I am using the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.

Today, I am reading and commenting on Jeremiah 39-41.

The first thing from this passage is the revelation that the Judeans had practiced asymmetrical warfare against the Babylonians, at least within the area of the Kingdom of Judah and the surrounding lands.  Many times we read about asymmetrical warfare, or guerrilla warfare, presented as if they are modern inventions, but, as “the Teacher” wrote in the Book of Ecclesiastes, there is nothing new under the sun.  Here we read about those who commanded military groups in the countryside.  They would have been the commanders of guerrilla groups that avoided direct encounters with the Babylonian army.  And just as modern guerrilla bands do, they sheltered in the territory of surrounding nations which were not officially involved in the war between Babylon and Judah.  Today I think that is the reminder which I want to take from this passage: people often think that this development, or that one, are new and invalidate the instructions which God gave His people long ago, they are mistaken. Human nature has not changed over the centuries and God’s instructions are just as relevant today as they were when He first gave them to mankind.