Daily Devotions
Jeremiah
"Out of the north calamity shall break forth"
Text: Jeremiah 1:14
DANGER FOREWARNED
Jeremiah was trained as a prophet of God. One of the things that true prophets have is the privileged knowledge of what was to come. This is a major aspect of the prophetic ministry.
“Then the LORD said to me:
‘Out of the north calamity shall break forth
On all the inhabitants of the land.
For behold, I am calling
All the families of the kingdoms of the north,’ says the LORD;
‘They shall come and each one set his throne
At the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem,
Against all its walls all around,
And against all the cities of Judah.”
Jeremiah 1:14-15
1. “Then the LORD said to me: ‘Out of the north calamity shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land.'”
a) This was a word from God.
b) This was a message that made up the content of the two visions given.
i) The almond branch.
ii) The boiling pot facing away from the north.
c) Calamity was forewarned:
i) Disaster
ii) Devastation
d) It would affect all the inhabitants of the land of Judah.
i) Great suffering forewarned.
ii) This was part of God’s judgment on the sins of Judah.
2. This was orchestrated by God Himself
a) All the families of the kingdoms of the north.
i) The Babylonians were in mind.
ii) The Babylonian empire was made up of a number of kingdoms.
iii) Babylon led this coalition of northern powers.
b) They would come and besiege Jerusalem and Judah.
i) Each king from the north would besiege the different gates of Jerusalem.
ii) At the entrance of the city of Jerusalem.
iii) Against all the walls of the city.
iv) Against all the cities of Judah.
Formidable odds would be ranged against Jerusalem and Judah.