BURDEN A "burden," Hebrew, "massa", means "a heavy, weighty thing" is a message, or oracle concerning Babylon, Assyria, Jerusalem, etc. It is "heavy" because the wrath of God is in it, and grievous for the prophet to declare. BABYLON The city, Babylon is not in view here, as the immediate context... [ Continue Reading ]
DAY OF THE LORD (Day of Jehovah) vs. (Isaiah 2:10); (Isaiah 4:1); (Isaiah 11:10); (Isaiah 13:9); (Isaiah 24:21); (Isaiah 26:20); (Isaiah 26:21); (Isaiah 63:1); (Isaiah 66:15); ... [ Continue Reading ]
AND BABYLON Verses 12-16 (Isaiah 13:12) look forward to the apocalyptic judgments (Revelation 6-13). Verses 17-22 (Isaiah 13:17) have a near and far view. They predict the destruction of the literal Babylon then existing; with the further statement that, once destroyed, Babylon should never be rebu... [ Continue Reading ]