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God the Redeemer promised to Redeem Judah from Babylon Background God rebuked Judah for not being in truth and righteousness and stubborn. He called them rebel from birth. For His own glory, God would foretell the future to Judah. Even Judah was stubborn towards God, God would still redeem them from Babylon, just like He … Read more

The Fall of Babylon This chapter is pretty straight forward. It prophesied the fall of Babylon. The falled of Babylon did not happen slowly, it happend on just one night, recorded by Daniel in Dan 5:30-31. Darius the Mede may be another name for Cyrus the King , or a co-regent or captain of the … Read more

Babylon gods cannot safe themselves v1: Bel means master. It is Babylian’s sun god. It is also mentioned in Jeremiah 50:2, 51:44. Nebo is Assyrian and Babylonian’s god of wisdom and writing. He is the son of Bel. v2: These gods could not even safe themselves. Them would be exiled into captivity. v4: [Even to … Read more

The anointed King of Cyrus Division v1-7: God anointed Cyrus to conquer Babylon and other nations so that Cyrus could give a decree to the Jews to return to Jerusalem. v8-21: God is the Creator. v22-25: The righteous God Exposition v1: Cyrus was mentioned by name, the second time. He was again mentioned in verse … Read more

There is only one true God v1: Started by calling God’s servant, Israel to listen to what God has to say. v2: “Jeshurun” is an honored name for Israel whose root meaning is “right” or “straight”. v3: God will restore Jerusalem by turning the ruined city back to life (v26), so that Israel can be … Read more