In Isaiah, chapter thirteen, verse four, “The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the battle.” The fulfillment of the prophecy, in the fall of Babylon, went through various stages. The first was the Assyrian attack on Babylon when Sennacherib overthrew it. After it rose to power again under Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon was captured by Cyrus of the Medo-Persian empire, as in verse seventeen of this theme chapter. “Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.”
Then later, the city was ravaged again, its walls were torn down, and it fell into total ruin.
For some, battle means war, while for others, it may mean something different, like competition. Anyway you take it, there is an opposition that attempts to overcome you or vice versa. Everyone will have to go through these battles in various stages and different areas of life. Whether simple or serious, the approach is crucial because in these battles, the difference is whether you win or lose. However, in these battles, the helper or dependent will determine the outcome. David, when facing Goliath, from First Samuel seventeen, had a slingshot and five stones, representing the Israelites. However, Goliath, representing the Philistines, from verses four to seven, whose height was six cubits and a span, had the helmet of brass upon his head, armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. This giant had all this armor and his people behind him. David, apart from his stones and slingshot, had the Almighty God in his corner. For believers, the battle is not for the people of God, but the Lord’s. In Romans eight, verse thirty-one, “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?