Unable to Escape From God

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Unable to Escape From God

• Jeremiah 21-26

2
Two Ways Placed Before the People

• The way of life
• Surrender to the Babylonians
• The way of death 218
• Try to resist the Babylonians

3
The Crisis of Ineffective Leaders

• The political leaders of Judah A biography of
  failure 211 238
• The kings failure, despair for the present 211
  2230
• Failure of Jehoahaz (Shallum) 2211-13,17
• Folly of Jehoiakim 18a,19,21
• Fate of Jehoiachin (Coniah) 24-27,30
• The ideal king, hope for the future 231-8
• The lord will gather a remnant 233
• The king will be called the lord our
  righteousness

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Prophetic Leaders Crisis in Genuineness 239-40

• Condemnation of false prophets 239-40
• The menace they have caused apostasy 9-15
• The message dont listen to them 16-22
• The methods they say he says 23-32
• The mockery - 33-40

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Prophetic Indictment and Vindication

• The arrest of Jeremiah 261-10
• The trial 11-24
• Indictment and defense 11-15
• A legal precedent 16-19
• Micah got away with such prophecy
• A counter precedent 20-23
• Urijah was executed
• Jeremiahs deliverance - 24

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Lessons For Leaders

• Elders Must Always Stay Tuned With Their
  Responsibility Before God
• Be Watchful and Alert
• Look for weakness in the sheep
• Look for ways to address those needs
• Personally
• Through teaching
• Through preaching
• Preachers and teachers must seek to teach and
  preach Gods word without favoritism
• The sheep must demand such leaders
• The sheep must be particular about the food they
  eat