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Podcast: Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio
Episode: Isaiah 21:1-17: Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon
Description: The Word of the LORD comes to Babylon again. The city is addressed as "the wilderness of the sea," a reference to the Euphrates River that was so key to Babylonian success and a reminder that Babylon in Holy Scripture also often refers to all the enemies of God and His people. The LORD sets His watchman to look for the deliverance of His people over His enemies and to cry out the news that Babylon has fallen. St. John records this same language in Revelation to describe God's final defeat of all His enemies, encouraging us to receive...