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Inescapable Truth: God's Sovereignty Over Nations - Jeremiah 49
March 11, 2025 · 14 min
A reflection on how Jeremiah 49's judgment upon Ammorites and others teaches us about God's justice and enduring principles.
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Judgment on Nations and God's Universal Authority 0:10 Good morning. Welcome to Stand on the Word. Today, we look at judgment being declared on 5 nations or peoples in Jeremiah chapter 49 verse 29. Their tents and their flocks shall be taken,0:22 their curtains and all their goods. Their camels shall be led away from them, and men shall cry out to them terror on every side. I think that verse sums it up. When we are at odds with God, there is terror on every0:33 side. There is no hiding. There is no hiding from the judgment of God. Now we're going to go through these prophecies fairly quickly, and we're just gonna we're gonna glean the principles, and the0:45 understandings of those principles that have application to us today. Now 5 nations or people groups that are identified in this chapter. Number 1, we have the Amorites in verses 1 through 6. These were0:57 descendants of Lot. They were located on the east side of the Jordan River north of Moab. Moab is the nation we looked at last time. Verse 1, concerning the Ammonites, thus says the lord, has Israel1:09 no sons? Has he no heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad and his people settled in his cities? Now Melcom or Molech was their demonic deity like Moab's1:21 Chemosh. Molech was, their king. It was that their their principal deity over the land. Now at the risk of some folks tuning out, these were not just stone1:33 statues sitting in temples that these people would occasionally bow down to. Paul describes these things in Ephesians chapter 6 that we battle against even to this day. And this is so1:45 important that we have this understanding, and Paul made it clear that we battle not against flesh and blood. Look at verse 12 of Ephesians 6. Well, let me read it to you. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,1:56 but against rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over these present over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in heavenly places.2:08 Now what Paul is listing here are the various levels of demonic forces with territorial power and authority in the spiritual realm. And they often have2:20 physical I mean, it's kinda like puppet masters where they have those who are yielded to the influence of Satan. Either we're for god or we're not. And we open ourselves2:32 up. If we're not serving the lord, if we're against god, then we we see people being manipulated by and led by these spiritual forces in2:44 heavenly places. Now we get a little glimpse of this, we will, in Daniel chapter 10 where the angel appears to Daniel and tells him that he has been delayed because he was battling the2:55 prince of Persia. Now Paul goes on to lay out in Ephesians, that we need to be equipped for the spiritual battle that we are in. So3:07 we need to realize it it's not just what we see with our natural physical eyes, but there we need to have, we need to have the spiritual eyes to see what we're3:19 truly battling against. Now let's move on to verse 3. Wail, oh, Heshbon, for Ai has is laid waste. Cry out, oh, daughters of Rabah. Put on sackcloth, lament, and3:31 run to and fro among the hedges, for Milcom shall go into exile with his priest and his officials. Why do you boast of your valleys, oh faithless daughter, who3:43 trusted in her treasure saying, who will come against us? Now here that here it is. We see this. They were trusting in their idolatry and their riches. They had a strong economy thinking nothing could touch them.3:55 But what was the reason for their judgment? Well, in addition to the abomination of Moloch, after Assyria started picking off the northern tribes, in particular Reuben, Gad, and the half half4:07 tribe of Manasseh on the east side of the Jordan, the Ammonites killed those left behind so they could take control of their land. Now this the the importance of the land4:19 is essential to remember as it has significant bearing on what is happening today in that region. Right? Now to now numbers 2, the second group we see targeted for4:31 judgment is Edom in verses 7 through 22. Now some of this, judgment upon Edom is identical to what is recorded in Obadiah, which was a prophecy fulfilled in the time4:43 of the Assyrian Empire. Jeremiah expands upon it with fulfillment in the time of the Babylonian Empire, and and and keep in mind, Edom was a descendant of Esau. Verse 16. The horror4:54 you inspire has deceived you, and the pride of your heart, you who live in the clefts of the rock, who hold the height of the hill, Though you make your nest as high5:06 as the eagles, I will bring you down from there, declares the lord. Alright. A people filled with pride because of their strength. The cleft of the rocks are that's a reference5:18 to Petra, a city carved in the mountain, which, by the way, is it's still there, but it's vacant as verse 18 states. So next on god's most wanted5:30 list, at least in Jeremiah's day, is Damascus verses 23 through 27. Let's look at verse 24. Damascus has become feeble. She turned to flee, and panic seized her. Anguish5:42 and sorrows have taken hold of her as a woman in labor. Damascus is 1 of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, which is why a a focal point right5:54 now in light of what is happening in Syria is this prophecy along with Isaiah 17. Now Damascus was overrun by Assyria about a6:05 hundred and plus years prior to this, but revived. And then, that is, this revived city of Damascus is who Jeremiah's word was focused on at least in the near term as Nebuchadnezzar6:17 attacked Damascus about 5 years after the destruction of Jerusalem. Now next up in this line of judgment is Arabia. Now this is not a nation, but a nomadic people that Nebuchadnezzar6:30 also overcome overcame, rather. And then fifth is, Elam or Elam in verses 34 through 39. Elam was east of Babylonia.6:42 