Heralds Digest

“Then all the men who knew that their wives had burned incense to other gods, with all the women who stood by, a great multitude, and all the people who dwelt in the land of Egypt, in Pathros, answered Jeremiah, saying: “ As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the LORD, we will not listen to you!” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭44:15-16‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.44.15-16.nkjv Just as a summer vacation away from the normal lifestyles and residences brings a refreshing relief, a chain of work routine with periodic breaks gives better room for improved productivity. Unfortunately, reverse productivity is the case with breaks in fellowship with God. Judah and Jerusalem have been severely plummeted because of the Jews’ consistent pursuits of breaks in order to worship strange gods and the queen of heaven. And rather than working out repentance and reconciliation away from the judgment of God, the remnant revolted and preferred permanent escape from the presence of God. After al...

“so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone into the land of Egypt to dwell there shall escape or survive, lest they return to the land of Judah, to which they desire to return and dwell. For none shall return except those who escape.’ ”” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭44:14‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/jer.44.14.nkjv Escape from physical adversity into a state of material affluence is often misconstrued as evidence of prosperity. Whereas, the converse is mostly true - material affluence without spiritual sensitivity is an evidence of destruction, and that with no escape route. The remnant of Judah have gone into the land of Egypt with an escape mindset, from the hands of king Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. Whereas the transient escape will soon be terminated by the same hands of king Nebuchadnezzar, even in the land of Egypt. As always, escape to Egypt may offer temporary respite from physical and emotional troubles, a voyage against the perfect will of God in life leads to destruction and death...