Assyria – Page 3 – Paloma's Ink

Following the chronological reading plan from Blue Letter Bible, we'll pause in Isaiah once again and return to the larger narrative in II Kings and II Chronicles. In the previous chapter to this one, II Kings 17, we read of the final whimper of the northern kingdom of Israel. Many of the people are hauled off, strangers brought in, and a priest left behind to teach them God's way.

Now, in Chapter 18, we transition to Judah and the rule of Hezekiah.

Isaiah 21 (Babylon, Edom, Arabia)

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Isaiah's next oracle is for Babylon.

Isaiah 19 and 20 (Egypt)

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Isaiah's oracles against the nation continues with Egypt. I haven't read the passage yet, but I have learned in my scripture reading that Egypt is almost always a symbol of false help and hope and a symbol of slavery, as well as a symbol of "the world". I'll be very curious to see any end time references in these two chapters.

Isaiah 18 (Ethiopia)

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Isaiah foreseeing judgment against the nations continues with Ethiopia in Chapter 18.

Isaiah 17 (Damascus [Syria]and Israel)

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Isaiah foreseeing judgment against the nations continues with Damascus (Syria). Damascus is the capital city of Aram, also known as Syria.

Isaiah 15 and 16 (Moab)

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The judgments against other nations, that started in Chapters 13 and 14, continue here.

Isaiah 14

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After a long quoted oracle against Babylon and its destruction by other invaders, Isaiah continues his message to the city that symbolizes so much from the past, Isaiah's contemporary events, and all of our futures.