Isaiah 13 - Introduction
* The armies of God's wrath. (1-5) The conquest of Babylon. (6-18) Its final desolation. (19-22)... [ Continue Reading ]
* The armies of God's wrath. (1-5) The conquest of Babylon. (6-18) Its final desolation. (19-22)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-5 The threatenings of God's word press heavily upon the wicked, and are a sore burden, too heavy for them to bear. The persons brought together to lay Babylon waste, are called God's sanctified or appointed ones; designed for this service, and made able to do it. They are called God's mighty ones,... [ Continue Reading ]
6-18 We have here the terrible desolation of Babylon by the Medes and Persians. Those who in the day of their peace were proud, and haughty, and terrible, are quite dispirited when trouble comes. Their faces shall be scorched with the flame. All comfort and hope shall fail. The stars of heaven shal... [ Continue Reading ]
19-22 Babylon was a noble city; yet it should be wholly destroyed. None shall dwell there. It shall be a haunt for wild beasts. All this is fulfilled. The fate of this proud city is a proof of the truth of the Bible, and an emblem of the approaching ruin of the New Testament Babylon; a warning to si... [ Continue Reading ]