Thursday – Isaiah 13-20
The Daily Light Bible put so many chapters into one day, perhaps because they are messages to enemy countries and they don’t apply directly to us today. It will help to know a little bit about each of them.
Assyria: The strongest of the 3 major powers in Isaiah’s time. Capital: Nineveh. They are located in the northern half ofI raq.
Babylon: Up-and-coming power, soon to be the greatest. Location: southernIraq.
Egypt: Perennial power to the south of Israel.
Cush: Part of Egypt– the southern regions of the Nile River.
Philistia: Smaller power like Israel, located inGaza strip. City: Ashdod
Moab: Smaller power, east of theDead Sea. Part of modern day Jordan.
Syria: Smaller power, NE of Israel, sometimes calledAramin the Bible. Capital: Damascus. Its location is the same asSyriatoday.
Tyre: Island port city of Lebanon, the center of Mediterranean shipping and commerce.
1. Read Isaiah 13. “The Day of the Lord” is his day of judgment. That day will come on the Babylonians, but some of these verses are about the coming “day of the Lord” at the end of the world. Find those verses as you read the chapter.
2. Isaiah 14 is God’s declaration againstBabylonand its king. However, verses 12-15 have a double meaning, as they also apply to our greatest enemy. “Morning Star” is the name “Lucifer” in Hebrew. It seems likely that this was Satan’s “good name” as an archangel of the Lord, before he rebelled and was cast out of heaven. What was Satan’s original sin?
3. There are 5 “I will” declarations from Satan. What do they teach you about his character?
4. In Isaiah 16, there is a surprising message toMoababout the Savior! Find that verse as you read the chapter.
