Restorative Judgement (Jeremiah 50-51)
God’s plan is to rescue and restore His people, by humbling and judging His enemies.
1. God restores His people (50:1-20)
– God will destroy Babylon and restore Israel (1-10)
– Babylon took joy in Israel’s suffering (11-17)
– God will pardon Israel’s sins (18-20)
2. God humbles the proud (50:21-46)
– Babylon suffers embarrassing defeat (21-32)
– Babylon is guilty of idolatry and oppression (33-40)
– God’s power is seen in the cruelty of war (41-46)
3. God calls us from the world (51:1-35)
– Israel is tempted to stay to rebuild Babylon (1-14)
– Babylon’s weakness pales to God’s greatness (15-26)- God prepares for the destruction of Babylon (27-35)
4. God’s punishment is just (51:36-64)
– Babylon is drunk on sin leading to death (36-48)
– God destroys Babylon as they destroyed Judah (49-58)
– Babylon is warned of the coming destruction (59-64)
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