The Prophecies

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The Prophecies
Of Jeremiah
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An Introduction

• Jeremiah...The Man

• Son of Hilkiah 11 cp. 2 Kings 224, 8
• A priest 11
• At first, unwilling to prophesy 16
• Afterwards, the Lords message became
  
  
  
  
  in him a fire in his bones 207-9

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An Introduction

• Jeremiah...The Times

• Josiah is king when Jeremiah is called
  
  
  
  
  to prophesy 12 Ù 627/26 B.C.
• Jeremiah continues on through the
  
  
  
  
  reign of Zedekiah 13 Ù 586 B.C.

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An Introduction

• Jeremiah...The Times

Political

• Josiah good king 2 Chron 34
• Jehoahaz short rule Jer 2211
• Jehoiakim bad king Jer 26
• Jehoiachin bad king 2 Kings 24
• Zedekiah bad king 2 Chron 3612

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An Introduction

• Jeremiah...The Times

• Though Josiahs reforms were good,
  
  
  
  
  they left the peoples hearts virtually
  
  
  
  
  untouched 36-10
• The post-Josiah throne basically had
  
  
  
  
  a disdain for the word of God 2221
  3623

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An Introduction

• Jeremiah...The Message

• Repent of sin 73 1811
• Submit to Babylon 271-12
• Wait for the Lord to bless you by
• bringing you back home 303 3112
• the coming Messiah 3131-34 3315
  cp. Heb 88-13

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Jeremiahs Call Gods Case Against Israel
Jer 1-6

• Jeremiah had always been in
  
  
  
  
  Gods plans 15 cp. Gal 115
• Yet, he was reluctant to serve 16
• God gave him authority over
  
  
  
  
  the nations through the words he
  
  
  
  
  would speak 110 cp. Jn 1248

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Jeremiahs Call Gods Case Against Israel
Jer 1-6

• God reassures Jeremiah about his
  
  
  
  
  mission with 2 visions 111-16
• An almond tree - God is watching
• A boiling pot - God will judge
• Jeremiah must gird his loins
  
  
  
  
  and speak the Lords word 117 cp.
  Eph 610, 14

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Jeremiahs Call Gods Case Against Israel
Jer 1-6

• God likens Judahs unfaithfulness
  
  
  
  
  to...
• an ox that broke its yoke 220
• a persistent adulteress 220
• a nurtured vine w/strange fruit 221
• a stain that wont wash out 222

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Jeremiahs Call Gods Case Against Israel
Jer 1-6

• God likens Judahs unfaithfulness
  
  
  
  
  to...

• a camel that roams about 223
• a donkey in heat that cant be
  
  
  
  
  caught 224
• a thief who is shamed only because
  
  
  
  
  he got caught 226

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Jeremiahs Call Gods Case Against Israel
Jer 1-6

• Judah was more treacherous than
  
  
  
  
  her faithless sister Israel 36-11
• This is why we are encouraged to study
  
  
  
  
  the O.T. cp. Rom 154 1 Cor 106-12
• Though Judah is guilty, God does
  
  
  
  
  promise her a glorious future 314-18

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Jeremiahs Call Gods Case Against Israel
Jer 1-6

• YesGod had deceived the
  
  
  
  
  people 410 cp. 2 Thess 210-12
• However, God would not totally
  
  
  
  
  destroy Judah 427
• A remnant would be allowed to return

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Jeremiahs Call Gods Case Against Israel
Jer 1-6

• Jeremiah was challenged to find 1
  
  
  
  
  righteous man 51
• Such a failure bears testimony of the
  
  
  
  
  peoples hardened condition 53
• Judahs unfaithfulness was made
  
  
  
  
  worse by wicked priests 530-31 cp.
  2 Tim 43-4

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Jeremiahs Call Gods Case Against Israel
Jer 1-6

• Jeremiah was constantly thwarted
  
  
  
  
  by false prophets 610-11, 14
• The people could no longer blush 615
• The only solution was to seek the
  
  
  
  
  old pathand walk in it 616

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The Way Of SalvationJer 7-10

• The people had substituted
  
  
  
  
  temple worship for devotion to
  
  
  
  
  God 71-11
• Such thinking was deceptive vv. 4, 8
• Such living was robbery v. 11
• Shiloh offered an historical lesson 712-15

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The Way Of SalvationJer 7-10

• Jeremiah was forbidden to pray
  
  
  
  
  for Judah 716
• Judah has been so detestable that
  
  
  
  
  only judgment would suffice 730 -
  83
• Yet, Judah refused to repent 85-6

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The Way Of SalvationJer 7-10

• Jeremiah was deeply saddened at
  
  
  
  
  Judahs apostasy 818 - 92
• Judah did not know and thus
  
  
  
  
  was ripe for judgment 93 cp. 87
• Judah trusted in her humanism 923 cp.
  1 Cor 118-25

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The Way Of SalvationJer 7-10

