Read: Jeremiah 39:11 - 40:6; 2 Kings 25:8-21; Jeremiah 52:12-27; 2 Chron. 36:15-21; Lamentations 1:1-22
King Nebuchadnezzar made sure Jeremiah was taken care of and saved. He was given the freedom to either go to Babylon with the rest of the people or go to Judah and live. He was told to go wherever he wanted to go. God took care of Jeremiah and gave him incredible favor in the eyes of his enemies. Even they recognized that he was a prophet whose words were the Lord’s. Everything happened just as Jeremiah had said. The Babylonians came and took everything that had any value and burned the rest. They kept the poorest people there to take care of the vineyards and the fields.
The leaders of the Israelites were taken to Babylon and killed. The rest of the people were made slaves in Babylon.
Lamentations says it best in verse 9: “She defiled herself with immorality and gave no thought to her future.” That was the fate of the nation who refused to turn from the pleasures of sin and repent and follow the Lord.
Lord, may we as a nation consider our future and turn to righteousness. Forgive our nation and give us your name.
Thurs.’s Devo - The Judgment 8-25-16
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