Thought from today’s Bible reading from Jeremiah 49-50.
“‘How the hammer of the whole earth has been cut off and broken! How Babylon has become an object of horror among the nations! I set a snare for you and you were also caught, O Babylon, while you yourself were not aware; you have been found and also seized because you have engaged in conflict against the Lord.’
“The Lord has opened His armory and has brought forth the weapons of His indignation, for it is a work of the Lord God of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans. Come to her from the farthest border; open up her barns, pile her up like heaps and utterly destroy her, let nothing be left to her. Put all her young bulls to the sword; let them go down to the slaughter! Woe be upon them, for their day has come, the time of their punishment” (Jeremiah 50:23-27).
There are several important lessons we can learn from the prophecy against Babylon:
- No matter how strong a nation is compared with the other nations of the world, God is powerful enough to make it “an object of horror among the nations” (v. 23).
- Whoever engages in “conflict with the Lord” will be defeated (v. 24).
- When the Lord opens “His armory” and brings forth “the weapons of His indignation,” those being punished will be utterly destroyed and will lose everything (v. 25-26).
- When the “day has come, the time of…punishment,” it will be too late to repent in order to escape His wrath (v. 27).
Let us learn from the prophecy against Babylon so that we will avoid the wrath of God. Recognize His power and the futility of rebelling against Him. Serve Him now while there is time; do not put it off until it is too late.
Tomorrow’s reading: Jeremiah 51-52
[I’m using the Chronological reading plan on the Bible Gateway website if you’d like to follow along, too.]
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