Jeremiah 50:1-20: Babylon Shouldn't Gloat
"IT WAS BAD enough that I fell down flat on the ice," said our friend who was just learning to ice skate, "but then this little kid skated around me in a circle and asked, 'Are you all right?'" At humiliating times like those, we need somebody to take our side and literally pick us up. When we've fallen on our faces and it feels like evil is gloating over good, God yearns jealously for us and does not forget us.
Warming Up to God
Recall a time you felt defeated. How did the Lord show you he still cared?
Read Jeremiah 50:1-20. »
Discovering the Word
- What is going to happen to Babylon (vv. 1-3, 9-10, 14-16, 18)?
- When God comes to their rescue, how will Israel respond (vv. 4-5)?
- How had Babylon gotten the upper hand (vv. 6-7)?
- Why is God so angry with Babylon (vv. 11-15)?
- How will God vindicate Israel (v. 20)?
Applying the Word
- What are some ways that you feel wrong is triumphing over right?
- In what areas are you tempted to gloat over others who have fallen?
Responding in Prayer
Commit to the Lord any situations where you feel wrong is gloating over right. Confess any ways that you gloat over others. Thank the Lord that even in failure he remembers and cares for you.
For Further Study
Christian Character by Andrea Sterk & Peter Scazzero