Jeremiah 44 - Location, Location

 

Jeremiah 44 – Location, Location

 

God sent His servants with the Word, but people would not listen. He chastened them with a drought, but they did not repent. Then He allowed the enemy to humiliate them, but the people still did not obey the will of God.

 

Perhaps it would be different in Egypt. No, the change in location did not change their hearts. They practiced their idolatry in Egypt, they even defended it! Before King Josiah’s reform, when they bowed down to idols. “They had plenty of food, were well-off, and saw no trouble: as if those things were tests of truth! The wicked

May prosper, but that is no excuse for sin.

 

In His mercy, God would rescue a small remnant of His people. The rest would be slain in the land they thought was so safe. Was God watching over them? Yes, but not for blessing.

 

Jeremiah 45 – Baruch

 

Baruch was a good friend of Jeremiah who wrote the words of Jeremiah on a scroll and sent it to king Jehoikim. The King in turn cut it with a knife and burned it in a fire. Baruch was also part of the remnant that was forced to go with Jeremiah to Egypt. God convinced Baruch to go along with His program and promised Baruch that He would preserve him through troubled times.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.