Reading for November 8th

Read Jeremiah 46.13-28. In verse 13: A prose comment identifies the human enemy as Nebuchadneezzar, king of Babylon. In verses 14-25: The battle, however, is really between Apis, the bull-god of Egypt and the God of Israel. In verse 17: Egypt's king is here called Braggart because he boasts about power he never really had. In verses 20-24: Female metaphors describe Egypt's vulnerablity and shame. Egypt's crimes are pride and false claims to power, but the poem assures the exiles that its God rules the nations. In verses 27-28: God addresses Isreal with words of comfort. Israel is to put aside fear. In their exile God will sustain them and punish their enemies. Comments or Questions..