"Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord."
These words of Isaiah must have come as a let down to King Hezekiah who having showed showed the glory of his house,- all the war trophies, peace offerings and tributes brought from other nations to his guest, naturally he expected to be complimented. The illustrious names of David and Solomon were 'treasures' indeed. A man born with a silver spoon in his mouth think it is glorious to dine off the golden plate. The king was a show off. Now it fell to the prophet to bring the news of disaster. Before we move on to the topic of nations we need focus on the glory of nations.
What glory sinful men calls is defied in the sight of God. What is the glory of superpowers? The banana wars brought gold into the treasury but what is the mess piling up south of the border? History of nations is a sordid tale of greed and violence and the more glory they seek the deeper they find stuck in mire. The same prophet speak of the glory of Zion instead. It is what the expression" unto this day" in the key verse leads to.
"Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee./The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD." (Is.60:5-6) This spiritual kingdom is established by God before the worlds began. It is to which the word of God exhorts us in this exquisite line, "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."(Is.40: 28-31)
"Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord."
These words of Isaiah must have come as a let down to King Hezekiah who having showed showed the glory of his house,- all the war trophies, peace offerings and tributes brought from other nations to his guest, naturally he expected to be complimented. The illustrious names of David and Solomon were 'treasures' indeed. A man born with a silver spoon in his mouth think it is glorious to dine off the golden plate. The king was a show off. Now it fell to the prophet to bring the news of disaster. Before we move on to the topic of nations we need focus on the glory of nations.
What glory sinful men calls is defied in the sight of God. What is the glory of superpowers? The banana wars brought gold into the treasury but what is the mess piling up south of the border? History of nations is a sordid tale of greed and violence and the more glory they seek the deeper they find stuck in mire. The same prophet speak of the glory of Zion instead. It is what the expression" unto this day" in the key verse leads to.
"Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee./The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD." (Is.60:5-6) This spiritual kingdom is established by God before the worlds began. It is to which the word of God exhorts us in this exquisite line, "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."(Is.40: 28-31)
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