Daily Devotions
Jeremiah
"Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD"
Text: Jeremiah 30:23
THE JUDGMENT OF THE WICKED
While the LORD spoke words of comfort to Israel, He also warned the wicked. Those who were wicked had corrupted the nation in the past. The LORD would deal sternly with the wicked if they continued in their evil ways!
“Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD
Goes forth with fury,
A continuing whirlwind;
It will fall violently on the head of the wicked.
The fierce anger of the LORD will not return until He has done it,
And until He has performed the intents of His heart.
In the latter days you will consider it.”
Jeremiah 30:23-24
1. “Behold, the whirlwind of the LORD goes forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind;
it will fall violently on the head of the wicked”
a) God will be furious with the wicked.
b) His anger is likened to a whirlwind.
i) It is called “the whirlwind of the LORD”.
ii) It will be a furious whirlwind.
iii) It will also be a continuous one.
iv) Destruction will fall on the head of the wicked.
2. “The fierce anger of the LORD will not return until He has done it,
And until He has performed the intents of His heart.
In the latter days you will consider it”
a) The anger of the LORD would not be restrained or withheld.
b) Till all that God had sent His whirlwind to perform, it would not return to Him.
c) The intents of God’s heart would be fulfilled.
i) To punish the wicked.
ii) To uphold divine justice.
d) The anger of the LORD would be seen.
i) In the latter days.
This would be a reference to after the whirlwind has been released.
ii) People would then consider what God had done.
iii) They would then understand the LORD better.
e) What the anger of the LORD reveals:
i) His righteousness.
ii) His power.
iii) His upholding of justice.
iv) His sovereignty.