1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:05,200 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 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:30,520 Speaker 1: thirty seven seventeen. When life deals me hard blows, then 7 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,720 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 --> 00:01:01,680 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 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: as a conduit for your glory. I will not back 18 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 1: down from doing and saying what is right, even if 19 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:33,960 Speaker 1: it means I lose favor with others, because I'd rather 20 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: have the favor of God on and over my life 21 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: than the temporary favor of man in Jesus' name. Amen, 22 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: thanks for making prayer a priority in your life. To 23 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 1: hear the Bible come to life. Stay tuned for the 24 00:01:53,120 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: Bible in a Year brought to you by Bible in 25 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:57,200 Speaker 1: a Year dot. 26 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 2: Com grasping at air. 27 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:14,200 Speaker 3: In our last story, we witnessed the brutal downfall of Judah. 28 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 3: King Nebukaeser, armed with the entire Chaldean army, obliterated Judah 29 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 3: and its defenses. Homes burned, captives were taken, and the 30 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 3: temple was lost. The only glimmer of hope was in 31 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 3: the words of Jeremiah. From the Lord. God promised them 32 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 3: a future and a hope in him. He promised that 33 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 3: when the time came, he would rescue them, and this 34 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 3: story we learn about Jeremiah's interaction with King Zedekiah. Before 35 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 3: the Chaldean onslaught. King Zedekiah held on to the vain 36 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 3: hope that Judah could rise against King Nebuca Nezer and 37 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,560 Speaker 3: his armies. However, Jeremiah assured him that it was the 38 00:02:56,639 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 3: Lord's will that Judah fall. Inspired by the Books of 39 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 3: Jeremiah Second Chronicles and Second Kings. 40 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 4: Hello, this is Jack Graham with today's episode of the 41 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 4: Bible in the Year. Thank you so very much for 42 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 4: joining us. In our previous episode, we heard how Judah 43 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 4: was overtaken by the mighty Babylonians and King Nevicanezer. Despite 44 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 4: warning after warning and calls to return to God, the 45 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 4: people refused. So God sent the Babylonians in and they 46 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 4: pillaged the nation, killing so many men and women and children, 47 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 4: and taking captive God's people. But God sent a word 48 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 4: of hope, reminding them of his undying faithfulness and plans 49 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 4: for them in the future. In today's reading, we go 50 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 4: back a bit in time before the fall of Judah, 51 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 4: when Zedekiah ruled. The Chaldeans were coming and Judah would 52 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 4: soon be devastated. Zedekiah held out hope for victory, but 53 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 4: as Jeremiah revealed to him, God's will was being done, 54 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 4: could prevent it. Less hear now from God's word. 55 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 3: King Neberconzza was breathing down the back of Jerusalem. The 56 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 3: first raid on the temple was nothing compared to what 57 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 3: was about to come. King Jehoakim was taken to reside 58 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 3: in Babylon and sit under the rule of the tyrant king. 59 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 3: Pleased with the chaos, King Neberkonzza appointed Zedekiah, the son 60 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 3: of Josiah, as king over Judah. The King of Babylon 61 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 3: had already begun his tirade against Judah. It would not 62 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 3: stand much longer, However, Neberkonezza desired for the kingdom to 63 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 3: remain standing a little longer while he warred against Egypt 64 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:43,799 Speaker 3: and Assyria. Although Zedekiah bore the name of his father, 65 00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,239 Speaker 3: he was nothing like him. He was prideful and filled 66 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 3: with blind rage. He watched as King Neberconezza burned down homes, farms, 67 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 3: and temples. He hated Neberkonezzer, yet felt powerless against him, 68 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 3: holding on to hope that Judah may be saved. Zedekiah 69 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 3: sent word to Jeremiah the Prophet, saying, please pray to 70 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 3: God for our deliverance from Babylon. Jeremiah was among the people, 71 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 3: doing his best to aid with medical attention and counsel. 72 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 3: The first Babylonian raid was brutal, but nothing compared to 73 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,720 Speaker 3: what was to come. Jeremiah did his best to prepare 74 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 3: the people for what was going to take place. He 75 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 3: preached in the streets, helped men and women protect their children, 76 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 3: and waited on the Lord. When the word from the 77 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 3: king came, Jeremiah sought God's wisdom. The Lord spoke clearly 78 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 3: and matter of fact. They the Chaldeans are approaching, and 79 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 3: they will lay waste to the entire country. They will 80 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 3: capture Jerusalem and it will erupt in flames. Do not 81 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 3: give yourself false hope. You may think you can fight 82 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 3: against them and win. 83 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 4: You are wrong. 