February 23/24, 2014 (Week 21) “Babylon’s Idols Versus Israel’s God” Isaiah 44:1–47:15 ======================== DIVISIONS AND PRINCIPLES ======================== ======================== First Division: God foretells Israel’s future. (Isaiah 44:1-23) Principle 1: God foretells the future in His Word to help His people know He is God and to help us overcome fear. ======================== Second Division: God foretells the identity of the Babylonian conqueror. (Isaiah 44:24 - 45:25) Principle 2: A second reason God foretells events in His Word is so Believers can use it to evangelize. ======================== Third Division: God foretells the future of Babylon’s idols. (Isaiah 46:1 - 47:15) Principle 3: God’s foretells the destruction of Babylon’s idols and the coming availability of His righteousness so people would believe and be saved. ========================