Amazing Facts
Daily Devotional
March 4th
Sunrise
All the King’s Horses.
In one recounting of the Turkish army, it took longer than a week for its upwards of a million cavalry to pass through a single town. In his vision, John emphasizes the cavalry’s immensity: “I heard the number of them.” There is no denying that this was a colossal force with which to be reckoned—“two hundred million” strong. In Scripture, the number, though not literal, illustrates a vast multitude that is too large to count. (See Luke 12:1; Hebrews 12:22.)
At the rise of the Ottoman Empire, certainly no other nation stood a chance against the sheer “horse power” of the Turks. At this time, infantrymen were commonplace; horsemen were rarer. The Turks had the advantage; their common soldier came with increased speed, mobility, and agility. This was a military might that could flow over like a tidal wave, drowning all in its path. These were skilled fighters thirsty for dominance. Their target was the Eastern Roman Empire.
In AD 395, the ancient Roman Empire was divided into western and eastern halves. By the time the Turks began their assault, the Western Roman Empire had long since disintegrated, leaving in its place the Roman Catholic Church. The Eastern Roman Empire, on the other hand, had weathered the fall of the West, and while it had weakened over the next millennium, it was still considered a stronghold of power, wealth, and civilization.
The Ottomans began a series of attacks on the Eastern empire, deliberately leaving the most coveted prize, the capital city of Constantinople, untouched. Systematically, they gained region after region until Constantinople was a mere island left in the midst of Turkish conquest.
On January 6, 1449, it was only by the Turkish Sultan Murad II’s approval that a new Roman emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, was chosen. To top it off, at his coronation, Constantine wasn’t even traditionally crowned. It was then that the world was shown that the Eastern Roman Empire was only a slavish puppet of the Ottoman Empire. Indeed, in that same year was the date that Josiah Litch calculated to be the start date for the 391 years and 15 days of Ottoman rule.
Lord of hosts, thank You that Your protection of Your people is as myriads of invincible cavalry to our bloodthirsty enemies.
For Further Study: 2 Kings 6:15–17; Psalm 68:17; Ezekiel 38:14–16
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. Revelation 9:16
Daily Devotional
March 4th
Sunrise
All the King’s Horses.
In one recounting of the Turkish army, it took longer than a week for its upwards of a million cavalry to pass through a single town. In his vision, John emphasizes the cavalry’s immensity: “I heard the number of them.” There is no denying that this was a colossal force with which to be reckoned—“two hundred million” strong. In Scripture, the number, though not literal, illustrates a vast multitude that is too large to count. (See Luke 12:1; Hebrews 12:22.)
At the rise of the Ottoman Empire, certainly no other nation stood a chance against the sheer “horse power” of the Turks. At this time, infantrymen were commonplace; horsemen were rarer. The Turks had the advantage; their common soldier came with increased speed, mobility, and agility. This was a military might that could flow over like a tidal wave, drowning all in its path. These were skilled fighters thirsty for dominance. Their target was the Eastern Roman Empire.
In AD 395, the ancient Roman Empire was divided into western and eastern halves. By the time the Turks began their assault, the Western Roman Empire had long since disintegrated, leaving in its place the Roman Catholic Church. The Eastern Roman Empire, on the other hand, had weathered the fall of the West, and while it had weakened over the next millennium, it was still considered a stronghold of power, wealth, and civilization.
The Ottomans began a series of attacks on the Eastern empire, deliberately leaving the most coveted prize, the capital city of Constantinople, untouched. Systematically, they gained region after region until Constantinople was a mere island left in the midst of Turkish conquest.
On January 6, 1449, it was only by the Turkish Sultan Murad II’s approval that a new Roman emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, was chosen. To top it off, at his coronation, Constantine wasn’t even traditionally crowned. It was then that the world was shown that the Eastern Roman Empire was only a slavish puppet of the Ottoman Empire. Indeed, in that same year was the date that Josiah Litch calculated to be the start date for the 391 years and 15 days of Ottoman rule.
Lord of hosts, thank You that Your protection of Your people is as myriads of invincible cavalry to our bloodthirsty enemies.
For Further Study: 2 Kings 6:15–17; Psalm 68:17; Ezekiel 38:14–16
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. Revelation 9:16
Amazing Facts
Daily Devotional
March 4th
Sunrise
All the King’s Horses.
In one recounting of the Turkish army, it took longer than a week for its upwards of a million cavalry to pass through a single town. In his vision, John emphasizes the cavalry’s immensity: “I heard the number of them.” There is no denying that this was a colossal force with which to be reckoned—“two hundred million” strong. In Scripture, the number, though not literal, illustrates a vast multitude that is too large to count. (See Luke 12:1; Hebrews 12:22.)
At the rise of the Ottoman Empire, certainly no other nation stood a chance against the sheer “horse power” of the Turks. At this time, infantrymen were commonplace; horsemen were rarer. The Turks had the advantage; their common soldier came with increased speed, mobility, and agility. This was a military might that could flow over like a tidal wave, drowning all in its path. These were skilled fighters thirsty for dominance. Their target was the Eastern Roman Empire.
In AD 395, the ancient Roman Empire was divided into western and eastern halves. By the time the Turks began their assault, the Western Roman Empire had long since disintegrated, leaving in its place the Roman Catholic Church. The Eastern Roman Empire, on the other hand, had weathered the fall of the West, and while it had weakened over the next millennium, it was still considered a stronghold of power, wealth, and civilization.
The Ottomans began a series of attacks on the Eastern empire, deliberately leaving the most coveted prize, the capital city of Constantinople, untouched. Systematically, they gained region after region until Constantinople was a mere island left in the midst of Turkish conquest.
On January 6, 1449, it was only by the Turkish Sultan Murad II’s approval that a new Roman emperor, Constantine XI Palaiologos, was chosen. To top it off, at his coronation, Constantine wasn’t even traditionally crowned. It was then that the world was shown that the Eastern Roman Empire was only a slavish puppet of the Ottoman Empire. Indeed, in that same year was the date that Josiah Litch calculated to be the start date for the 391 years and 15 days of Ottoman rule.
Lord of hosts, thank You that Your protection of Your people is as myriads of invincible cavalry to our bloodthirsty enemies.
For Further Study: 2 Kings 6:15–17; Psalm 68:17; Ezekiel 38:14–16
KEY BIBLE TEXTS
And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them. Revelation 9:16
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