1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: Let us pray. Then Zedekiah the king sent and took 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: him out. And the king asked him secretly in his house, 3 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: and said, is there any word from the Lord? And 4 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 1: Jeremiah said there is, For he said, thou shalt be 5 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: delivered unto the hand of the King of Babylon. Jeremiah 6 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: thirty seven seventeen. When life deals me hard blows, then 7 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: I am left on my knees, gasping at air. Like Jeremiah, 8 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 1: I will remember your empowering words of wisdom found in 9 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 1: the Bible. In the face of adversity, I will not 10 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: relent so that I can appease the itching years of 11 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: those wanting me to cower underneath the weight of their criticism. 12 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: When these moments arise, I will hold my head up 13 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: and look up to the heavens, where my help comes from. 14 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: I will not place my hope in man. Instead, I 15 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: will put my trust in the creator of heaven and Earth. 16 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: Strengthen my stance season my words, Let my life serve 17 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: as a conduit for your glory. 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Homes burned, captives were taken, and the 37 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 4: temple was lost. The only glimmer of hope was in 38 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 4: the words of Jeremiah, from the Lord God promised them 39 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 4: a future and a hope in him. He promised that 40 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 4: when the time came, he would rescue them, and this 41 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 4: story we learn about Jeremiah's interaction with King Zedekiah before 42 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 4: the countyan onslaught. King Zedekiah held on to the vain 43 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 4: hope that Judah could rise against King Nebuca Nezzer and 44 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 4: his armies. However, Jeremiah assured him that it was the 45 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 4: Lord's will that Judah fall. Inspired by the books of Jeremiah, 46 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 4: Second Chronicles, and Second Kings. 47 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 5: Hello, this is Jack Graham with today's episode of the 48 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 5: Bible in a Year. Thank you so very much for 49 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:50,120 Speaker 5: joining us. In our previous episode, we heard how Judah 50 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 5: was overtaken by the mighty Babylonians and King nebucan Azer. 51 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,200 Speaker 5: Despite warning after warning calls to return to God, the 52 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 5: people refused, so God sent the Babylonians in, and they 53 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 5: pillaged the nation, killing so many men and women and 54 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 5: children and taking captive God's people. But God sent a 55 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 5: word of hope, reminding them of his undying faithfulness and 56 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 5: plans for them in the future. In today's reading, we 57 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 5: go back a bit in time before the fall of Judah, 58 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 5: when Zedekiah ruled the Chaldeans were coming and Judah would 59 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:29,279 Speaker 5: soon be devastated. Zedekiah held out hope for victory. But 60 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 5: as Jeremiah revealed to him, God's will was being done 61 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 5: and nothing could prevent it. Let's hear now from God's word. 62 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 4: King Nebukanezza was breathing down the back of Jerusalem. The 63 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 4: first raid on the temple was nothing compared to what 64 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,799 Speaker 4: was about to come. King Jehoakim was taken to reside 65 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 4: in Babylon and sit under the rule of the tyrant king. 66 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 4: Pleased with the chaos, King Nebercaneza appointed Zedekiah, the son 67 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 4: of Josiah, as king over Judah. The king of Babylon 68 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:05,160 Speaker 4: had already begun his tirade against Judah. It would not 69 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 4: stand much longer, however, Neberconezza desired for the kingdom to 70 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 4: remain standing a little longer while he warred against Egypt 71 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 4: and Assyria. Although Zedekiah bore the name of his father, 72 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,839 Speaker 4: he was nothing like him. He was prideful and filled 73 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 4: with blind rage. He watched as King Neberconzza burned down homes, farms, 74 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 4: and temples. He hated Neberconezzer, yet felt powerless against him, 75 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 4: holding on to hope that Judah may be saved. Zedekiah 76 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 4: sent word to Jeremiah the prophet, saying, please pray to 77 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 4: God for our deliverance from Babylon. Jeremiah was among the people, 78 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 4: doing his best to aid with medical attention and counsel. 79 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 4: The first Babylonian raid was brutal, but nothing compared to 80 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 4: what was to come. Jeremiah did his best to prepare 81 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 4: the people for what was going to take place. He 82 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 4: preached in the streets, helped men and women protect their children, 83 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 4: and waited on the Lord. When the word from the 84 00:06:02,880 --> 00:06:07,320 Speaker 4: king came, Jeremiah sought God's wisdom. The Lord spoke clearly 85 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 4: and matter of factly. The Chaldeans are approaching, and they 86 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 4: will lay waste to the entire country. They will capture 87 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 4: Jerusalem and it will erupt in flames. Do not give 88 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 4: yourself false hope. You may think you can fight against 89 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 4: them and win. 90 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:23,039 Speaker 5: You are wrong. 