September 11, 2013 – Jeremiah 43

We see that Israel does not choose to listen to God. They travel to Egypt and Jeremiah goes with them. The prophet Baruch evidently goes with them, and also appears that he was telling them not to go to Egypt. And they bring the wrath of God with them. With them coming to Egypt, Babylon is going to come and destroy them all. It doesn’t really say whether Babylon was going to come anyway and that is why God told them not to come, but either way, it doesn’t matter. They were told not to make this trip, they did, and the consequences will be born out.