"You are my hammer and weapon of war ..." (Je 51:20 ESV)

What was Babylon?
The biggest authority on the planet.
The unstoppable effort of Nebuchadnezzar.
The world dominating power of the 5th Century BCE.

What was Babylon?
“You are my hammer and weapon of war:
with you I break nations in pieces;
with you I destroy kingdoms"

Jeremiah 51:20 (ESV) says that Babylon was God's hammer.


Think about what this means: If there is a world dominating power ruling the globe, God's using it as his hammer. World dominating powers are tools to God. They are not the product of their own effort or will. They are not a demonstration of the power of mankind. There are merely God's tools.

There haven't even been any since then.
God's Kingdom has dominated the world since the fall of the Roman empire. That's comforting to know.