91 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 4: To fight them would be grasping at air. Even if 92 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,920 Speaker 4: you slay them, the wounded will rise up and lay 93 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 4: waste to the entire city. The word of God was 94 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 4: sent as a response to King Zedekiah. They stung the king. 95 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 4: They also stung Jeremiah, who did not want to see 96 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 4: his city burn. However, he knew that this was the 97 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:49,720 Speaker 4: refining work of God. Zedekiah continued to rage against King Nebuchonezzer. 98 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 4: The Chaldeans were approaching, but were thwarted for a moment 99 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 4: by the Egyptian army on the border. Judah held on 100 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 4: to hope that Egypt may act as a wall between 101 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 4: them and the massive army. As this was taking place, 102 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 4: Jeremiah traveled down to the land of Benjamin. When he 103 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 4: was at the gate, the sentry named Elijah stopped him. Halt, 104 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 4: he yelled. The guard peered down at Jeremiah. His face 105 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 4: was hard as stone. You are clearly going down to 106 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 4: join the Chaldean army, he accused. Jeremiah scoffed at the notion. 107 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:24,920 Speaker 4: Of course, not what a stupid lie. Elijah's fist hooked 108 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 4: upward and landed directly in Jeremiah's belly. He fell to 109 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 4: the ground, gasping for air. The stone like guard took 110 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 4: ropes and bound Jeremiah. He brought him to his feet 111 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 4: and escorted him to the palace officials. In the palace 112 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 4: court room, Jeremiah was berated by the judges and sentenced 113 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:46,280 Speaker 4: to a beating and imprisonment. Large men approached him. With 114 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 4: his hand still behind his back. Jeremiah received the countless 115 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 4: blows from the palace guards. His ribs cracked and his 116 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 4: face swelled from the impact of clubs. After a barrage 117 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 4: of punches, the prophet was thrown into a prison cell. 118 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 4: There he lay on the cold, damp floor, praying to God. 119 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 4: He could not see from the swelling, and it hurt 120 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 4: to breathe. Yet he knew that this was still nothing 121 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 4: compared to what was about to come. Many days had 122 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:16,400 Speaker 4: passed and Jeremiah was regaining use of his eyes and body. 123 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 4: One morning, Jeremiah's cell door opened, a bright light shone through. 124 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 4: It was blinding. For a moment, he thought it might 125 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 4: be an angel of the Lord to rescue him. Upon 126 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 4: further inspection, it was just a palace guard coming to 127 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 4: fetch him. Jeremiah had not seen daylight in a very 128 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 4: long time. The prophet was escorted into the throne room 129 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:41,360 Speaker 4: of King z Aedekiah. Jeremiah inspected the king's eyes. They 130 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 4: were weary from battling against the Chaldeans and Babylonians. Jeremiah 131 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 4: could sense the growing rage in sight him. Is there 132 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 4: a word from the Lord regarding the future of Judah, 133 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 4: the king asked impassively. There was a pause as Jeremiah 134 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 4: scanned the room. Guards surrounded him clubs in hand. He 135 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:03,200 Speaker 4: knew they would be angry at a bad word there is, 136 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 4: Jeremiah replied, you and the entire country will be delivered 137 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 4: into the hand of King Neberconeszar Zedekiah rose from his 138 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 4: throne with force and stormed towards Jeremiah. Yet he continued 139 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 4: to speak, What crime have I committed to be put 140 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,559 Speaker 4: in your dungeon? Jeremiah yelled, Was it a good report 141 00:09:22,640 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 4: you wanted? You are surrounded by false prophets tickling your 142 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,559 Speaker 4: ears with good news. I simply tell the truth. Now, 143 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 4: Please do not send me back into that prison. I 144 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 4: will surely die if you do. The king ceased his 145 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 4: attack against Jeremiah. He relented and had the guards escort 146 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 4: him to the court house. He remained under careful watch 147 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 4: by the guards. No more beatings were given to him, 148 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 4: and he was allotted one loaf of bread a day. However, 149 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 4: the bread would soon run out, for all of Judah 150 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 4: was going to be ripped out from its foundation and 151 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 4: taken by the forceful hand of King Nebuconzzar. 152 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 5: Today's reading begins after the first attack of the Babylonians 153 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 5: against Judah. The nation had already fallen to the foreign 154 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:13,080 Speaker 5: conqueror Nevicanazar, and Jehokam had been sent away into exile 155 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 5: into Babylon. Devastation and death came upon Judah as God's 156 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 5: hand of judgment finally came down on the people. But 157 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 5: things were going to get much worse. Nevicanazar placed Zedekiah, 158 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 5: the nephew of Jehoakam, in the position of ruler. Zedekiah 159 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 5: was not righteous like Josiah had been. Still, God continued 160 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 5: to speak through Jeremiah, calling the people and the king 161 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:40,640 Speaker 5: to repent us and to return. Jeremiah thirty seven to 162 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 5: two reveals Zedekiah's response, neither he nor his servants, nor 163 00:10:45,880 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 5: the people of the land listened to the words of 164 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 5: the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah. The prophet. Zedekiah 165 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 5: hated nebican Azar and what Babylon was doing to Judah, 166 00:10:56,440 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 5: but this was not righteous anger. It wasn't zeal for 167 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 5: the Lord that made Zedekiah so indignant. It was his pride, 168 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 5: the sense of being put to shame by the enemy. 