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Jeremiah

Jeremiah 
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Day 544

"A drought is against her waters"

Text: Jeremiah 50:38

REMEMBERING SODOM AND GOMORRAH

The cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by the LORD. Babylon would also suffer the same fate, though not for the same sins.

“A drought is against her waters, and they will be dried up.
For it is the land of carved images,
And they are insane with their idols.
‘Therefore the wild desert beasts shall dwell there with the jackals,
And the ostriches shall dwell in it.
It shall be inhabited no more forever,
Nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah
And their neighbours,’ says the LORD,
‘So no one shall reside there,
Nor son of man dwell in it.'”
Jeremiah 50:38-40

1. “A drought is against her waters, and they will be dried up.
For it is the land of carved images, and they are insane with their idols”

a) A severe drought was determined against Babylon.

b) Babylon was full of carved images.

c) The people were insanely caught up with their idolatry

2. “Therefore the wild desert beasts shall dwell there with the jackals,
and the ostriches shall dwell in it. It shall be inhabited no more forever,
nor shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation”

a) The land would become deserted.

b) No human habitation.

c) Who would dwell in this parched desert?

i) Wild desert beasts

ii) Jackals

iii) Ostriches

3. “‘As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbours,’ says the LORD,
‘So no one shall reside there, nor son of man dwell in it'”

a) It was God who overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighbouring cities.

b) The devastation was so complete, no one stayed in these cities.

c) The same fate would happen to Babylon.