Jeremiah 46-48 In Egypt. Defeat

 

Jeremiah 46 – In Egypt

 

Jeremiah is in Egypt and the people are expecting peace and plenty from the Pharoah, but the prophecy is that Egypt will go down in defeat. God does give them encouraging words that if they repent then God will not make a full end of them, however their sins will be punished. The Egyptians thought they were like the Nile, rising to flood the enemy, but they would fail. Because Egypt was to be destroyed the people began to look toward Philistia and Moab for help, but Philistia was to be conquered also and Moab ceased from being a nation.

 

Jeremiah 47-48 -Defeat

 

The Egyptians had defeated the Philistia, but the Babylonians would destroy both Philistia and Moab. The Babylonian army would be like a rising river and a sword in the hands of the Lord.

 

Moab was known for its pride, so the Lord brought those people low. They relied on a false god and trusted material wealth, so their god was captured, and their wealth was plundered. They lost all their defenses.

 

Moab was also known for its wine. But the vessels would be emptied and broken and the people would become drunk with God’s wrath, the Babylonians were God’s “wine workers” to give Moab a “new taste” they had never had before. Sometimes God must pour us “from vessel to vessel” to make us what He wants us to be.

 

The bottles were broken, the staff was broken, and their arm was broken; “How she is broken down!” Had Moab been broken before the Lord, she would not have been broken by the Lord.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.