Time: The fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, the king of Judah, on the occasion of the battle of Carchemish when Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt, and his army were defeated beside the Euphrates River by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This is a message about Egypt.
What the Lord is saying: There are two messages. 1. Concerning the army of Pharaoh Neco, king of Egypt. This is poetry or a song and it is hard for me (probably not others) to understand.
Thoughts:
- Put on the armor
- Yet there is terror
- They seek to destroy
- There is no healing
2. The second word is about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt. Here the Lord causes many to stumble and be struck down.
Promise: The Lord is bringing punishment upon Amon the Thebes (a chief deity of the Egyptian pantheon) and Pharaoh and Egypt and her gods and her kings, and upon Pharaoh and those who trust in him. But, Israel need not be concerned. They will be saved. Israel will not be left unpunished.
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