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Isaiah 23:15-18
Tyre was the New York City of its day, and here God is prophesying of its defeat. Though it would survive, it would be brought into line with God's purpose for Israel. He depicts the commercial merchandising system of this heathen city as harlotry. Tragically, Israel adopted these heathens' attitudes and ways of doing business. Israel has a proclivity for taking an idea or concept from others, refining it, and making it work better than it did for its originators—yet in so doing she rejects God's economic systems.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Beast and Babylon (Part Nine): Babylon the GreatRelated Topics: God's Economic System | Harlotry | Harlotry Depicting Commercial Merchandising System | Heathen Way of Doing Business | Prophecies against Tyre | Tyre | Tyre and Sidon
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