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THE FOLLY OF IMMORAL GAIN

9 “Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house To put his nest on high, To be delivered from the hand of calamity! THE FOLLY OF 10 “You have devised a shameful thing for your house IMMORAL GAIN By cutting off many peoples; So you are sinning against yourself. 11 “Surely the stone will cry out from the wall, And the rafter will answer it from the framework.

12 “Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed And founds a town with violence! THE FOLLY OF 13 “Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts IMMORAL GAIN That peoples toil for fire, And nations grow weary for nothing? 14 “For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea.

15 “Woe to you who make your neighbors drink, Who mix in your venom even to make them drunk THE FOLLY OF So as to look on their nakedness! 16 “You will be filled with disgrace rather than honor. IMMORAL GAIN Now you yourself drink and expose your own nakedness. The cup in the Lord’s right hand will come around to you, And utter disgrace will come upon your glory. 17 “For the violence done to Lebanon will overwhelm you, And the devastation of its beasts by which you terrified them, Because of human bloodshed and violence done to the land, To the town and all its inhabitants.

THE FOLLY OF IMMORAL GAIN

IMMORAL GAIN IMMORAL GAIN IMMORAL GAIN through at the expense of through violence malicious scheming and others. (progression) destruction of others vv. 9 - 11 vv. 12 - 14 vv. 15 - 17 A. The MISERY of it. v. 9 A. The MISERY of it. v. 12 A. The MISERY of it. v. 15 B. The shame and the sin of it v. 10 B. The USELESSNESS of it. v. 13 B. The DISGRACE and C. The RECORD of it. v. 11 C. The DEFEAT of it. v. 14 DECIMATION and JUDGMENT of God in it. v. 16 C. The SOWING of it v. 17

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others A. The MISERY of it “Woe to him who gets evil gain for his house To put his nest on high, To be delivered from the hand of calamity!

Some people believe that the END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS, and the Babylonians clearly believe in this DICTUM.

“ Ask yourself not, if this or that is expedient, but if it is right. Alan Paton

“ I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating Sophocles

“ No man is justified in doing evil on the grounds of expedience Theodore Roosevelt

Their GAIN was BLOOD MONEY, all for the sake of their HOUSE. They SECURED themselves at the EXPENSE of others. The Chaldeans had sought to make their cities impregnable and inaccessible to the enemy.

“Woe” a phrase that speaks of misery that was going to come upon them as JUDGMENT for their EVIL DEEDS!

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others B. You have devised a shameful thing for your house The shame By cutting off many peoples; and the sin of it So you are sinning against yourself.

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others You have devised a shameful thing for your house By cutting off many peoples; So you are sinning against yourself. B. The shame and the sin of it God considers such things as SHAMEFUL, by CUTTING of people for their own PERSONAL BETTERMENT.

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others You have devised a shameful thing for your house By cutting off many peoples; So you are sinning against yourself. B. The shame and the sin of it They were in effect SINNING AGAINST THEMSELVES.

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others You have devised a shameful thing for your house By cutting off many peoples; So you are sinning against yourself. B. The shame and the sin of it If we do HARM TO OTHERS, that HARM SHALL RETURN ON OUR HEADS.

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others If we do HARM TO OTHERS, that HARM SHALL RETURN ON OUR HEADS. B. For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, The shame the adversary of all the Jews, had schemed against and the sin of it the Jews to destroy them and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to disturb them and destroy them.

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others If we do HARM TO OTHERS, that HARM SHALL RETURN ON OUR HEADS. B. But when it came to the king’s attention, he The shame commanded by letter that his wicked scheme and the sin of it which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others C. The RECORD of Surely the stone will cry out from the wall, it And the rafter will answer it from the framework.

