Playlist: Chaldeans (topic)
Habakkuk
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughJudah was beginning to fear that they were next in the line of nations falling to conquest, terrified by the reputation of the Chaldeans, also known as the Babylonians, for their brutal treatment of those they conquered. Habakkuk's cry to God reflects a natural response from a man who loved his people and nation, as Judah's day …
Habakkuk: A Prophet of Faith (Part One)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn the book of Habakkuk, written during the last days of Judah over 2,500 years ago, the prophet addresses the moral and spiritual decay of his nation. God reveals that He will use the Babylonians, also referred to as the Chaldeans, as His instrument of judgment upon Judah. This revelation troubles Habakkuk, as he questions how …
Lamentations (Part One)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod sent the Chaldeans, the Babylonians, to conquer Judah, enslave the people, destroy Jerusalem, and demolish the Temple of Solomon. The Chaldeans besieged Jerusalem until the eleventh year of King Zedekiah. The army of the Chaldeans pursued the king and overtook him in the plains of Jericho. All the army of the Chaldeans who …
The Doctrine of Israel (Part Five): A Remnant of Judah
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe king of the Chaldeans was brought against Judah to destroy it. Raiding bands of Chaldeans were sent against Judah along with bands of Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites. The army of the Chaldeans broke down the walls of Jerusalem and carried away captive the rest of the people who remained in the city along with defectors. …
Habakkuk: God's Power and Patience
Sermonette by James BeaubelleGod has expressed infinite patience with Jacob's rebellious children, but He has also put a time limit on their tolerance and craving for lawlessness.
Lamentations (Part Two)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Chaldeans, called the Kasdim in Hebrew, are identified as descendants of Chesed, son of Nahor and brother of Abraham, making them Semitic kin to the Israelites and closer cousins to the Arameans. They migrated to the swampy region of southern Mesopotamia at the northwest end of the Persian Gulf, where their independence and …
Structure and Sovereignty in Daniel 2-7
Sermon/Bible Study by Richard T. RitenbaughDaniel chapters 2-7 form a chiastic (X shaped) structure. Chapters 2 and 7, 3 and 6, and 4 and 5 are paired and mirrored, reinforcing significant themes.
Habakkuk: A Prophet of Faith (Part Four)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsGod announced that He would send the Chaldean-Babylonians to punish Israel for its sins. Habakkuk objected that this use of a wicked nation against a comparatively more righteous people appeared unjust. God replied that the Chaldeans themselves were proud and would be brought low for their own sins, while the righteous would …
What Is the Work of God Now? (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod raises up the Chaldeans as a bitter and hasty nation to execute His judgment on Judah and Israel for covenant unfaithfulness. Described as terrible and dreadful, they march through the land to seize dwellings not their own, with horses swifter than leopards and more fierce than evening wolves, their horsemen spreading like …
Habakkuk: A Prophet of Faith (Part Three)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe Chaldeans, identified as the southern portion of ancient Babylonia in lower Mesopotamia along the Euphrates, appear in the prophecy as ruthless conquerors and oppressors who serve as instruments of divine chastisement against Judah yet remain accountable for their own sins. Their bloody and lawless character, marked by …
Faith (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGod announced through the prophet Habakkuk that the punishment of Judah would come at the hands of the Chaldeans, a hasty nation described as violent and rapacious in its actions. Habakkuk protested this decree, viewing the Chaldeans as far worse than the Judeans and questioning why God would use a people less righteous than …
Faith and the Calendar (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughSome people find the Chaldean names on the calendar to be offensive. These names entered the calendar when Nebuchadnezzar conquered the Jews and took them into captivity, carrying away Daniel along with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. God stirred up the spirit of Nebuchadnezzar to place these men in positions of influence …
Habakkuk: A Prophet of Faith (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsThe prophet Habakkuk's first dialogue with God centers on the startling revelation that the Eternal is raising up the fierce Chaldeans as His rod of judgment upon sinful Judah, coming swiftly, violently, and completely as God's answer to Judah's crimes of perverted justice. This answer, however, only deepens Habakkuk's …
The Book of Daniel (Part Two)
Sermon by Martin G. CollinsAmong the class of Babylonian wise men summoned by Nebuchadnezzar to interpret his troubling dream were the Chaldeans, listed alongside the magicians, astrologers, and sorcerers in Daniel 2:2. These men represented the pinnacle of Babylonian learning and had served as court advisors for many years, occupying a position of …
Our Spiritual Climb
Sermon by Bill OnisickThe mention of the Chaldeans arises within a discussion of Habakkuk, whose writing occurred just before the Babylonian capture of Jerusalem. Habakkuk had been persistently praying about the injustice and sin he observed, questioning why God was not taking more visible action, and he grew impatient because he felt God was taking …
The Doctrine of Israel (Part One): Origins
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe origins of Jerusalem provide important context for understanding a reference to the Chaldeans in II Kings 25, which recounts the Babylonian destruction of Judah under Nebuchadnezzar. In this passage, the "army of the Chaldeans" is described as breaking down the walls of Jerusalem after the city had been besieged and the …
Can God Look on Sin?
Sermonette by Ryan McClureMany believe that God is unable to look on sin, yet many scriptures show that God's eyes run to and fro through the earth, observing the evil and the good.
Abraham (Part Three)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughAbraham did not come from a primitive, but a highly advanced civilization, having huge multi-storied dwellings with running water and indoor bathrooms.
Abraham (Part One)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughThe identification of "Ur of the Chaldeans" as Abraham's homeland in Genesis 11:28 raises an important geographical and historical question that bears directly on the reliability of Scripture. Many scholars, following conventional archaeology, place Ur of the Chaldeans in Shinar, near the mouth of the Euphrates River, and argue …