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"All the remnant of the people shall plunder you"

Text: Habakkuk 2:8

THE PLIGHT OF THE CHALDEANS

The Babylonians did not think very far ahead with reference to how they were seeking to extend their empire. The way they went about doing things would prove to be their own downfall years down the road.

“Will not your creditors rise up suddenly?
Will they not awaken who oppress you?
And you will become their booty.
Because you have plundered many nations,
All the remnant of the people shall plunder you,
Because of men’s blood
And the violence of the land and the city,
And of all who dwell in it.”
Habakkuk 2:8-9

1. “Creditors”

a) The Chaldeans would need to obtain financial support for their ambitious plans.

b) Creditors would include:

i) The rich who would grant loans to build a huge army.

ii) The businessmen who saw opportunities to supply goods and services.

2. In boom times

a) When the wars went well.

b) When countries surrender and promise tributes.

c) Things will seem to go well.

3. In hard times

a) When the empire would no longer be as vibrant.

b) When some wars last longer and more funds are needed.

c) The Babylonian empire would start to tear at the seams.

4. “You will become their booty”

a) The supporters may turn against the Babylonians.

b) The empire would become booty to the “creditors”.

5. “The remnant of the people”

a) The oppressed would arise one day and take vengeance.

b) Those who had suffered violence and bloodshed would seek revenge if there was an opportunity.

c) The plunderers would be plundered.

d) The Chaldeans were not far-sighted enough to see this “Woe” that God had pronounced on it.