The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Jeremiah - Chapters 20-29
In this section of Jeremiah, it does not go in chronological order, but it gives flashbacks of events that happened earlier in Jeremiah's ministry. We also see that Jeremiah's prophesy that Babylon was coming and the people of Judah and Jerusalem should surrender to them and to the Lord, was not received well. In chapter 20, Jeremiah was beaten and placed in stocks. He cried out to the Lord saying it was unfair, yet he also said that the compulsion within him was so great, that he could not stop even if he was persecuted. He then praised the Lord because only the Lord can save and rescue them. Over and over again we see that the kings and the religious leaders reject the message of the Lord through Jeremiah. We even learned that Jeremiah sent message to the kings of other nations to let them know that Babylon was coming and if they would surrender to them they would be saved, but if they do not, they will be destroyed. Jeremiah also declared to the people, and he sent a letter to the exiles that they will be in exile for 70 years, and they are to live there and pray for their area, and then a time will come that they will come home. Jeremiah 29:11, "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"
In this section of Jeremiah, it does not go in chronological order, but it gives flashbacks of events that happened earlier in Jeremiah's ministry. We also see that Jeremiah's prophesy that Babylon was coming and the people of Judah and Jerusalem should surrender to them and to the Lord, was not received well. In chapter 20, Jeremiah was beaten and placed in stocks. He cried out to the Lord saying it was unfair, yet he also said that the compulsion within him was so great, that he could not stop even if he was persecuted. He then praised the Lord because only the Lord can save and rescue them. Over and over again we see that the kings and the religious leaders reject the message of the Lord through Jeremiah. We even learned that Jeremiah sent message to the kings of other nations to let them know that Babylon was coming and if they would surrender to them they would be saved, but if they do not, they will be destroyed. Jeremiah also declared to the people, and he sent a letter to the exiles that they will be in exile for 70 years, and they are to live there and pray for their area, and then a time will come that they will come home. Jeremiah 29:11, "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"