Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 13-14, 24-27

Leading Question: To what extent is God’s violence in the Old Testament linked to the fact that

he is dealing with violent people?

This week’s lesson includes a broad sweep of experiences, most of it tinged with violent divine reactions against other nations. Though the assigned passages for this week only deal with divine judgment against Babylon, the “oracles against the nations” also include Assyria, Philistia, Moab, Damascus, and Ethiopia. Than after an astonishing interlude which brings Egypt, Assyria, and Israel together as God’s children ( Isa.19:18-24), the diatribes continue Egypt and Ethiopia, against Babylon, Edom ...