Elam was the son of Shem from which the Persians descended. They joined media in acting against Israel when, they6:54 came against, the nation of Israel. Now so what what does god's judgment of these heathen gentile nations tell us about the authority and the dominion of7:06 god? And this is very important because this is what's being communicated in these judgments. Is he just the god of the Jews? Was his power and authority restricted to just those who7:18 recognized and claimed him as their sovereign? No. God is the god of all creation, and that's what's being communicated here is he's judging these other nations and their7:29 false gods. In Colossians 1 15, it says he is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation, speaking of Jesus. For by him, all things were created in heaven and earth, visible and invisible,7:42 whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. You know, Abraham speaks7:54 of god's authority as the judge of all the earth when he's interceding with god prior to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah for their sexual immorality, their homosexuality. Alright?8:06 Verse 25 of Genesis 18 reads, far be it from you to do such a thing to put the righteous to death with with the wicked so that the righteous fair as the wicked. Far be it from you8:17 shall not the judge of all the earth do what is just. So he's not just the god of the Jewish people. He's not just the god of Israel. He is the god of the entire8:29 earth. Now this from Daniel's vision in in Daniel 7 verse 14. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom that all peoples, nations, and languages should should serve him.8:41 His dominion is everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom, 1 that shall not be destroyed. Now speaking of the the kingdom of god through Jesus8:53 Christ, this establishes that god was not a local deity or the god of a nation. Rather, he is the ruler of9:04 all nations. And this has application for us today. Alright? Jesus is not just lord over Christians. He is lord over all as9:16 Paul wrote in Philippians. Philippians 2 9. Therefore, god has highly exalted himself and bestowed on him the name that is above every name so that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow in heaven9:28 and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is lord to the glory of the father. And what does that mean? The lord cannot be confined to9:40 geographical boundaries, nor can he be restricted to the 4 walls of a church or the recesses of your mind. God was communicating this truth through9:51 Jeremiah primarily for the benefit of his people. All other nations had their gods, and, therefore, the tendency was to see Jehovah as the god of Israel10:03 limited in his power and authority. So when judgment came upon Israel, those who were carried away captive would find a warning along with hope and comfort in knowing that God's authority was not10:15 left behind. It was not left behind in Jerusalem, but rather he had a he has authority over all the earth. They were not to worship those local demonic deities where they10:27 were being carried away to. They were to turn to the 1 true God. And as they did, they would find his grace and his mercy no matter where they were located, no matter where they were scattered10:40 among the nations. It also serves as a warning to those who were, fleeing the judgment of God rather than turning to him as Yohanan and the remnant that fled Judah after the10:52 destruction and went to Egypt despite the warning from Jeremiah not to do so and the promise that came from God that he would protect them if they stayed. But if they fled, the very thing that they were11:04 fleeing would follow them there, and in fact, it did. What we often run from in our own strength, we run into and are consumed of because of our own weakness. God told them to11:16 trust him, and they would not. They ran to Egypt. And as god had prophesied through Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar went down to Egypt, and he destroyed it so that those that lived through the destruction11:28 in Jerusalem and went to Egypt to find peace and prosperity found only more destruction and misery because they would not listen to god and recognize his universal11:40 authority because he is the god of all things. Abraham Kuyper, theologian and political leader from the Netherlands in the early 19 hundreds, he said this. He said, there is not a square inch in the whole domain of11:52 our human existence over which Christ, who is sovereign overall, does not cry mine. We must recognize that Jesus is the lord of all.12:03 Now we, unlike other religion, we're not God does not force that upon anyone, but there will come a day of reckoning at the end of time where every knee will bow12:16 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is lord. But if we do so today and we make him our lord, we then share with him in eternity the glory of his presence and his eternal12:28 reign. Father, we thank you for your word. And, lord, again, we see your hand is that your judgment, lord, is equitable, that everyone12:39 is held by the same standard. And and, father, I pray that we would also see the the the universal authority and power that you have. You are the creator of all. There is no12:51 limit. There is no boundary. You're not the god of 1 people. You are the god of all and overall because you created it all for your honor and glory. May we willingly yield13:04 to you as lord and a savior. We thank you. Thank you for your word. Continue to lead us on this journey, and we, we pray, lord, the holy spirit would show us how to apply these truths to our lives in this13:15 day in which we live. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining me. Until next time. Keep standing on the word.13:26 Today's study comes from the Stand on the Word Bible Reading Plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you13:38 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at frc dot org slash bible.In this video 0:00 Judgment on Nations and God's Universal Authority
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