Bible Chapter: Jeremiah 45 & 46

Because the Bible is practical, here are some statements to get you thinking.

1.  Write one or two key thoughts that come from today’s reading.
Baruch was Jeremiah’s secretary.  Chapter 45 was written to encourage his faith.  He had become discouraged because it seemed as if Jeremiah’s ministry was a failure.  God spoke through Jeremiah for Baruch to not to seek a position of power for himself. Because of his dedication to Jeremiah and his faithfulness to God, this encouraging message is that he would survive Jerusalem’s destruction.
The next chapters go into a series of messages to other nations.  Here we see prophecies about God’s judgment against other countries. Jeremiah was not only a prophet to Judah, but also a prophet to the nations.
The first nation discussed was Egypt.  Their defeat was a day of vengeance from God because of Egypt’s history of oppressing Judah. Eventually, God will punish any people who reject His Word and/or mistreated His people.  Jeremiah prophesied that the Babylonians would defeat Egypt at Carchemish and also on their own land.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
God made it clear that Egypt’s gods could not rescue them from defeat.  This is an important lesson to remember. We can think that we can do what we want and control the outcome. That is not true.  Many nations have believed that they can do anything and no one can touch them.  God showed many nations that they were too weak to take God on.  No other gods can ultimately win against the God who created everything.

3.  How can I help someone?
I want to help people see the eternal truths of the Bible.  There are many examples of how nations mocked God’s truths and then paid a major price.  Our modern world needs to learn this lesson quickly, or there will be horrible suffering.  We are seeing the beginning of it now.