Day 162: March 31, 2026 – Jeremiah 23-27 and Proverbs 23

Jeremiah is basically encouraging the people of Israel to lay down their arms and allow the Babylonians to capture them. This will allow the city to be saved. He says that those who fight against them will find their imminent destruction. It is always curious to me how God chooses to use those who do not believe in him to do his will. The Babylonians did not fear God nor did they worship him. And yet here clearly they are being used by God to carry out His purposes, which is to punish the Israelites for their disobedience. This is curious to me.