Daily Devotions
Jeremiah
"This is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts"
Text: Jeremiah 50:25
THE BATTLE AGAINST BABYLON
The Medo-Persians were the physical enemies of Babylon. But the power that defeated the Babylonians came from the LORD!
“I have laid a snare for you;
You have indeed been trapped, O Babylon,
And you were not aware;
You have been found and also caught,
Because you have contended against the LORD.
The LORD has opened His armoury,
And has brought out the weapons of His indignation;
For this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts
In the land of the Chaldeans.”
Jeremiah 50:24-25
1. “I have laid a snare for you;
you have indeed been trapped, O Babylon, and you were not aware;
you have been found and also caught, because you have contended against the LORD”
a) The Babylonians were famed for their war strategies.
i) They laid traps for their enemies.
ii) They won many battles not just by brute strength but by laying snares.
b) God laid traps for Babylon.
i) They were not aware of these traps.
ii) Like animals they were snared by their hunters.
c) One reason was highlighted as to why the LORD fought Babylon personally.
i) Babylon was arrogant.
ii) It contended with God.
d) The prophecy against Babylon.
i) In Isaiah 14, Lucifer was portrayed as arrogantly railing against God.
ii) Babylon was the nation that was compared to Lucifer.
iii) God warned proud Babylon that He would rise up against the nation
(Isaiah 14:22).
2. “The LORD has opened His armoury, and has brought out the weapons of His indignation;
for this is the work of the Lord GOD of hosts in the land of the Chaldeans”
a) The LORD’s armoury was opened.
b) He raised up his weapons of His indignation.
c) He raised up the Medo-Persians.
d) Though they were not so strong, they overcame Babylon.
e) The power behind the defeat of the Chaldeans was the LORD God of hosts.
f) He was the One who orchestrated the defeat of the Babylonians.