Jeremiah 47  Vs. 4, “For the day has come to destroy all the
Philistines and to cut off all survivors who could help Tyre and
Sidon. The Lord is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant
from the coasts of Caphtor.”  Here we have the Philistines who
have been a thorn in the side of God’s people.  Remember big old
Golath?  He was a Philistine.  They lived along the gaza strip
in modern-day Israel.  Though they took a low profile after
their defeat against King David, they still quietly lived on the
coastal strip apart from the rule of Judah.  But as the
Babylonians came to conquer, the Philistines also would receive
their wrath.  Babylon would be pictured as torrential river
coming their way.   Regarding application…Selfishness.  Vs. 3,
“at the sound of the hoofs of galloping steeds, at the noise of
enemy chariots and the rumble of their wheels. Fathers will not
turn to help their children; their hands will hang limp.”
 Wow~~~how crazy is this?  The Philistines would abandon their
own children to escape th