1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Let us pray yet a small number that escaped the 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: the land of Judah. And all the remnant of Judah 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: there shall know whose words shall stand mine or theirs 6 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: Jeremiah forty four twenty eight. Dear God, as you continue 7 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: to elevate me to places of influence and leadership, I 8 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: ask that you give me a heart and ears to 9 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: hear and heed when a man or woman of God 10 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: has been sent into my life to protect me from 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: the attack of the enemy. Unlike those in today's reading, 12 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: I confess that my desire is to be in the 13 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: complete and unwavering plan of the Lord. I confess that 14 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: when I am given a word of warning or correction, 15 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: I will not allow pride and ego to respond in me. 16 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: I will not run in the direction of what you 17 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: freed me from in previous years. Instead, I will plant 18 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: my feet firmly on the words of your prophets and 19 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: watch my life flourish and grow. Because I've learned to 20 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: move and act at the sound of your voice. 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King Nebuconezza used the 35 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 4: county and army to lay waste to all of Jerusalem. 36 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 4: Hundreds of thousands of people were taken captive, and the 37 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 4: remaining rulers of Judah were beheaded and trampled. Jeremiah, however, 38 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 4: was spared from the Babylonians. He was given a choice 39 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 4: to go to Babylon and live comfortably or remain with 40 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 4: his people. Now we see the remaining Judeans trying to 41 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 4: rebuild their city. However, even in the tragedy of loss 42 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 4: and tyranny, there still remains greedy people hungry for power. 43 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 4: Inspired by the Book of Jeremiah. 44 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 5: Hello, this is Jack Graham with today's episode of the 45 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 5: Bible in a Year. In our last episode, we heard 46 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 5: of the demise of Zedekiah, who resisted God's will and 47 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 5: the Babylonian army to the bitter end. We saw the 48 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 5: contrast between his attitude and arrogance and that of the 49 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 5: great prophet Jeremiah, who obeyed God's will and even sacrificed 50 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 5: his own comforts for the safety and the sake of others. 51 00:03:47,480 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 5: Today we'll hear how the remnant of Judah, who remained 52 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 5: after the Babylonian conquest, will attempt to rebuild a broken city. 53 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 5: God will bless the efforts of those who sought to 54 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,839 Speaker 5: live peacefully with their oppressors. But yet we'll see how 55 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 5: the desire for power and control still overshadows the attempts 56 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 5: to put the city back together again. Let's listen now 57 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 5: to God's word. 58 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 4: Judah had been captured King Nebuconezzer demolished Jerusalem's defenses and 59 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 4: reduced the Holy Temple into a pile of rubble. The 60 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 4: wealthiest and most educated of Judah were carted off to Babylon. 61 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 4: There they were forced to contribute to the Babylonian economy. 62 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 4: Jeremiah remained in Judah at Mitzpah, along with the poorest 63 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 4: of the country who were left to remain there. They 64 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 4: were governed by a man by the name of Gedeliah. 65 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 4: He swore to the remnants, saying, we must not be 66 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:47,600 Speaker 4: afraid to serve the Chaldeans and Babylonians. I will represent 67 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 4: us to them and plead for their favor day and night. 68 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 4: Gedaliah led the remaining Hebrews as they worked the fields, 69 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 4: rebuilt homes, and stored up food for themselves. Each few 70 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 4: weeks tribute would be required of them, and Ghedaliah would 71 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 4: deal with their oppressors peacefully. Gadalia desired for the remaining 72 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 4: survivors of the Babylonian conquest to survive. Not only did 73 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 4: they survive, but the Lord blessed their hand and their 74 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 4: crops grew in great abundance. However, there were some who 75 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 4: were determined to fight against the Chaldeans. Ishmael, a man 76 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 4: of royal blood, hated that Gheddealaiah would submit to Babylon 77 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:31,760 Speaker 4: with such ease, so he conspired against him to assassinate him. 78 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 4: Gedealiah slept in his home soundly after a hard day 79 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 4: at work. A shadow moved across the room towards his bed. 80 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,039 Speaker 4: As the shadow grew larger over his bed, Ghedelia drew 81 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 4: his sword and caught the figure off guard. It was 82 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 4: not Ishmael, but his friend