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Nations Who Experience God’s Wrath Will Fall
Jeremiah 25:15–29
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Jeremiah had a vision of the Lord holding in His hand a cup. The cup was filled with God’s wrath. Judah was not the only nation to experience God’s wrath (vv. 15-18). Jeremiah lists the other wicked nations who would experience God’s judgment at the hand of Babylon (vv. 19-26). The first ones to experience the cup of God’s wrath were Jerusalem and the towns of Judah. However other surrounding nations soon followed. These included Egypt (who encouraged Judah to rebel), Uz (located east of Edom), the Philistines (west of Judah on the Mediterranean), Edom, Moab and Ammon (east of Judah on the other side of the Jordan River), Tyre and Sidon (north of Judah on the Mediterranean coast and Dedan, Tema and Buz (cities in the Northern part of Arabia). Most scholars believe that Shesbach is a code word for Babylon who was eventually destroyed because of its sin.
The nations who drink from the cup of God’s wrath will fall (vv. 27-29). Like a man who has become drunk, they will vomit and fall. However, their collapse will be caused by the sword rather than by strong drink. Some nations might try to refuse judgment, but God will make them partake of it. If God brings disaster on his own city because of its sin, how could these heathen nations ever hope to go unpunished? An interesting observation is that there is no explicit reference to the sin of the nations; only a description of their judgment. That sin, although not stated, was idolatry.Application
It is true that God has blessed our country but we will not be able to continue our sin and not experience God’s wrath. Lord, help me to be more concerned and praying for our county (Jer. 33:3).
Jeremiah 25:15-29 (English Standard Version)
Thus the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: "Take from my hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink it. They shall drink and stagger and be crazed because of the sword that I am sending among them." So I took the cup from the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to whom the LORD sent me drink it: Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a desolation and a waste, a hissing and a curse, as at this day; Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his officials, all his people, and all the mixed tribes among them; all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines (Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod); Edom, Moab, and the sons of Ammon; all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastland across the sea; Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair; all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert; all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media; all the kings of the north, far and near, one after another, and all the kingdoms of the world that are on the face of the earth. And after them the king of Babylon shall drink. "Then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink, be drunk and vomit, fall and rise no more, because of the sword that I am sending among you.' "And if they refuse to accept the cup from your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts: You must drink! For behold, I begin to work disaster at the city that is called by my name, and shall you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of hosts."'
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