84 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 3: To fight them would be grasping at air. Even if 85 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 3: you slay them, the wounded will rise up and lay 86 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 3: waste to the entire city. The word of God was 87 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 3: as a response to King Zedekiah. They stung the king. 88 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:07,799 Speaker 3: They also stung Jeremiah, who did not want to see 89 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 3: his city burn. However, he knew that this was the 90 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 3: refining work of God. Zedekiah continued to rage against King Nebuchonezzer. 91 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 3: The Chaldeans were approaching, but were thwarted for a moment 92 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 3: by the Egyptian army on the border. Judah held on 93 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 3: to hope that Egypt may act as a wall between 94 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 3: them and the massive army. As this was taking place, 95 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 3: Jeremiah traveled down to the land of Benjamin. When he 96 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 3: was at the gate, the sentry named Eurijah stopped him. 97 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: Halt, he yelled. 98 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 3: The guard peered down at Jeremiah. His face was hard 99 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 3: as stone. You are clearly going down to join the 100 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 3: Chaldean army, he accused. Jeremiah scoffed at the notion. Of course, 101 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 3: not what a stupid lie. Elijah's fist hooked upward and 102 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 3: landed directly in Jeremiah's belly. He fell to the ground, 103 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,919 Speaker 3: gasping for air. The stone like God took ropes and 104 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 3: bound Jeremiah. He brought him to his feet and escorted 105 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 3: him to the palace officials. In the palace court room, 106 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 3: Jeremiah was berated by the judges and sentenced to a 107 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 3: beating and imprisonment. Large men approached him with his hand 108 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 3: still behind his back. Jeremiah received the countless blows from 109 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 3: the palace guards. His ribs cracked and his face swelled 110 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 3: from the impact of clubs. After a barrage of punches, 111 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 3: the prophet was thrown into a prison cell. There he 112 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,800 Speaker 3: lay on the cold, damp floor, praying to God. He 113 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 3: could not see from the swelling, and it hurt to breathe. 114 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 3: Yet he knew that this was still nothing compared to 115 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 3: what was about to come. Many days had passed and 116 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 3: Jeremiah was regaining use of his eyes and body. One morning, 117 00:07:44,000 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 3: Jeremiah's cell door opened, a bright light shone through. It 118 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 3: was blinding. For a moment, he thought it might be 119 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 3: an angel of the Lord to rescue him. Upon further inspection, 120 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 3: it was just a palace guard coming to fetch him. 121 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 3: Jeremiah had not seen daylight in a very long time. 122 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 3: The prophet was escorted into the throne room of King Zedekiah. 123 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 3: Jeremiah inspected the king's eyes. They were weary from battling 124 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 3: against the Chaldeans and Babylonians. Jeremiah could sense the growing 125 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 3: rage in sight him. Is there a word from the 126 00:08:16,520 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 3: Lord regarding the future of Judah, the king asked impassively. 127 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:24,160 Speaker 3: There was a pause as Jeremiah scanned the room. Guards 128 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 3: surrounded him clubs in hand. He knew they would be 129 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 3: angry at a bad word there is, Jeremiah replied, you 130 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 3: and the entire country will be delivered into the hand 131 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 3: of King nebuchon Nezzer. Zedekiah rose from his throne with 132 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 3: force and stormed towards Jeremiah. Yet he continued to speak, 133 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 3: What crime have I committed to be put in your dungeon? 134 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 3: Jeremiah yelled, Was it a good report you wanted? You 135 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 3: are surrounded by false prophets tickling your ears with good news. 136 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 3: I simply tell the truth. Now, Please do not send 137 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 3: me back into that prison. I will surely die if 138 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 3: you do. The king ceased his attack against Jeremiah. He 139 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 3: relented and had the guards escort him to the courthouse. 140 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 3: He remained under careful watch by the gods. No more 141 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 3: beatings were given to him, and he was allotted one 142 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 3: loaf of bread a day. However, the bread would soon 143 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 3: run out, for all of Judah was going to be 144 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 3: ripped out from its foundation and taken by the forceful 145 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:24,839 Speaker 3: hand of King Nebuconezzar. 146 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 4: Today's reading begins after the first attack of the Babylonians 147 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:35,200 Speaker 4: against Judah. The nation had already fallen to the foreign 148 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 4: conqueror Nebican Nazar and Jehokam had been sent away into 149 00:09:39,000 --> 00:09:43,080 Speaker 4: exile into Babylon. Devastation and death came upon Judah as 150 00:09:43,160 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 4: God's hand of judgment finally came down on the people. 