Monthly Archives: December 2006

Shebna’s crime was that his pride exceeded his place, making him an untrustworthy steward of the wealth of Jerusalem. Worse, one can infer from the judgment pronounced against Shebna that he likely knew the nature of his sin and either did not care or thought he could get away with it. Continue reading →

What greater audacity and conceitedness can a people show than to make such a statement as the one described in Isaiah 22:13. Even as Isaiah and the prophets of his age prophecy doom against Jerusalem and Judah, the rich and powerful make light of God’s judgment, turning to revelry instead of repentance. Continue reading →

God’s judgment prophecies served a purpose greater than just to punish the evildoing of those who were being prophesied against. Like everything else God does, His prophecies also served the good of those who have faith in Him. Continue reading →

God’s judgment against Israel and Judah’s enemies is harsh and unrelenting. To our human sensibilities, that judgment seems, well, judgmental and unfair. After all, weren’t Israel and Judah guilty of the very same things that God uses to accuse their enemies? Continue reading →

The city of Babylon is an image used throughout the Bible to represent the height of evil and depravity in the world. Babylon is the symbol of earthly defiance of God’s righteousness and will through the direct rebellion of sin. Continue reading →