Their Redeemer is strong; the LORD of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
It is significant, I am sure, that Jeremiah was in Egypt when he delivered this prophecy. Babylon treated him kindly when they took Jerusalem. I wonder if they would have been as kind had this message been delivered earlier.
One must remember that, even though Babylon was chosen by the Lord to be the rod that smote Judah, Babylon was a wicked and worldly nation. God gave them grace in men like Daniel and the three Hebrews, but they were expected to repent and turn to God just as everyone else was. Israel became proud, believing that God couldn’t help but bless them. Babylon became proud believing they didn’t need God to bless them. Pride must be cast down either way.
If I was of the mind to do it, I could list many of the names of those who the Lord has used to discipline and mold me. In some cases, those people were good men who meant and did well. Sometimes they were proud men who either felt like God would ignore their actions or else could not do anything about their actions.
As believers, if we know we belong to the Lord, then we must know that our Redeemer is strong. Those whom God uses to mold us may seem to have gotten away with whatever they’ve done. They haven’t. God will plead our cause in His day.
Just look to Christ. God will visit in the appropriate time. Our only responsibility is to stay safely leaning upon the Lord.
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Divine Justice: The Strength of Our Redeemer
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