Pastors John Mury and Michael Taber discuss Isaiah 13:1-2, 6-10, 17-22: "The next 11 chapters of Isaiah are filled with prophetic judgments about the surrounding nations and Isaiah starts with Babylon. Why does Isaiah start with Babylon, an empire that was only beginning to rise to displace the Assyrians? Perhaps because they so strongly exemplified the pride that would lead to the downfall of all empires, a topic we will cover in both today's and tomorrow's passages."
