Bible Studies for Life By Jeffery M. Leonard, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Religion, Samford University One Great Purpose Isaiah 43:1–7 For the people of Israel, the exile of the nation to Babylonia was a cataclysmic event. In successive waves of onslaught, the Babylonians and their powerful king, Nebuchadnezzar, laid waste to the nation. After first asserting control over the region…