Jeremiah's Prophecies Under Zedekiah (Continued) - Jeremiah 50:41-46, 51:1-64, 49:34-39, 34:8-22
The Topsy Turvy as seen on TV. It's sort of like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Or maybe not.
Babylon was a gold cup in the Lord's hand;she made the whole earth drunk.The nations drank her wine;therefore they have now gone mad.
For 70 years Babylon keeps Judah enslaved. Under Nebuchadnezzar, the nation of Babylon flourishes and crafts such architectural wonders as the Ishtar Gate and the famed Hanging Gardens, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. As the years stretched on and on, it must have seemed to the people of this incredibly successful country that this is the way things would always be. Don't we believe that the U.S. will retain its preeminent position? A laughable thought given every civilization there has ever been has eventually fallen. So why should we be different?
I imagine the people of Babylon thought the same way. They were in control undertaking impressive feats. God had handed them the cup of victory and they got drunk with it. Success went to their head. It's drunkenness and madness for man to ever believe in his own power. Things will sober up for Babylon soon enough.
Lord knows.
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