June 11 – Edom Judged - Isaiah 34:5-7

 

June 11 – Edom Judged - Isaiah 34:5-7

 

     The Lord has one nation that he is angry with.  It is the Edomites.  The Edomites were a Semitic people who lived in the region of Edom, south of the Dead Sea1. They were descendants of Esau, the brother of Jacob. They had a long history of conflict and rivalry with the Israelites1. They were conquered by the Babylonians in the 6th century BC.  Isiah sees their destruction. The sword of the
Lord is covered with fat and blood from animals. 

      The capital city of Edom was Bozrah and there will be such a great slaughter even the animals will die with the people.  The land will be soaked with blood and the dust of the earth will be drenched with it.  The question is why?  The answer is because they will be part of the nations who will plunder Judah, but they will suffer the same fate.