The Pursuit of Power (4) Rewind

Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, intoxicating the whole earth; the nations have drunk her wine, therefore the nations are going mad.  Jeremiah 51:7  Robert Alter In the hand – Babylon was an instrument in the hand of YHVH for His purposes.  The text tells us quite clearly that…

The Pursuit of Power (3) Rewind

Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, intoxicating the whole earth; the nations have drunk her wine, therefore the nations are going mad.  Jeremiah 51:7  Robert Alter Mad – The elixir of the gods is power.  It is the aphrodisiac of self-sovereignty.  And it is deadly.  Jeremiah proclaimed that the…

The Pursuit of Power (4)

Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, intoxicating the whole earth; the nations have drunk her wine, therefore the nations are going mad. Jeremiah 51:7  NASB In the hand– Babylon was an instrument in the hand of YHWH for His purposes.  The text tells us quite clearly that the power of…

The Pursuit of Power (3)

Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, intoxicating the whole earth; the nations have drunk her wine, therefore the nations are going mad. Jeremiah 51:7  NASB Mad – The elixir of the gods is power.  It is the aphrodisiac of self-sovereignty.  And it is deadly.  Jeremiah proclaimed that the world of…

The Pursuit of Power (4)

Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, making the whole earth drunk; the nations drank of her wine, therefore the nations went mad. Jeremiah 51:7 In The Hand – Babylon was an instrument in the hand of YHWH for His purposes.  The text tells us quite clearly that the power of…

The Pursuit of Power (3)

Babylon was a golden cup in the hand of the Lord, making the whole earth drunk; the nations drank of her wine, therefore the nations went mad. Jeremiah 51:7 Mad – The elixir of the gods is power.  It is the aphrodisiac of self-sovereignty.  And it is deadly.  Jeremiah proclaimed that the world of the…

Success Insanity

“Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the LORD, intoxicating all the earth.  The nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are going mad.” Jeremiah 51:7 Success Insanity Mad – Insanity isn’t always what you think.  The choice of the word halal to describe the state of nations drunk on…

Divine Conspiracy

“Babylon has been a golden cup in the hand of the LORD, intoxicating all the earth.  The nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are going mad.” Jeremiah 51:7 Divine Conspiracy Hand –Do you like conspiracy theories?  Everyone seems to resonate at some level with the idea that there are secret, powerful figures…