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In particular, the prophet often teaches that the people should recognize that their strength comes from God, and not from the Egyptians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout biblical\u00a0 history, from the Torah (Deut. 17:16), to the exile of the Northern tribes (2 Kings 17), to the exile of the Southern tribes (Ezekiel 17), the Israelites are warned not to rely on Egypt for help \u2013 as the Egyptians are unreliable, and themselves not strong enough to support the people against their enemies. Indeed, the 20<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> chapter of our book featured a prediction of Egypt\u2019s destruction as proof that they would not be able to help them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two linked chapters 30-31 are a lengthy attempt to dissuade the people from turning to Egypt for help, and instead asks them to rely on God. The metaphor of the water reaching the neck, which presaged this time period back in chapter 8 returns here, 30:28, as the people are in the midst of this moment of tragedy and danger. Similarly, the metaphor of Assyria being nothing more than God\u2019s rod or staff from chapter 10 also recurs here 30:31.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey wish to turn to Egypt \u2013 but they have not asked me\u2026 therefore, the stronghold of Pharaoh will be an embarrassment\u201d (30:2-3). Instead, the people should turn to their God and no longer be concealed from their teachers (30:20) and instead repent before the upcoming day of judgement. 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