The Lord has spoken to you, O remnant of Judah, “Do not go into Egypt!” You should clearly understand that today I have testified against you. (Jeremiah 42:19, NASB95)
The people asked Jeremiah to seek the Lord for counsel where they should go. They had already determined to go to Egypt, and when Jeremiah prophesied that they were not to go there but stay in the land and trust God, they rejected the word of the Lord. They wanted confirmation of their desire to flee to Egypt. Jeremiah made it very clear that their future in Egypt would be a disaster, yet they refused to accept the consequences. Faith in the promises and character of God enables us to face situations that are out of our control. Our trust in God is our only hope, and he will never fail us as we obey what he asks us to do. When God says “Don’t go there” he means what he says.
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