Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Ryan Ogrodowicz, associate pastor and headmaster at Grace Lutheran Church and School in Brenham, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Jeremiah 50:1-20. Jeremiah’s oracles against the nations have been building to the climax of these words from God to Babylon. The message of the defeat of Babylon and its idols must be proclaimed far and wide. The LORD’s destruction of these enemies means gathering and restoration for His people. He will not let their enemies go unpunished; all stand accountable before Him. His people must flee from Babylon because the LORD is bringing about its destruction. Their pride has led to their fall as the LORD brings His vengeance upon them. Though Israel had been hunted like a sheep, the LORD will bring His people back to His sheepfold in complete forgiveness. The historical reality of what the LORD did to the nation of Babylon through their defeat by the Persians points to the greater reality of what the LORD has done for His Church in defeating sin, death, and the devil