Scripture Reading : Jeremiah 46
Theme : Judgement on Egypt
Judgement and Grace on Egypt (1-26)
From chapters 46 – 51, God lists His prophetic judgement on the surrounding nations of Israel, moving from west to the east. They are not in chronological order. God predicts Egypt would be defeated by Nebuchadnezzar. This is exactly what happened in history. Nebuchadnezzar won a decisive victory over the Egyptians at Carchemish, but he cut short his conquest because he had to return to Babylon to be crowned king after the his father had died. But eventually Egypt was subdued by Nebuchadnezzar and was subjected to him by paying tributes. Amidst God’s judgement on Egypt, He promises grace in the future in v. 26 when He declares Egypt will be inhabited again. Is. 19:23 says, they will also worship God in the Messianic Kingdom.
Judgement and Grace on Israel (1-26)
God shows His impartiality in judgement when He also pronounces judgement on sinful Israel. Just as God judges sinful Egypt, He will also judge sinful Israel (Rom 3:9). But in the end, God will save Israel because of His covenant with Israel. All the deeds of God is righteous (Deut. 34:4).
Praying the Scripture
When reading so much about God’s judgement it is important to keep in mind that God’s judgement is impartial. He does not have a double standard for Israel. He gave justice to both Israel and the foreign nations. The only difference is that, God gives grace to Israel by not completely destroying her, but will restore her. This is because God has bounded Himself to Israel through His covenants with Israel. Otherwise, Israel would disappear like rest of sinful nations. Even though God gave grace to Israel as a nation, still individuals were punished according to their own deeds. Pray that you will be marked by impartiality like God, with no double standards of righteousness.
经文：耶利米书46
主题：论埃及的审判
对埃及的审判与恩典（1-26）。
从46-51章，神论及祂对以色列周边多国将面临的审判，从西至东边。这些叙述并不按照时间顺序排列。神预言埃及将被尼布甲尼撒打败，正如以后历史所记载的。尼布甲尼撒在迦基米施击溃埃及，夺得了决定性的胜利，但因父王逝世得立即赶回巴比伦继位，从而暂停他对埃及的征服。然而，埃及最终还是被尼布甲尼撒击败，并要降服于他，交纳贡物。在神对埃及施行审判当中，祂在26节应许将来必向她予以恩典，宣告埃及必再有人居住。赛19:23也说，他们将在弥赛亚国度里一同敬拜神。
对以色列的审判与恩典（1-26）。神同样对犯罪的以色列施行审判；这显明了神的审判是公正无私的。就如神审判犯罪的埃及一样，祂必不姑息以色列的罪恶（罗3:9）。然而最终，因为神与以色列的盟约，祂必拯救以色列（申34:4）。凡神所作的尽都是公义。
用经文祷告
当我们读到神诸多的审判时，切记神的审判是公正的。祂并不以双重标准对待以色列，乃以公义衡量以色列与外邦列国，唯一的差别是，祂施恩予以色列，没完全毁灭她，但要使她复兴。这是鉴于神与以色列的约定；神从而与以色列连结。否则，以色列就会像其余的罪恶列国那样消失。即便神施恩予以色列国，个人仍然要按其作为受审判。祷告你会效法神，让公正为念，对公义绝不存双重标准。
