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  1. Idle idols.<\/em> When a city was in danger of being conquered, the believers were in the habit of \u201cexfiltrating\u201d the idols of their gods to a safe place, so they wouldn\u2019t be harmed by the invaders. The Babylonian idols of Nebo and Bel were not saved in time, and since they were after all, just statues, they also didn\u2019t run away, and of course, did not save their faithful. That\u2019s just how it is, all ye idol-worshippers.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Cyrus swoops down<\/em>. Who conquered Babylon and defeated its idols? Cyrus. Who was \u201cthe swooping bird from the East\u201d (11)? Cyrus, king of Persia, which is east of Babylonia. Who summoned the bird? God, of course.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Metallica<\/em>. Two chapters ago (44) we met the woodworker who made idols out of logs. Verses 6 and 7 here describe a metal worker who is hired to make an idol out of gold and silver. Despite the clearly superior materials, this model too gets a negative score in efficacy: \u201c When they put it down, it stands, It does not budge from its place. If they cry out to it, it does not answer; It cannot save them from their distress\u201d (verse 7).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Stubborn hearts<\/em>. That\u2019s what those who are \u201cfar from victory\u201d (12) are called. The Hebrew is abirei lev<\/i>, which sounds almost noble (abir <\/i>= knight). 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