Daily Devotions
Jeremiah
"Declare in Egypt"
Text: Jeremiah 46:14
A MESSAGE TO THE EGYPTIANS
The LORD had a direct word to the inhabitants in Egypt. A few major cities were named. The war that Nebuchadnezzar would wage was also against Egypt.
“The word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet,
how Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon would come and strike the land of Egypt.
‘Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol;
Proclaim in Noph and in Tahpanhes;
Say, ‘Stand fast and prepare yourselves,
For the sword devours all around you.””
Jeremiah 46:13-14
1. “The word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet,
how Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon would come and strike the land of Egypt”
a) The battle of Carchemish would see the mighty Egyptian army defeated.
b) The Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar would march on to Egypt.
c) He would then strike Egypt and conquer the land.
2. “Declare in Egypt, and proclaim in Migdol; proclaim in Noph and in Tahpanhes;
say, ‘Stand fast and prepare yourselves, for the sword devours all around you.'”
a) This message was to be proclaimed to Egypt.
b) The following major cities that would be defeated were forewarned:
i) Migdol
ii) Noph
iii) Tahpanhes
c) These were the cities in which many Jews had taken up residence (Jeremiah 44:1).
i) The Jews had felt safe in these cities.
ii) They did not believe that the Babylonians would be able to conquer mighty Egypt.
d) They were forewarned.
i) To stand fast.
ii) To be prepared for war.
iii) The sword of the Babylonians would devour many in Egypt.