169 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 5: Yet despite all his rage, he knew he had no 170 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 5: power to fight back, so he summoned Jeremiah and ask 171 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 5: him to contend for Judah with God. This was not 172 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,439 Speaker 5: a matter of Zedekiah honoring God. He was only looking 173 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 5: for someone to grant his desires, to give him what 174 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 5: he wanted. As absurd as this attitude seems, how often 175 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 5: are our prayers selfish? We want God to do what 176 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 5: we want him to do. But prayer is not changing 177 00:11:37,520 --> 00:11:41,839 Speaker 5: God's mind. Prayer is finding God's mind. And when our 178 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 5: motives are not right, our hearts are misguided and we 179 00:11:45,920 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 5: are self seeking, God will not answer those prayers. Such 180 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 5: was the case with Zedekiah. But God had a purpose, 181 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 5: and it wasn't to appease the ego of this stubborn king. 182 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 5: When the king's request came to Jeremiah, he went to God, 183 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 5: likely knowing the answer would not be favorable, and it wasn't. 184 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 5: God told Jeremiah that the Chaldeans were coming. The onslaught 185 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 5: of their army would set the city ablaze. They were 186 00:12:12,920 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 5: a force that would not could not be stopped. This 187 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 5: is not, of course, what Zadekiah wanted to hear. He 188 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 5: wanted happy news, better news. He wanted to hear that 189 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 5: Judah stood a chance that they could fight off the 190 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:31,720 Speaker 5: enemy and emerge victorious. But victory was not to come. 191 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 5: The Chaldeans were and they would bring disaster, pain, and 192 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 5: suffering to Judah. The news gave Jeremiah no joy, but 193 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 5: he understood that this was how God was going to 194 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 5: refine his people. In the end, the pain would be 195 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 5: worth it if God brought his people back to himself, 196 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 5: So Jeremiah continued his ministry. As he traveled to Benjamin, 197 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 5: Jeremiah was accused of trying to desert to the enemy's side. 198 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:01,320 Speaker 5: It was an absurd accusation, but still it landed him 199 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 5: in prison, where he received beatings after beatings, until one 200 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 5: day Zedekiah summoned him again. The king wanted good news, 201 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 5: but still Jeremiah had no good news. How could there 202 00:13:13,679 --> 00:13:16,960 Speaker 5: be good news if the people refused to repent. So 203 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 5: once more Jeremiah spoke God's words, this time telling the 204 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 5: king the entire nation would fall into the hands of Nevkanazar. 205 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:28,960 Speaker 5: The truth is, there's no stopping the will of God 206 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 5: nor the judgment of God when it comes. Jeremiah knew this, 207 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:37,360 Speaker 5: and finally Zedekiah seemed to resign himself to this as well. 208 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 5: The immediate future was grim for Judah, but as Jeremiah 209 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 5: would later remind the people in exile, God's plans were 210 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 5: to give his people a hope and a future. That's 211 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 5: Jeremiah twenty nine and verse eleven. Jeremiah continued to serve 212 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 5: the Lord with courage and conviction, and though he wasn't 213 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 5: immune from suffering or pain or many tears, God would 214 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,640 Speaker 5: protect him for his own purposes. And the next time 215 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:08,400 Speaker 5: we'll hear how God once more protected his profit. Dear God, 216 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 5: we know that you are an awesome and mighty God, 217 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 5: that your plans and purposes are always fulfilled. So may we, 218 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:19,080 Speaker 5: in our prayers and in our purposes, align ourselves with you. 219 00:14:19,800 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 5: May we commit ourselves to knowing and doing what you want, 220 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 5: and not just what we want to hear. May we 221 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:29,680 Speaker 5: be courageous always and speak your word and speak your truth, 222 00:14:29,760 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 5: and live bravely in our world whatever the cost. Amen. 223 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 5: Thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. 224 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 5: I'm Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. You can download the 225 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 5: pray dot Com app and make Bible study and prayer 226 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 5: a priority in your life. And if you are enjoying 227 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 5: this podcast, please share it with someone you know and love, 228 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 5: because sharing the Word of God makes a powerful difference 229 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 5: in people's lives. And let me encourage you. 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