Daily Devotions
Jeremiah
"The wealthy nation that dwells securely"
Text: Jeremiah 49:31
THE KINGDOM OF HAZOR
Little is known of this remote kingdom. But it was a wealthy nation that Nebuchadnezzar had eyed. He began to plan to attack this nation to gain its wealth.
“‘Flee, get far away! Dwell in the depths,
O inhabitants of Hazor!’ says the LORD.
‘For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you,
And has conceived a plan against you.
Arise, go up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely,’ says the LORD,
‘Which has neither gates nor bars,
Dwelling alone.
Their camels shall be for booty,
And the multitude of their cattle for plunder.
I will scatter to all winds those in the farthest corners,
And I will bring their calamity from all its sides,’ says the LORD.
‘Hazor shall be a dwelling for jackals, a desolation forever;
No one shall reside there,
Nor son of man dwell in it.'”
Jeremiah 49:30-33
1. “‘Flee, get far away! Dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor!’ says the LORD.
‘For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you,
and has conceived a plan against you'”
a) God gave a word of warning to Hazor.
b) He warned them that Nebuchadnezzar would attack them.
c) But would they heed this word of warning?
d) They did not heed the Lord’s warning.
2. “‘Arise, go up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely,’ says the LORD,
‘which has neither gates nor bars, dwelling alone.'”
a) Hazor was a wealthy nation.
b) It felt very secure.
c) The cities of Hazor did not even have the usual city gates with bars.
d) They felt so secure, they did not believe that anyone would attack them.
3. “‘Their camels shall be for booty, and the multitude of their cattle for plunder.
I will scatter to all winds those in the farthest corners,
and I will bring their calamity from all its sides,’ says the LORD”
a) Their wealth was in the multitude of:
i) Their camels.
ii) Their cattle.
b) But these would become booty as they are plundered by the Babylonians.
c) The rich inhabitants would be scattered far and wide.
d) Their calamity would be great.
4. “Hazor shall be a dwelling for jackals, a desolation forever; no one shall reside there,
nor son of man dwell in it”
a) Hazor would no longer be a nation.
b) The land would be desolate fit only for jackals.
c) It would not be fit for any human habitation.