August 23: Jeremiah 49-50

August 23, Jeremiah 49-50

Jeremiah 49 God will judge many nations… This is about God’s Judgements on Ammon, Edom, Syria, Hazor, and Elam. These nations are faithless and idolatrous towards God. So, God in return will bring terror and judgement upon them. God will restore some of them (Ammonites & Elam) but not all.

Jeremiah 50 Judgement on Babylon… We have been reading a lot about how God was using Babylon to bring His people into exile. That being said, Babylon is a horrible nation and God was planning on coming against them. Jeremiah predicted that this would happen and it did happen in 539 B.C. God was going to use this to reunite Judah & Israel, where they would come together and seek the Lord. Israel’s leaders were leading God’s people astray.
God was against Babylon because they were against Him. God’s wrath was going to and did come upon them.

To sum it all up: 

• Let us not be fooled here. Babylon was real and this did happen to them. However - they were a nation against God and therefore God was against them. Most of our nations are not much different than that of ancient Babylon. We too may be more like Babylon than we care to admit it. 
• If we do not repent of our sins and pride, then we too will fall prey to what Babylon and many other nations have had to endure - our pride will lead to our fall. 
• This is when I want to encourage you to check yourself. Where is your heart at? Do you love your sin more than you love God? If so, return to God and repent of your sins! Get rid of your idols and bow only to God above