How did God use Nebuchadnezzar to punish Israel?
God used Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian empire to take Israel out of the land and carry off the temple wealth, fulfilling prophetic warnings that judgment would come if they did not straighten up. Yet God later turned His wrath on Nebuchadnezzar for misusing Israel.
Les explains that God can raise up a nation to punish Israel and then turn and reveal His wrath against that same nation for misusing the Jew. He points to Nebuchadnezzar, whom God used to take Israel out of the land after years of prophetic warning that this would happen if they did not straighten up. Nebuchadnezzar took them out and carried off all the temple wealth. But then God came down on Nebuchadnezzar with His wrath because he misused Israel. Les admits he cannot explain it, but affirms God is sovereign and makes no mistakes.