Jeremiah 2 - Called to Prophecy

Jeremiah 2 – Called to Prophecy

 

Jeremiah was about 20 years old when he was called to prophecy. This was under the rule of King Josiah.

King Josiah was a good king who walked in the ways of his father, David. In the 12^th year of his reign, he rid Jerusalem and Judah of all the carved and molten images from all the high places. Before Josiah became king, this country was ruled by two wicked kings, his grandfather Manasseh, and his father Amon. During this time the Books of Law were lost in the rubbish of the neglected temple. The prophet Hilkiah was the one who found the books later.

Josiah did not know the word of God, but he did know that idolatry was wrong and need to be put away from their land.

Through Jeremiah, God asked Israel to remember the relationship they once had with Him. How they followed the pillar of fire at night and the pillar of cloud by day. Then God had given them a good land and they turned away from God to serve idols.

In this day, the country is ruled by people who do not remember our spiritual heritage and are going after the idol of the almighty dollar.

Jerusalem and Judah may have forgotten God and our Country may have forgotten God but be assured He has not forgotten them or us. God asked them what He has done wrong that they should turn from Him. Is God doing something wrong today? There are many people who delight in blaming God for our troubles, but God has done nothing wrong. We are stubborn people and we have a habit of going our own way. God doesn’t force us to follow Him, we have a choice, and He allows us our choices.

God told Jerusalem that when they entered the land that He had given them, that they defiled it.

He gives us many blessings today and it is our responsibility as His children to take proper care of what He gives us. Not only the physical blessings that we can see but the spiritual blessings also.

There are many preachers and teachers who do not know the word of God. As a result, they do not know God. It is necessary to study the Word of God to know God on a personal level. God is pleading with us today as He did with Jerusalem and Judah to give up our idols and come back to Him.

 

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