Jehoiakim's Last Years - 2 Kings 24:1-4; Jeremiah 48:1-47, 49:1-33, 22:18-23; 2 Kings 24:5-6; 2 Chronicles 36:8
In 2003, the U.S. military introduced the Moab bomb, the largest conventional bomb in America's aresnal. It's a weapon of incredible destruction. But should Moab be shorthand for destruction or an symbol of the breadth of God's grace and salvation? Would it be better to name a restoration company Moab? Moab restoration?
"Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in days to come," delcares the Lord. Here ends the judgment on Moab." Jeremiah 48:47
Jeremiah prophesies how the nations that destroy Judah will themselves be destroyed. Yet for Moab and Ammon, the prophesies end with a bit of hope. The Lord's forgiveness is broad and reaches beyond His chosen people. Israel was chosen to give witness to God's power and love. The rest of world was not to be denied it. They, too, had access to God's grace depending on where they put their trust. So why is it of the several nations Jeremiah says the Lord will destroy only Moab and Ammon are told that in the end God will restore them? What is different? I imagine it is a matter of the heart. Perhaps there were a number of believers there. Lord knows.
But it's nice to know that the Lord is working in the world and not just going to church.
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