October 12, 2026, Jeremiah 50:28-38
October 12, 2026, Jeremiah 50:28-38
28 “A voice! They flee and escape from the land of
Babylon, to declare in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God, vengeance
for his temple.
29 “Summon archers against Babylon, all those who bend the
bow. Encamp around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her
deeds; do to her according to all that she has done. For she has proudly
defied the Lord, the Holy One
of Israel. 30 Therefore her young men shall fall in
her squares, and all her soldiers shall be destroyed on that day, declares
the Lord.
31 “Behold, I am against you,
O proud one,
declares the Lord God of hosts,
for your day has come,
the time when I will
punish you.
32 The proud one shall stumble and fall,
with none to raise him up,
and I will kindle a fire in his cities,
and it will devour all
that is around him.
33 “Thus says the Lord of
hosts: The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with
them. All who took them captive have held them fast; they refuse to let
them go. 34 Their Redeemer is
strong; the Lord of
hosts is his name. He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest
to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.
35 “A sword against the
Chaldeans, declares the Lord,
and against the
inhabitants of Babylon,
and against her
officials and her wise men!
36 A sword against the diviners,
that they may become
fools!
A sword against her warriors,
that they may be
destroyed!
37 A sword against her horses and against her chariots,
and against all the
foreign troops in her midst,
that they may become
women!
A sword against all her treasures,
that they may be
plundered!
38 A drought against her waters,
that they may be dried up!
For it is a land of images,
and they are mad over
idols.
What is it that they did
that made God want them destroyed? Vs 29-31.
God’s children had been
punished for quite awhile, but Bablyon was done punishing anyone.
Can you think of a time in
your life you received punishment that was extremely harsh? I’m sure as a kid you might have thought it
harsh at the time, but hindsight can give wisdom. Maybe a work situation, or a friend that wasn’t
kind about something? We all have times
when we feel misunderstood.
How did you react to that
situation?
Did you ask God for help with
the harshness you were receiving?
Did you ask God how to
respond?
No matter what we are
feeling or going through, God is our North.
He gives direction to our lives no matter what storm is raging.
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