Today we continue our trek through the book of Isaiah by entering Babylon.
“Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, ‘Hear the word of the Lord Almighty: The time will surely come when everything in your palace, and all that your predecessors have stored up until this day, will be carried off to Babylon. Nothing will be left, says the Lord. And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood who will be born to you, will be taken away, and they will become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.’” – Isaiah 39:5-7
Hello, I’m the all-powerful god who can do anything and I’m telling you that you are about to be robbed and your kids abducted, and guess what…I’m not doing a fucking thing about it.
“‘The word of the Lord you have spoken is good,’ Hezekiah replied. For he thought, ‘There will be peace and security in my lifetime.’” – Isaiah 39:8
I’m sorry, what? This is good? This is a sign of peace? Sigh.
This was a short chapter in which God tells Hezekiah, through Isaiah, that he will be robbed and Hezekiah replies that this is good. Only in the Bible do you see this nonsense.
Coming Soon: Psalm – Chapter 76: For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of Asaph. A song.