Jeremiah 50:28-32 -Don’t let destroyed by arrogance

Babylon’s destruction was made known by the refugees returning to Zion. These refugees were captives taken from Jerusalem. And they obviously knew about the destruction of the temple, the place where God had established His name.  Hence, the destruction of Babylon was the vengeance of the Lord, for the destruction of His temple. This parenthetical statement in Jeremiah 50:28 shows the refugees returning to Zion to declare the Lord’s vengeance on Babylon.   

Resuming His call to bring judgment on Babylon, God in verses 29-30 then urged the attackers to increase their assault. Archers were summoned and commanded to surround Babylon to ensure that none would escape. They were urged to repay Babylon and to do to her people according to the cruel acts they had done to others. The judgment of God was due them for they had arrogantly defied the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.  

 

In Jeremiah 50:31-32 God highlighted their arrogance and that would be the reason why they would be dealt with severely. God detests pride and arrogance. He will resist the proud but will give grace to the humble. And He had made this known many times in the Bible. No one can stand against God when He deals with their pride and arrogance. Hear what God said would happen to the arrogant Babylon. He said:   

“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,”
Declares the Lord God of hosts,
“For your day has come,
The time when I will punish you.
“The arrogant one will stumble and fall
With no one to raise him up;
And I will set fire to his cities
And it will devour all his environs.”

 

Babylon was arrogant and that had made her haughty. If we are not careful, we too can be infected by the disease of arrogance and what it can also do to us. Arrogance makes a person overestimates himself or herself and places undue importance on oneself. It gives a person the false impression that he or she is superior to anyone, and even God. And it can drive us to dominate others and look down on them. We need to know what God thinks about arrogance. He said, “Pride goes before a fall and a haughty spirit before destruction. Arrogance is one thing that’s more dangerous than ignorance.