151 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 4: But things were going to get much worse. Never Caanazar 152 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:54,640 Speaker 4: placed Zedekiah, the nephew of Jehokam, in the position of ruler. 153 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 4: Zedekiah was not righteous like Josiah had been. Still, God, 154 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 4: continue you to speak through Jeremiah, calling the people and 155 00:10:02,640 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 4: the king to repent us and to return. Jeremiah thirty 156 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 4: seven to iiO reveals Zedekiah's response, neither he nor his servants, 157 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 4: nor the people of the land listen to the words 158 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:17,319 Speaker 4: of the Lord that he spoke through Jeremiah the prophet. 159 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 4: Zedekiah hated nebkan Azar and what Babylon was doing to Judah, 160 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 4: But this was not righteous anger. It wasn't zeal for 161 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 4: the Lord that made Zedekiah so indignant. It was his pride, 162 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 4: the sense of being put to shame by the enemy. 163 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 4: Yet despite all his rage, he knew he had no 164 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 4: power to fight back, so he summoned Jeremiah and ask 165 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 4: him to contend for Judah with God. This was not 166 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 4: a matter of Zedekiah honoring God. He was only looking 167 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 4: for someone to grant his desires, to give him what 168 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 4: he wanted. As absurd as this attitude seems, how often 169 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 4: are our prayers selfish? We want God to do what 170 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 4: we want him to do. But prayer is not changing 171 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 4: God's mind. Prayer is finding God's mind. And when our 172 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 4: motives are not right, our hearts are misguided and we 173 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:16,640 Speaker 4: are self seeking, God will not answer those prayers. Such 174 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 4: was the case with Zedekiah. But God had a purpose, 175 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 4: and it wasn't to appease the ego of this stubborn king. 176 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,600 Speaker 4: When the king's request came to Jeremiah, he went to God, 177 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 4: likely knowing the answer would not be favorable, and it wasn't. 178 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 4: God told Jeremiah that the Chaldeans were coming. The onslaught 179 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 4: of their army would set the city ablaze. They were 180 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 4: a force that would not could not be stopped. This 181 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:47,559 Speaker 4: is not, of course, what Zedekiah wanted to hear. He 182 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 4: wanted happy news, better news. He wanted to hear that 183 00:11:51,360 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 4: Judah stood a chance that they could fight off the 184 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 4: enemy and emerge victorious. But victory was not to come. 185 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:02,240 Speaker 4: The Chaldeans were and they would bring disaster, pain, and 186 00:12:02,320 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 4: suffering to Judah. The news gave Jeremiah no joy, but 187 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,640 Speaker 4: he understood that this was how God was going to 188 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 4: refine his people. In the end, the pain would be 189 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 4: worth it if God brought his people back to himself, 190 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 4: so Jeremiah continued his ministry. As he traveled to Benjamin, 191 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 4: Jeremiah was accused of trying to desert to the enemy's side. 192 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,760 Speaker 4: It was an absurd accusation, but still it landed him 193 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 4: in prison, where he received beatings after beatings, until one 194 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 4: day Zedekiah summoned him again. The king wanted good news, 195 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 4: but still Jeremiah had no good news. How could there 196 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 4: be good news if the people refused to repent. So 197 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:48,320 Speaker 4: once more Jeremiah spoke God's words, this time telling the 198 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 4: king the entire nation would fall into the hands of Nevchanazar. 199 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,319 Speaker 4: The truth is, there's no stopping the will of God 200 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 4: nor the judgment of God when it comes. Jeremiah knew this, 201 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 4: and finally his Sadekiah seemed to resign himself to this 202 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 4: as well. The immediate future was grim for Judah, but 203 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 4: as Jeremiah would later remind the people in exile, God's 204 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 4: plans were to give his people a hope and a future. 205 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:19,160 Speaker 4: That's Jeremiah twenty nine and verse eleven. Jeremiah continued to 206 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 4: serve the Lord with courage and conviction, and though he 207 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:25,720 Speaker 4: wasn't immune from suffering or pain, or many tears, God 208 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,760 Speaker 4: would protect him for his own purposes. And the next 209 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 4: time we'll hear how God once more protected his prophet. 210 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 4: Dear God, we know that you are an awesome and 211 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 4: mighty God, that your plans and purposes are always fulfilled. 212 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 4: So may we, in our prayers and in our purposes, 213 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 4: align ourselves with you. May we commit ourselves to knowing 214 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 4: and doing what you want, and not just what we 215 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 4: want to hear. 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