Jeremiah 21 & 22 - Needing God's Help

 

Jeremiah 21 – Needing God’s Help

 

Zedekiah was not a man of faith, but he wanted God’s help. Jeremiah told him, “Babylon is not fighting against you, God is!” People ignore the Lord until they desperately need His help, and then they discover He is their enemy.

 

Jeremiah gave a second message and that was to the people, giving them the choice between life or death. Because of this counsel, Jeremiah was considered a traitor; but it was God’s word to the people, and those who obeyed it lived.

 

The third message was to the members of the house of David, Judah’s kings. Josiah was Judah’s last good king, the four kings who followed him were evil men whose doom Jeremiah announced. Had the kings led the nation in repentance, God would have shown mercy, but they persisted in their sins.

 

Jeremiah was not a popular preacher; but his message was faithful. Those who listened to him lived; those who resisted the Word died.

 

Jeremiah 22 – Four Kings Doom

 

Jeremiah reminded Zedekiah that he sat on the throne of David but was not ruling as David did. Not only would Zedekiah’s palace be ruined but the house of David would have no more kings until the Messiah came.

 

He told Shallum that he was not following in his father, Josiah’s footsteps. He reigned only three months before being taken to Egypt where he died.

 

Jehoiakim would not listening to God’s voice. This king was buried in disgrace.

 

Jehoiachin’s idol fell. He had several children but none of them would inherit the throne. He was a castaway and his sins jeopardized his and his family’s future. When we do not listen to God, we destroy our future..

 

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Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.

Dr. David Jeremiah Study Bible, J. Vernon McGee Through the Bible