These chapters in Isaiah were compared to the game of chess
Who the white King is, ‘tis not very hard to guess
These chapters begin the “Judgement of the Nations”
A lot of time is spent talking about Babylon’s condemnations
Babylon symbolises all of God’s enemies
For into everyone’s hearts He always sees
“No nation that sets itself against God will prevail”
For without Him, even strong nations will surely fail
Our God is faithful and just
In Him we must always trust
And since vengeance only comes from our God above
Remember that our enemies He wants us to love
The King of Babylon suffered along with his nation
This must have caused the proud king much consternation
For he had lots and lots of power
But it all disappeared in one hour
For he did not acknowledge the true Lord
Even though he was warned by Isaiah’s word
Earthly success went to the king’s head
He should have had humility instead
And if like the king, we are filled with pride
Then we will not be playing on God’s side
We must trust Jesus in order to avoid the same fate
For pride and arrogance God really does hate
To exalt ourselves is to steal God’s glory
Leading to eternal judgement that is rather gory
TL said that “God will not share His glory with another”
I guess you could say that competition He will smother
Our actions make it very clear
What things we really hold dear
His people God will always protect
This truth the Bible does reflect
Israel should take much solace in the prophecies
For God’s plans are effectively kingly decrees
“God’s plans will not be thwarted”
This was the last principle TL exhorted
So we must ask ourselves each and every day
Are we living in a biblically-consistent way?
Do we spend our time reading the Bible and praying
Or on the internet googling and playing?
There is one thing for which God will continually chide
That is of course the ever-present human pride
As often stated, God knows what is within our heart
We should show more humility on our part
Nels, God in you is truly amazing!
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