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others C. Surely the stone will cry out from the wall, The RECORD of And the rafter will answer it from the framework. it Another Translation: “AND THE BEAMS OF THE WOODWORK”

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others C. Surely the stone will cry out from the wall, The RECORD of And the rafter will answer it from the framework. it GOD IS WITNESS to all these things

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others GOD IS WITNESS to all these things C. 7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? The RECORD of Or where can I flee from Your presence? it 8If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

IMMORAL GAIN at the expense of others GOD IS WITNESS to all these things 10 Even there Your hand will lead me, C. The RECORD of And Your right hand will lay hold of me. it 11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night,” 12 Even the darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You.

IMMORAL GAIN IMMORAL GAIN IMMORAL GAIN through at the expense of through violence malicious scheming and others. (progression) destruction of others vv. 9 - 11 vv. 12 - 14 vv. 15 - 17 A. The MISERY of it. v. 9 A. The MISERY of it. v. 12 A. The MISERY of it. v. 15 B. The shame and the sin of it v. 10 B. The USELESSNESS of it. v. 13 B. The DISGRACE and C. The RECORD of it. v. 11 C. The DEFEAT of it. v. 14 DECIMATION and JUDGMENT of God in it. v. 16 C. The SOWING of it v. 17

IMMORAL GAIN through violence (progression) A. The MISERY of it. Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed And founds a town with violence!

IMMORAL GAIN through violence (progression) Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed And founds a town with violence! A. The MISERY of it. Babylonians built its city through BLOODSHED and VIOLENCE.

IMMORAL GAIN through violence (progression) Woe to him who builds a city with bloodshed And founds a town with violence! A. The MISERY of it. “Woe” a phrase that speaks of misery that was going to come upon them as JUDGMENT for their EVIL DEEDS!

IMMORAL GAIN through violence (progression) B. The USELESSNESS of it Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts That peoples toil for fire, And nations grow weary for nothing?

IMMORAL GAIN through violence (progression) B. The USELESSNESS of it Eventually all that they gain shall eventually be LOST. They will eventually be BURNED and amount to NOTHING.

IMMORAL GAIN through violence (progression) C. The DEFEAT of it For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, As the waters cover the sea.

IMMORAL GAIN through violence (progression) C. The DEFEAT of it The kingdom of God will eventually EMERGE and REIGN SUPREME over ALL THE EARTH. The whole earth shall be filled with the KNOWLEDGE OF THE GLORY OF THE LORD.

IMMORAL GAIN IMMORAL GAIN IMMORAL GAIN through at the expense of through violence malicious scheming and others. (progression) destruction of others vv. 9 - 11 vv. 12 - 14 vv. 15 - 17 A. The MISERY of it. v. 9 A. The MISERY of it. v. 12 A. The MISERY of it. v. 15 B. The shame and the sin of it v. 10 B. The USELESSNESS of it. v. 13 B. The DISGRACE and C. The RECORD of it. v. 11 C. The DEFEAT of it. v. 14 DECIMATION and JUDGMENT of God in it. v. 16 C. The SOWING of it v. 17

IMMORAL GAIN through malicious scheming and destruction of others A. Woe to you who make your neighbors drink, The MISERY Who mix in your venom even to make them of it drunk So as to look on their nakedness!

IMMORAL GAIN through malicious scheming and destruction of others A. The MISERY of it The picture here is that Babylon had maliciously schemed to KILL her neighbors that she MIGHT LUSTFULLY have all the RICHES of these NATIONS.

IMMORAL GAIN through malicious scheming and destruction of others “ I know what I have done, and Your Honor knows what I have A. The MISERY done. . . Somewhere of it between my ambitions and my ideals, I lost my ethical compass. Jeb Magruder

IMMORAL GAIN through malicious scheming and destruction of others A. The MISERY of it THE LUST FOR THINGS at times has clouded people’s understanding of MORALITY and SPIRITUALITY.

IMMORAL GAIN through malicious scheming and destruction of others B. The DISGRACE and You will be filled with disgrace rather than DECIMATION and honor. Now you yourself drink and expose JUDGMENT of God your own nakedness. The cup in the Lord’s in it. right hand will come around to you, And utter disgrace will come upon your glory.