Study 28 From the Book of Jeremiah is: Jeremiah 42 and 43
1.
It is clear that the remnant of the people left in the land were
obsessed by fear-fear of the Chaldeans (42:11) and fear of famine (42:16). From both these evils Egypt appeared to offer
a secure place of refuge (42:14). But, what did God say they ought to do? And
what did He say would happen to them if they went to Egypt?
2.
Why did the people, in spite of their promise to obey God, take
a wrong course? What did they lack spiritually that they failed to badly? Read
carefully 42:20, 21 (see note 1 below), and cf. Mt.15:7, 8, Heb. 3:18, 19. What
does this teach us about our attitude in seeking to know the will of God? Note
42:6. Are we guilty of making up our mind in advance? Cf. 43:2.
3.
Over against the people and their failure contrast the character
of Jeremiah. God had made the same promise to him that He now made to these
Hebrews (see 1:18, 19); but how different was the response in Jeremiah’s
case? What are the outstanding features
that you observe in Jeremiah in these chapters?
Notes
1.
42:21. Jeremiah anticipates the reply they were about to make in
their fixed resolve to seek refuge in Egypt. Perhaps during the interval (verse
7) preparations for flight had been in hand.
2.
43:7.’Tahpanhes’ was on the eastern branch of the Nile not far
from the Mediterranean.
3.
43: 10-13. Nebuchadrezzar did invade Egypt before two decades
were out.
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