Don't Go To Memphis! (Jeremiah Part 141)

Before the capital of Egypt was renamed 'Cairo' it used to be called "Memphis". The people who survived the Babylonian destruction of their city had been warned not to go to Memphis (Egypt). This seemed illogical and unreasonable. But the prophet Jeremiah had given them the word of the Lord and shared God's heart for them. Yet, they rebelled. There are some beautiful things we can learn about God and His care for us from this sad episode from the Book of Jeremiah.