Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Is this the man who made the earth tremble?"
Text: Isaiah 14:16
THE REMARKS OF OBSERVERS
When Babylon fell, caustic remarks were made against the ruler. The Babylonian king had been brought down to earth!
“Those who see you will gaze at you,
And consider you, saying:
‘Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
Who shook kingdoms,
Who made the world as a wilderness
And destroyed its cities,
Who did not open the house of his prisoners?'”
Isaiah 14:16-17
1. The observers:
a) They saw.
b) They gazed.
c) They considered.
2. Identity of these “observers”:
a) This was not disclosed.
b) They could well be the nations that had been conquered.
c) They could also be “allies” who had now refused to be associated with Babylon.
3. The infamous Babylonian king.
a) He was a man who was greatly feared once upon a time.
b) The things he was famed for:
i) He made the earth tremble.
ii) He shook nations.
iii) He made the world a wilderness.
iv) He destroyed cities.
v) He was very harsh to prisoners.
vi) Those who were imprisoned could never hope to get out alive.
vii) He would never open the prison doors for anyone as an expression of mercy.