Jeremiah 39

August 28, 2022

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Jeremiah 39 (NIV)

1 In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army and laid siege to it. 2 And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city wall was broken through. 3 Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and took seats in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer a high official and all the other officials of the king of Babylon.........Continue Reading

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  1. Well isn’t this Jeremiah’s “I told you so” moment to Zedekiah, the princes, the false prophets, and all the people! So sad that they all let it come to this and I am sure Jeremiah and especially God took no pleasure in this happening. So many warnings. So many chances. and still the judgement came as no one listened and Zedekiah’s fate was sealed and such pain and heartbreak to watch your family die in front of you knowing if you had just listened 🙁

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  3. And so God’s word is fulfilled and Jerusalem falls in the same way He had said. If only Zedekiah didn’t try to escape. He was told to go out to Nebuchadnezzar and surrender and then not be harmed. But faith is often counter intuitive and Zedekiah was not a man of faith. And what a juxtaposition: Zedekiah, the king, is shackled and blinded and Jeremiah, God’s prophet, is protected and provided for. He is even known to Nebuchadnezzar. Both Jeremiah and the one who freed him from the cistern are kept safe. God can work through any circumstance to accomplish His will and protect His people.

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  5. Nebuchadnezzar attacks the city and did as Jeremiah had prophesied to Zedekiah. God protects Jeremiah and he is taken and able to live among those in captivity.

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