> [!title|noicon] **Jeremiah 48 Notes**
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> [Jeremiah 48:1](Jeremiah%2048.md#^1), [2](Jeremiah%2048.md#^2) note
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> Moab was a son of Lot, and thus was a close relative to Abraham. And so he relates to the visible kingdom of God in our day that is under judgment. And the cities Nebo, Kiriathaim, Misgab and Heshbon are mentioned to refer to *all* of Moab, or to all of the churches in our day.
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> The key city in this chapter is Heshbon. In [Genesis 15:18](Genesis%2015.md#^18), [19](Genesis%2015.md#^19), [20](Genesis%2015.md#^20) we find a vast territory, from the river of Egypt (the Nile) to the river Euphrates (Babylon), to represent the kingdom of God. It was given to Abraham and his seed to represent the kingdom of God. Then in [Deuteronomy 2:18](Deuteronomy%202.md#^18), [19](Deuteronomy%202.md#^19) we find that God carved out a certain area that was not for Israel, but for Ammon, brother to Moab. And Israel was not to take that away from them. The same was true for Esau ([Deut 2:4](Deuteronomy%202.md#^4), [5](Deuteronomy%202.md#^5) - another relative, Esau being another name for Edom), and again for Moab ([Deut 2:9](Deuteronomy%202.md#^9)). So this is a modification to that vast territory, but it's only a slight modification because this carved-out land belonged to Abraham's relatives.
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> Study in progress 9.2026.
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> [Jeremiah 48:3](Jeremiah%2048.md#^3) note
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Tags: #Old_Testament #Jeremiah #Gods_judgment_on_His_people #FSI