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Isaiah 
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Day 145

"Babylon is fallen, is fallen"

Text: Isaiah 21:9

THE FALL OF BABYLON

The watchman continues with his report and comes to the obvious conclusion. War brings to the forefront another conqueror. But no human empire lasts forever. Every human kingdom will rise and fall!

“Then he cried, ‘A lion, my Lord!
I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime;
I have sat at my post every night.
And look, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen!’
Then he answered and said,
‘Babylon is fallen, is fallen!
And all the carved images of her gods
He has broken to the ground.’
Oh, my threshing and the grain of my floor!
That which I have heard from the LORD of hosts,
The God of Israel,
I have declared to you.”
Isaiah 21:8-10

1. The watchman

a) He has to be at his post faithfully.

b) He has to observe carefully and then report it.

2. The observations

a) Three different types of chariots were noted.

b) A lion was also noted.

c) That lion was a symbol to represent Babylon.

d) The chariots represented the joint efforts of different kingdoms allied together
to battle against the powerful lion (Babylon).

e) The chariot with horsemen prevailed.

f) The lion was defeated.

g) The tide had turned against Babylon.

3. Breaking News

a) “Babylon is fallen, is fallen”

b) This was the report of the watchman.

i) Babylon’s fall was unexpected.

ii) But that had happened.

c) All the idols that Babylon has worshipped.

i) They had failed to protect Babylon.

ii) The LORD had humbled the Babylonians and the idols that were worshipped.

d) Babylon in the threshing floor.

i) Mighty Babylon was like grain brought to the threshing floor.

ii) The nation would be mercilessly beaten by the reapers.

4. A message from the LORD.

a) This vision was given by the LORD.

b) Isaiah faithfully proclaimed this word from the LORD to all who would hear.

c) This was a very solemn word from the LORD that must be heeded.

i) The LORD is sovereign above all nations.

ii) He can raise up a nation.

iii) He can also destroy it.

iv) The worship of idols is a futile and foolish activity.

v) Idols cannot render any kind of help to their devotees.