The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Jeremiah - Chapters 34-39
In these chapters we see how Jeremiah was persecuted for his preaching that Babylon was coming, and if they surrender their lives would be spared, but if they do not, it will not end well. In chapter 34, the last king of Judah was warned, but he and his people would not listen. Chapter 35 gives an object lesson on how the Recabites, kept their vow to the Lord and did not drink the wine set before them by Jeremiah, and the Lord blessed them for their faithfulness by saying they would always have a descendant serve the Lord. Time jumps back to the reign of king Jehoiakim in chapter 36. Jeremiah dictated to Baruch, who wrote on a scroll, and then went to the temple and read it because Jeremiah was banned from there. He read it to all the people at the temple that day, then some leaders brought Jeremiah to a group of leaders who asked him to read it to them. The words of judgment brought them fear, and they knew they had to read it to the king. When they brought it to him, after 3-4 columns were read, the king cut them and placed them in the fire until it was all burned up. He then tried to find Jeremiah and Baruch, but the Lord hid them, and Jeremiah dictated again to Baruch who rewrote it with similar words added to it (36:32). In chapter 37 Jeremiah was thrown in prison for his unpopular words, but after time the king allowed him to be placed in the courtyard of the guard. Jeremiah was thrown into a muddy cistern in chapter 38 because of his message, but a Cushite man, Ebed-Melech requested the king to let him release him before he died. The king gave him 30 men to help. He was rescued and remained in the courtyard of the guard. Then Zedekiah asked Jeremiah for the truth, and his story was the same, Babylon is coming, and if he surrenders his life will be spared, but if not he will die.
In chapter 39, Babylon laid siege to Jerusalem and after two years the wall was broken. The king tried to escape, but he was captured, taken to Nebuchadnezzar, saw his sons executed, had his eyes plucked out, and was taken to Babylon to die. The wall of Jerusalem was torn down, the city was burned, and the people taken to Babylon, except for the poor who took care of the vineyards and land. Jeremiah was spared and allowed to do what he wanted to do, and he chose to stay in Jerusalem with his people. The Lord then sent him to Ebed-Melech, and because of his faith in the Lord and his kindness to Jeremiah, the Lord would save him.
In these chapters we see how Jeremiah was persecuted for his preaching that Babylon was coming, and if they surrender their lives would be spared, but if they do not, it will not end well. In chapter 34, the last king of Judah was warned, but he and his people would not listen. Chapter 35 gives an object lesson on how the Recabites, kept their vow to the Lord and did not drink the wine set before them by Jeremiah, and the Lord blessed them for their faithfulness by saying they would always have a descendant serve the Lord. Time jumps back to the reign of king Jehoiakim in chapter 36. Jeremiah dictated to Baruch, who wrote on a scroll, and then went to the temple and read it because Jeremiah was banned from there. He read it to all the people at the temple that day, then some leaders brought Jeremiah to a group of leaders who asked him to read it to them. The words of judgment brought them fear, and they knew they had to read it to the king. When they brought it to him, after 3-4 columns were read, the king cut them and placed them in the fire until it was all burned up. He then tried to find Jeremiah and Baruch, but the Lord hid them, and Jeremiah dictated again to Baruch who rewrote it with similar words added to it (36:32). In chapter 37 Jeremiah was thrown in prison for his unpopular words, but after time the king allowed him to be placed in the courtyard of the guard. Jeremiah was thrown into a muddy cistern in chapter 38 because of his message, but a Cushite man, Ebed-Melech requested the king to let him release him before he died. The king gave him 30 men to help. He was rescued and remained in the courtyard of the guard. Then Zedekiah asked Jeremiah for the truth, and his story was the same, Babylon is coming, and if he surrenders his life will be spared, but if not he will die.
In chapter 39, Babylon laid siege to Jerusalem and after two years the wall was broken. The king tried to escape, but he was captured, taken to Nebuchadnezzar, saw his sons executed, had his eyes plucked out, and was taken to Babylon to die. The wall of Jerusalem was torn down, the city was burned, and the people taken to Babylon, except for the poor who took care of the vineyards and land. Jeremiah was spared and allowed to do what he wanted to do, and he chose to stay in Jerusalem with his people. The Lord then sent him to Ebed-Melech, and because of his faith in the Lord and his kindness to Jeremiah, the Lord would save him.