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Day 251

"The night creature shall rest there"

Text: Isaiah 34:14

THE PALACES OF EDOM

All kings seemed to like living in splendour. Costly palaces were built to display the greatness of the kings. Edom was no exception. But what would happen to the palaces after Divine justice has been carried out?

“And thorns shall come up in its palaces,
Nettles and brambles in its fortresses;
It shall be a habitation of jackals,
A courtyard for ostriches.
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the jackals,
And the wild goat shall bleat to its companion;
Also the night creature shall rest there,
And find for herself a place of rest.
There the arrow snake shall make her nest and lay eggs
And hatch, and gather them under her shadow;
There also shall the hawks be gathered,
Every one with her mate.”
Isaiah 34:13-15

1. The state of the palace grounds after judgment.

a) The palace gardens would no longer be meticulously kept.

b) No gardeners would tend to the plants and trees that were especially planted
to beautify the palace grounds.

c) The following would be found in the palace grounds:

i) Thornbushes

ii) Nettles

iii) Brambles

2. The palatial courts and rooms.

a) Jackals would be found.

b) Ostriches would be found there too.

c) The wild beasts.

d) The wild goats.

e) The nocturnal creatures.

f) The snakes would lay their eggs there and make the palaces their home.

g) Hawks would also be there and they would prey on animals
found in the palace grounds.

The grand palaces would become a veritable wilderness for different creatures!