It took about 20 minutes to read this passage. I took this long to catch up on my reading. These chapters cover two periods of time; 42-44 covers the rebellious “escape” of the remnant to Egypt, while 45-46 records some earlier prophecies that Jeremiah presented.
In the first section some leaders asked Jeremiah to pray for them about their decision; to stay in Judah or flee to Egypt. Jeremiah prayed. Verse 7 says that it was 10 days before God provided an answer, but He revealed to Jeremiah that the leaders would not listen to God’s answer. I wonder what happened during those 10 days. It would be difficult to hold the people back telling them to wait on the Lord to answer. Finally Jeremiah delivered what God said and the curse that would accompany their rebellion.
The last two chapters in this passage speak against the land of Egypt; in particular the over-throw of Pharaoh by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.
Stuart
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