Jeremiah 50

(February 8, 2015)

                There is something to be said about Jeremiah prophesying against Babylon at the height of the Babylonian Empire’s prosperity.  Babylon undoubtedly (especially to the Children of Israel) seemed to be mighty and beyond the capacity of any nation on Earth to destroy.  Now, of course, Babylon is a footnote – one that would have been almost completely forgotten but for her interactions with Israel.

                So too in our modern society – it may appear that sin is ascendant, and will remain so entrenched in perpetuity.  But just as Jeremiah foresaw the destruction of Babylon, our prophets have foreseen the destruction of sin and the blessings in store for the righteous.  Even if we cannot see a way for society to recover from the damages inflicted on it by sin, or even if we cannot see a way for us to recover from the damages we have inflicted on ourselves through our sins, the Lord has promised each Child of Israel (including us) deliverance from their own Babylonian Captivity.