Jeremiah 43-44

“We will burn incense to the Queen of Heaven ...” (44:17). The group of Jews who fled to Egypt for ‘protection’ still did not trust the Lord. They believed they would find security through Egypt’s power and through idolatry, despite what they had seen happen in Judah. God warned them that mighty Egypt was a false promise, about to fall: “there in the temple of the sun in Egypt he will demolish the sacred pillars and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt” (43:13).

“As surely as the Sovereign Lord lives” (44:26). Fear can lead us astray. God wants us to trust Him more than national power, wealth, or our own ideas. He is the Creator who cares for us.