Jer
46:13-14, 25-26 (NIV) This is the message the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the
prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to attack Egypt:
14
"Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol;
proclaim
it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes:
'Take
your positions and get ready,
for the
sword devours those around you.'
. . .
25 The
Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "I am about to bring punishment on
Amon god of Thebes, on Pharaoh, on Egypt and her gods and her kings, and on
those who rely on Pharaoh. 26 I will hand them over to those who seek their
lives, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Later, however,
Egypt will be inhabited as in times past," declares the Lord.
NOTE: The remnant
from Judah have run from one conflict into another conflict. It does take some time for Babylon to give up
on its attack on Tyre and attack Egypt .
Babylon had already defeated the armies of Egypt at Carchemish, but had
not yet invaded the nation. Most
commentators believe that this particular prophecy was made well before the
incident with Gedaliah. Still, that
would be even another argument not to run to Egypt. While Egypt looks safe for the present, the
future had already been prophesied as bad.
We need to be
careful about heading into "situations" that look safe in the near
term but are less safe in the long term.
As I look at my own job situation, I must make sure I don't take the
best position as it stands now, but that I also considered how things may look
a few years from now. And in any case,
it is always prudent to bathe decisions in prayer.
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