Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Behold the land of the Chaldeans"
Text: Isaiah 23:13
THE CHALDEANS
They were an ancient race who lived in Mesopotamia. The patriarch Abraham left Ur of the Chaldeans when God called him to leave everything and follow Him in faith to Canaan.
In this text, The Chaldeans were linked with the Assyrians before it became a world power.
“Behold, the land of the Chaldeans,
This people which was not;
Assyria founded it for wild beasts of the desert.
They set up its towers,
They raised up its palaces,
And brought it to ruin.
Wail, you ships of Tarshish!
For your strength is laid waste.”
Isaiah 23:13-14
1. The land of the Chaldeans.
a) There was a time when it was not powerful.
b) The Chaldeans were not a feared nation in any way.
2. The Assyrian Empire.
a) Chaldea was part of the Assyrian empire.
b) Assyria “founded it”.
i) Assyria never thought the Chaldeans would be a threat.
ii) Chaldea was a place of wild beasts of the desert.
iii) Chaldea’s towers and palaces were destroyed.
iv) Assyria had ruined Chaldea.
2. The rise of the Chaldeans.
a) Nobody expected it to conquer and destroy Assyria.
b) Babylon became the capital of the Chaldean empire.
c) It would conquer the Middle East at the height of its power.
3. The Phoenecians
a) The Phoenecians would be destroyed:
i) Tyre
ii) Sidon
iii) Tarshish
b) The maritime strength of the Phoenecians would be thoroughly dealt with:
i) Firstly, by the Assyrians.
ii) Secondly, by the Babylonians.