Study note

Isaiah 46:1

  • Marduk-bel was the most important god in the Babylonian group of gods. Bel, similar to Baal, meant lordship.

  • Nebo (Nabu, Nebu), the patron god of Babylonian scribes, was believed to be the son of Marduk-bel.

  • Instead of being celebrated at a Babylonian festival, people would transport these gods on ox carts and discard them, as the Babylonian people rejected them.