Johanan. Gheeddelia put down his 83 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 4: sword and took a deep breath. Both men were silent 84 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 4: for a moment. Let me defend you, Johannin whispered to 85 00:05:56,600 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 4: his friend. If you die, all the Judeans will be scared. Mattered, 86 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 4: let me go and assassinate him before he does so 87 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 4: to you. Gededealaiah was old friends with Ishmael. He could 88 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 4: not believe he would do such a thing. No, he replied, 89 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 4: we cannot be killing one another. Too many have been lost. 90 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 4: Weeks later, Gheteliah traveled to each village to check up 91 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 4: on the people. As he was walking, Ishmael and a 92 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 4: group of his men ambushed him. There was no time 93 00:06:25,400 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 4: to react. Geddealiah was struck down with one swipe of 94 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 4: Ishmael's blade. Over the next week, Ishmael began a tirade 95 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,719 Speaker 4: of killing. He slaughtered priests and servants that were loyal 96 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,359 Speaker 4: to Gheddealaiah. All those he did not kill he took captive, 97 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 4: and Ishmael assumed governance of the judee In remnant. However, 98 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 4: Johanin would not allow his friend's death to go unpunished. 99 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 4: He rallied the leaders of the remaining forces and marched 100 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 4: against Ishmael. There at the pool of Gibeon, Johanin led 101 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 4: a rescue mission to save Ishmael's captives. Johanin fought with 102 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 4: the rage of a man who had just lost his front. 103 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 4: He wept as he swung his sword. Eventually, he backed 104 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 4: Ishmael into a corner and the captives were released. However, 105 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 4: Ishmael and eight of his men escaped to the Ammonites. 106 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 4: Johanna knew that punishment awaited the Remnant since Gedaliah had 107 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 4: been killed, so he gathered the remaining women and children 108 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 4: and fled to Egypt to seek refuge. As Johanan and 109 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 4: his people were making plans to leave, Jeremiah stopped them. 110 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 4: He stood before the people and begged them not to go. 111 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 4: He knew that only slavery awaited them in Egypt. The 112 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 4: Lord has blessed our work here thus far. Our crops 113 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 4: are steady, and our relationship with Babylon is mending. Do 114 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 4: not leave, Jeremiah implored. But the people were still unsteady. 115 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 4: They began to clamor and grumble. Jeremiah lifted his voice 116 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 4: for all to hear and said, if you leave, famine 117 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 4: and sword will follow you. The Lord desired for this 118 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 4: remnant to build Jerusalem back to its former glory. Fear not, 119 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 4: for there are great things ahead. As Jeremiah was speaking, 120 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 4: Johannan's fist blew through his jaw. He fell to the 121 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:17,880 Speaker 4: floor disoriented. He looked to see Johanan's angry and worried face. 122 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 4: You are a liar, Johannan's spat. You are a tool 123 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:27,119 Speaker 4: of the Chaldeans and Babylonians. Nothing more so. Johanan bound 124 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 4: Jeremiah up and took him and the rest of the 125 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 4: people out of Judah towards Egypt. Little did they know 126 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 4: that the Lord had set in motion plans for Nebukenezzer 127 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 4: to overtake Egypt as well, there would be no escaping 128 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:41,400 Speaker 4: God's will. 129 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 5: In today's reading, Judah has been decimated by Babylonian forces. 130 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 5: Most of the Judeans who were left alive were taken 131 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 5: to Babylon as captives. The wealthiest were to integrate into 132 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 5: Babylonian society and contribute to the nation's economy. But there 133 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,760 Speaker 5: was a remnant. The poorest population of Judah left in 134 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 5: their land to rebuild, and Jeremiah, the great prophet of God, 135 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 5: remained as well. The Babylonians allowed a Judeon to rule 136 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:16,800 Speaker 5: the people and ensure that they served Babylon and paid 137 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,320 Speaker 5: tribute when it was required. This duty was given to 138 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:23,559 Speaker 5: a man named Gheddaliah. He was wise and wanted to 139 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 5: see Judah rebuild and experience relative peace despite their terrible condition, 140 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 5: so he resolved to deal peaceably with the Babylonians and 141 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 5: the Chaldeans, making the best of a bad situation. Jeremiah 142 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 5: was there to support him. God blessed the efforts of 143 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 5: those who remained, and the land prospered. It was a 144 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 5: glimmer of hope for Judah, a sign that God was 145 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 5: still with them. But there were those who opposed Gheddealiah 146 00:09:50,559 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 5: