The message against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt

Jeremiah 46:1-28

This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:

But that day belongs to the Lord, the Lord Almighty—  a day of vengeance, for vengeance on his foes.
The sword will devour till it is satisfied,  till it has quenched its thirst with blood. For the Lord, the Lord Almighty, will offer sacrifice  in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.

This is the message the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to attack Egypt: 

As surely as I live,” declares the King, whose name is the Lord Almighty, “one will come who is like Tabor among the mountains, like Carmel by the sea. Pack your belongings for exile,  you who live in Egypt, for Memphis will be laid waste and lie in ruins without inhabitant.

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. I will give them into the hands of those who want to kill them—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. Later, however, Egypt will be inhabited as in times past,” declares the Lord.

“Do not be afraid, Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, Israel. I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid. 

Why?

The Lord punished Egypt for their pride. The Lord also punished the nations that followed or support Egypt and those who rely on Pharaoh.

And the Lord still loved Jacob and announced there will return from their exile place and save them from a distant place.

How?

Do I rely on this world or rely on anything beyond the Lord? May the Holy Spirit reminds me to trust in the Lord Almighty!