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Jeremiah 46 · Grade 5

Lord of the Nations

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Jeremiah was appointed a prophet to the nations (1:5), and chapters 46 to 51 gather his oracles against Egypt, Philistia, Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Hazor, Elam, and finally Babylon. Egypt comes first because it was the power Judah most often leaned on instead of God.

The first oracle concerns the army of Pharaoh Necoh, which Nebuchadnezzar struck at Carchemish in the fourth year of Jehoiakim (46:2). Egypt rose like the Nile in flood, boasting that it would cover the earth. Then the question comes: Why are your strong ones swept away? They didn't stand, because Yahweh pushed them. A second oracle foretold Nebuchadnezzar's later invasion of Egypt. Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he has let the appointed time pass by.

The chapter closes with words also found in chapter 30. Don't be afraid, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh, for I am with you. God would bring the nations to an end, but not his people. He would discipline them justly, but he would preserve them. The oracles against the nations are not only about judgment. They also assure God's people that no empire can stand against his purposes.

Show What You Know

  1. Why does Egypt come first among the nations?

  2. What happened at Carchemish?

  3. What did people cry about Pharaoh?

  4. What do the oracles assure God's people?

Crossword

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Across

  1. ____ will return, and will be quiet and at ease.
  2. O Jacob my ____.

Down

  1. Surely like ____ among the mountains.
  2. And like ____ by the sea.
  3. ____ rises up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge.

Think About It

  1. Why would messages against powerful nations comfort God's people?

  2. What things today do people lean on instead of God, as Judah leaned on Egypt?

Memory Verse

“But don’t you be afraid, Jacob my servant. Don’t be dismayed, Israel; for, behold, I will save you from afar, and your offspring from the land of their captivity. Jacob will return, and will be quiet and at ease. No one will make him afraid.

Jeremiah 46:27 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for being over every land. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does God help you?
  • Who can you pray for in another country?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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