Posted on Aug 13, 2018 in Jeremiah: A Walk of Sorrow for a Sinful People |
Read Jeremiah 41:1-18
The 80 men came from three cities of the northern kingdom to worship in Jerusalem. Ishmael probably killed them for the money and food they were carrying. Without a king, with no law and no loyalty to God, Judah was subjected to complete anarchy.
Posted on Aug 9, 2018 in Jeremiah: A Walk of Sorrow for a Sinful People |
Read Jeremiah 40:1-16
The Babylonian commander, who did not know God, acknowledged that God had given the Babylonians victory. It is strange for people to recognize that God exists and does miracles and yet not personally accept Him. Knowing God is more than knowing about Him. Be sure you know Him personally.
Posted on Aug 8, 2018 in Jeremiah: A Walk of Sorrow for a Sinful People |
Read Jeremiah 39:11-18
God had promised to rescue Jeremiah from his trouble. The superstitious Babylonians, who highly respected magicians and fortune tellers, treated Jeremiah as a seer. Because he had been imprisoned by his own people, they assumed he was a traitor and on their side. They undoubtedly knew he had counseled cooperation with Babylon and predicted a Babylonian victory. So the Babylonians freed Jeremiah and protected him.
Posted on Aug 8, 2018 in Jeremiah: A Walk of Sorrow for a Sinful People |
Read Jeremiah 39:1-10
Zedekiah, son of Josiah and last king of Judah, ruled 11 years, from 597 to 586 B.C. Zedekiah’s two older brothers, Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim, and his nephew Jehoiachin ruled before him. When Jehoiachin was exiled to Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar made Mattaniah the king, changing his name to Zedekiah. Zedekiah rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar, who captured him, killed his sons in front of him, and then blinded him and took him back to Babylon, where he later died (2 Kings 24-25; 2 Chronicles 36; Jeremiah 52).
Posted on Aug 6, 2018 in Jeremiah: A Walk of Sorrow for a Sinful People |
Read Jeremiah 38:1-13
No wonder Judah was in turmoil: the king agreed with everyone. He listened to Jeremiah; then he agreed Jeremiah should be killed; and finally he rescued Jeremiah. Jeremiah was not popular; his words undermined the morale of the army and the people. Zedekiah couldn’t decide between public opinion and God’s will. What is most influential in your life; what others say and think or what God wants?
