Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Andrew Jagow, pastor at Bethany Lutheran Church in Alexandria, VA, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Jeremiah 49:23-39. Jeremiah’s oracles against foreign nations continue to work their way closer and closer to Babylon. Damascus, the capital of Aram, had often been at war with Judah; the LORD promises that His judgment will come against them, even as His love for these sinners is expressed. Kedar and Hazor were nomadic Arabian kingdoms famous for their warriors; the LORD tells them that He will work His plan and purpose of their judgment through Nebuchadnezzar. Elam was a neighbor of Babylon; its capital was at Susa. The LORD makes it clear that He is the One to act against them, yet He promises their restoration, seen particularly in connections to the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2. Even as the LORD speaks judgment against foreign nations, He reminds us that He does so to bring about repentance and faith in His Son Jesus Christ for people of every nation. “A Time to Destroy and a Time to Build” is