Study From the Book of Jeremiah,49

Study From the Book of Jeremiah, 49
 

Today is the 49^th part of this series where we study chapter 49 of the book of Jeremiah. Here there is one biblical principle and its lesson which is useful in Biblical Counselling.

Rabbah was the capital city of the Ammonites. The captivity of the patron deity Milcom was tantamount to his defeat, visible in the exile of leaders and people, together with his statue, from the homeland.

Edom was known in the Bible for its wisdom. Teman was the name of a city or district of Edom in which the capital Bozrah was located. The nation had been totally ravaged and stripped bare, with only women and children left alive to work the Land. The imagery of the cup of divine wrath is particularly applied to Edom and more specifically to its capital city, Bozrah. Edom was reduced from a proud people of mighty mountain fortresses to one that was small among nations.

The two things on which Edom most prided itself, its wisdom and its fortresses, would vanish before the judgement of the Lord.

Hamath and Arpad are major towns located west and north of the capital of Damascus. Nebuchadnezzar’ destruction army would attack these towns.

Elamites were famous for their skilled archers, who became an important part of the Persian army under Cyrus.

Structure

Verses 1-6: judgment on Ammon.

Verses 7-22: judgement on Edom.

Verses 23-33: judgement on Damascus.

Verses 34-39: judgement on Elam.

Principle 74, verse 49:19-….” For who is like Me? Who will arraign Me? And who is that shepherd who will withstand Me?”

Lesson 74: No one and nothing are like God. He has no peers, no equals, no judges, and no accusers. No one will prevent Him from accomplishing exactly what He plans to accomplish, when He wants to accomplish them.10/11/2024.