'The Queen Of Kingdoms No More.'
Isaiah 47:5-7.
a) Isaiah 45:5. This is what the Lord says.
b) Isaiah 45:5. Chaldea, City of the Babylonians:-
1-Sit in silence.
2-Go into a dark prison.
3-You will not be called the 'Queen of Kingdoms anymore.
c) Isaiah 45:6. God was:-
1-Angry with His People.
2-Treating His People as if they did not belong to Him.
3-Handing His People over to the Babylonians.
d) Isaiah 45:6. The Babylonians did not show God's People any pity, even the elderly people had to carry heavy loads.
e) Isaiah 45:7. Babylon, however:-
1-Said that they will continue to be queen forever.
2-Did not think about what they were doing.
3-Did not consider how things might turn out.
(This QT teaches me why Babylon became The Queen Of Kingdoms No More)
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'Grace, The Gift Of God.'
2 Corinthians 9:14.
a) The people who Pray for the Corinthian Church.
b) Will have their hearts filled with longing for them.
c) The reason being the surpassing Grace of God that has been given to them.
d) This Grace is better than anything.
(Because of this Second one I thank Him for Grace, The Gift Of God)
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Chris.
It was that, many times in the history of both the Old and New Testaments, many people are recorded as being put (or thrown) into prison. These prisons were not nice places at all, there is no comparison with modern day prisons. Many did not survive their term of imprisonment and many were just forgotten about. The Lord reminds us today to Pray for the imprisoned people, especially those unjustly there because of persecution due to their Faith in God.
