April 11 – Babylon - Isaiah 21:1-5

  

April 11 – Babylon - Isaiah 21:1-5

 

     Isaiah again is looking into the near future.  Babylon was the rising empire.  The Assyrians were declining.  Isaiah sees Baylon called the city in the desert by the sea.  This is the lakes and marshes that dotted ancient Babylon and were called the sea.  He sees the Medo=Persian empire conquering the Babylonians.  He saw the traitors who would go over the Persian and the looters who would profit from the city being destroyed.  He also sees the end of the pain that Babylon would cause.  This is also a glimpse into what would happen to the Babylon seen in the Book of Revelation.

     Isaiah is overwhelmed by what he sees.  He is pained in his body by what sees and hears.  He is seeing horror and destruction that comes with the tragedy of war.  The irony is that the very day the city falls their ruler having a feast and instead of preparing their people for war they were unaware their city, empire and people were about to fall.