Jeremiah 28:14 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: I have put an iron yoke on the neck of all these nations so that they may serve King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and they shall indeed serve him; I have even given him the wild animals.
The Hebrew prophets were great at the analysis of international relations. They were excellent at understanding the movements of history and the rise and fall of nations.
In Jeremiah's time, the Babylonians were everything... they were the superpower. Nebuchadnezzar was their king and ruled most of the world that they knew about. Nobody could challenge them. It seemed inevitable that they would continue to rule for all time.
But Jeremiah gets it: Jeremiah said God put a yoke on the neck of the nations who were conquered by Nebuchadnezzar. The why isn't really important right now. What's important is to recognize that the power and the might of Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was a tool in God's great toolbox. God gave Babylon the power. And God used Babylon's power. It was God all the time. God is in control. Even when we think we are.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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