and hated the foreign invaders. They didn't want to keep 147 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 5: the peace, but continued to war against Nebucanazar, just as 148 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 5: foolishly as Zadekiah had done. One such person was Ishmael, 149 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 5: and he planned to kill Gedaliah and seize power. One night, 150 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,800 Speaker 5: Gettaliah was surprised in his room by a man he 151 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 5: thought was there to kill him, but he was ready 152 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 5: with his sword. As it turned out, however, it was 153 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:18,600 Speaker 5: a friend by the name of Johannan. Johannan cared a 154 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 5: great deal for Geeddalaiah and did not want to see 155 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:25,320 Speaker 5: him fall to Ishmael, so he suggested they strike first, 156 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:29,480 Speaker 5: killing Ishmael before he could get to Ghetalaiyah. Here we 157 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 5: have two men, Ghetialaiyah and Johannan, who both want the 158 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 5: same thing but have different approaches. Johannan is quick to 159 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:41,200 Speaker 5: turn the violence to defeat opposition from within, but Ghetealiyah 160 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 5: wisely knows that if they begin war with each other, 161 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:48,520 Speaker 5: killing those who oppose them, Judah would be far worse off, 162 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 5: so he lets Ishmael live. It was an honorable choice, 163 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 5: but it didn't work out, as one day Ghetialiah was 164 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:01,719 Speaker 5: ambushed and killed by Ishmael. Judah was under the leadership 165 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 5: of a very cruel man, who quickly went about killing 166 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 5: those who opposed him, including priests and servants who had 167 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 5: shown loyalty to Getaliah. Johannan will not stand for this, 168 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 5: and once more he responds in anger with more violence. 169 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,640 Speaker 5: He attacks Ishmael's men and nearly defeated him, but Ishmael 170 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,119 Speaker 5: escaped at the last moment, knowing there would be retribution 171 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 5: for his attempt. Johannan gathers women, children and all those 172 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 5: not following Ishmael, making plans to flee to Egypt. It's 173 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 5: an understandable impulse, but Johannan wants to know it is 174 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 5: the right one, so he inquired of Jeremiah. The prophet 175 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 5: goes to the Lord for guidance, and we hear God's 176 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 5: response in Jeremiah forty two, verses eleven and twelve. Do 177 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,880 Speaker 5: not fear the King of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. 178 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 5: Do not fear him, declares the Lord, for I am 179 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 5: with you to save you and deliver you from his hand. 180 00:11:57,040 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 5: I will grant you mercy that he may have mercy 181 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 5: on you, and let you remain in your own land. 182 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 5: So what was the answer. Don't go to Egypt, God says, 183 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 5: trust me, your life will go from bad to worse 184 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 5: if you run away. Johannan had a choice, just like 185 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 5: so many to whom Jeremiah had spoken before. Trust God 186 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 5: and do his will, or take matters into your own hand. 187 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 5: Johannan chose the latter, and once more Jeremiah suffers beatings 188 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 5: and imprisonment from those who refuse to listen to God's word. 189 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 5: The people fled to Egypt, not knowing that soon that 190 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 5: land too would fall to Babylon. If only if only 191 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:42,440 Speaker 5: they had obeyed God and trusted him, life would have 192 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 5: been so much different. It's so important that we learn 193 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 5: from mistakes, including the mistakes of others, and we always 194 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 5: must remember and reflect daily on the fact that God 195 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 5: can be trusted, that His word is sovereign and secure 196 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 5: and supernatural, and that our future is secure because we 197 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 5: live with the promises of God, and it is always 198 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 5: right to run to the will of God and never 199 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 5: away from the will of God. Dear God, we always 200 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 5: thank you for the scripture which teaches us how to 201 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 5: live our lives. We know that even when things seem lost, 202 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,840 Speaker 5: you are faithful, and you preserve a remnant of people 203 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,559 Speaker 5: for your glory. Help us always to listen to your counsel, 204 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 5: wise counsel that comes from you, to seek peace rather 205 00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 5: than war, and that we would trust you for your 206 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 5: provision for every need. In Christ's name. Amen, thank you 207 00:13:38,240 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 5: for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. We 208 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 5: are so glad that you have joined us. I'm pastor 209 00:13:43,679 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 5: Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. 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