Jeremiah 49 - Ammonites and Moabites

 

Jeremiah 49 – Ammonites and Moabites

 

The Ammonites and Moabites were descended from Lot (Gen. 19:30-38) and were enemies of the Jews. Molech was the god of the Ammonites, worshiped in immorality that involved the sacrificing of children. His name means “the reigning one,” but he would reign no more. He would go into captivity and not be able to rescue himself, which is what happens to false gods.

 

The Edomites were the descendants of Esau, brother of Jacob, and they also hated the Jews. They were recognized for their great wisdom (Obad. 8), but they would not be wise enough to stop the Babylonian invasion.

 

Their judgment would be like the stripping of a vineyard, getting drunk, the destroying of Sodom and Gomorrah, the attacking of a lion from the Judah thicket, and the sudden swooping down of an eagle, there was no escape!

 

Damascus would be feeble and fearful, like a woman in labor; and Kedar, Hazor, and Elam would be scattered to the wind like the chaff.  All these proud kingdoms felt secure in resisting the Lord, and He bore with them in His long suffering. But their day of opportunity ran out, and all God could do was judge them.

 

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary, The Jeremiah Study Bible.