isaiah 21:1)...
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1 Corinthians 15:32; Daniel 5:1; Isaiah 13:17; Isaiah 13:18; Isa
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Prepare — Furnish it with meats and drinks. The prophet foretells
what the Babylonians would be doing when their enemies were at their
doors. Watch — To give us notice of any approaching danger, that...