Striking Similarities

Jeremiah 49
3 “Cry out, O Heshbon,
for the town of Ai is destroyed.
Weep, O people of Rabbah!
Put on your clothes of mourning.
Weep and wail, hiding in the hedges,
for your god Molech, with his priests and officials,
will be hauled off to distant lands.
4 You are proud of your fertile valleys,
but they will soon be ruined.
You trusted in your wealth,
you rebellious daughter,
and thought no one could ever harm you.
5 But look! I will bring terror upon you,”
says the Lord, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
“Your neighbors will chase you from your land,
and no one will help your exiles as they flee.
6 But I will restore the fortunes of the Ammonites
in days to come.
I, the LORD, have spoken.”

Now HERE’S a passage from the Old Testament that could (notice I said COULD) apply towards the United States of America. As I have stated before the U.S. is not the modern-day equivalent of Judah and Israel, but this passage is a prophecy for the people of Ammon, and I believe it is quite appropriate for the people of the United States of America. We have turned away from God and towards our own idols of self-reliance, self-dependence, and self-indulgence, and we are reaping what we have sown.