Wednesday, 22th February 2017
key verse: 11
GOD JUDGES ALL THE NATIONS WITHOUT DISCTINCTION
In God there is consideration of person. He judges all the nations including Israel. He judges the wicked and saves the innocent.
1. Jeremiah warnes the nations (1-11)
God says to Jeremiah to make links and bars and send it to the country around. The allies are proud of their coalition. But the time when all the nations will be punished by the empire of Babylon is coming. If they give themselve to the yoke of the king, they will survive. They musn't listen to their false prophets, their soothsayers and their wizards who speak about peace and happiness. They are rebellous and they are not sent by God. Those who give themselves to the yoke of Babylon will be saved. This yoke lastes for a little while because Babylon also will be judged by God (7).
2. Jeremiah warnes Sedecias (12-22)
Jeremiah repeates thes same words to the king of Judah: "give yourself to the yoke of Babylon", "don't listen to the false prophets" who prophesy "the taken objects will be taken back because they will be defeated". They pronounce the falseness because they want to be appreciated by the people. They are flatterers. But Jeremiah says that the objects that rested during the first deportation in God's house will be taken by the ennemy. But that doesn't always last because the time is coming where all the utensils will go up again towards Jerusalem, and God will judge this nation through the powerful men of this world (7).
Prayer: Lord, I believe that in You there is no consideration of person. Help me to fear you listening to your word and not to falseness.
Bottom line: the same sentence and the same warning
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