• The only safe ground (Way of
  
  
  
  
  Salvation) is trust in God 924
• Idols are helpless 101-5
• By contrast, God is inherently
  
  
  
  
  powerful 106-10
• Judah must learn the hard way 1017-25

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Covenant Disloyalty Its Consequences Jer 11-13

• Judah had broken her covenant
  
  
  
  
  with God 114-5
• She gave her word Deut 2616-19
• Now, she stood condemned
• Jehovah saw it as a conspiracy 119
• She must now suffer consequences 1111-13

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Covenant Disloyalty Its Consequences Jer 11-13

• Jeremiah had personal concerns
• His own life was in danger 1118-23
• He was confused re the prosperity
  
  
  
  
  of the wicked 121-2
• God would tell him, The worst is
  
  
  
  
  yet to come! 125-17
• Yet...mercy 1215

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Covenant Disloyalty Its Consequences Jer 11-13

• Jehovah likened Judah to a
  
  
  
  
  waistband 131-11
• She had become ruined through
  
  
  
  
  pride 139 cp. Prov 1618
• Jeremiah also applied to Judah a
  
  
  
  
  well-known proverb 1312-14

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Covenant Disloyalty Its Consequences Jer 11-13

• Jehovah still sought Judahs
  
  
  
  
  repentance 1315-27
• She should have glorified God v. 16
• She will have no excuse for her
  
  
  
  
  calamities, the shame associated
  
  
  
  
  with her suffering vv. 20-23, 26

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Revelation On Occasion Of Drought Jer 14-17

• Drought was the punishment for
  
  
  
  
  covenant breaking Deut 2823f
• Conditions were deplorable 141-6
• Despite Judahs many sins,
  
  
  
  
  Jeremiah pleads for her 147-9
• God replies He will not forget her
  
  
  
  
  sins 1410-11

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Revelation On Occasion Of Drought Jer 14-17

• Jeremiah argues Judahs worth,
  
  
  
  
  mentions false prophets 1413
• God replies in 1414-16
• Yes, false teachers will not escape v. 15
  cp. 2 Pet 21-3, 4-9
• Neither will their hearers v. 16 cp. 2
  Thess 29-12

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Revelation On Occasion Of Drought Jer 14-17

• Jeremiah suffered in his work
• He was despised 1510
• He sought deliverance 1515ff
• His pain was perpetual 1518
• Yet, God would not abandon him in
  
  
  
  
  his work 1511, 19-21 cp. Heb
  135b-6

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Revelation On Occasion Of Drought Jer 14-17

• Judah would be assured of truths
  
  
  
  
  when her exile would be done
• Idols are not gods at all 1620
• Jehovah is God alone 1621
• Judah must be punished because
  
  
  
  
  her sins were deeply engraved in
  
  
  
  
  her 171

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Jeremiahs Message In Symbols Jer 18-20

• 1st Symbol A vessel being made
  
  
  
  
  at the potters house 181-17
• The potter is able to re-shape a
  
  
  
  
  marred or spoiled vessel v. 4
• So, too, can God remake us vv. 5-10
• The same idea is also presented in the
  
  
  
  
  N.T. Rom 914-24

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Jeremiahs Message In Symbols Jer 18-20

• 1st Symbol A vessel being made
  
  
  
  
  at the potters house 181-17

• Judah responds with even more
  
  
  
  
  determined rebellion v. 12
• Judahs faithlessness is compared to
  
  
  
  
  natures faithfulness vv. 13-14

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Jeremiahs Message In Symbols Jer 18-20

• 1st Symbol A vessel being made
  
  
  
  
  at the potters house 181-17

• Judah will walk her own way
  
  
  
  
  not on Gods path v. 15 cp. 616
• Jeremiah is again persecuted for
  
  
  
  
  proclaiming the Lords message 1818-23

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Jeremiahs Message In Symbols Jer 18-20

• 2nd Symbol A broken potters
  
  
  
  
  vessel 191-13
• Jeremiah was to proclaim the great
  
  
  
  
  calamities to come vv. 3-9
• Jeremiah was to break the vessel,
  
  
  
  
  foretelling Judah being shattered
  vv. 10-13

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Comparing The 2 Symbols
1st Symbol 181-17
2nd Symbol 191-13

• Vessel was being
  
  
  
  
  re-shaped

• Vessel could not be
  
  
  
  
  re-shaped

• Already hardened

• Soft hadnt yet hardened

• Symbol pointed to Gods
  
  
  
  
  love, mercy, patience

• Symbol pointed to Gods
  
  
  
  
  judgment, wrath

• Symbol emphasized
  
  
  
  
  hope

• Symbol emphasized
  
  
  
  
  hopelessness

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Jeremiahs Message In Symbols Jer 18-20

• Judah responds to Jeremiahs
  
  
  
  
  symbolic preaching 1914 - 206
• He was physically mistreated 202
• Pashhur will be judged for this 203-6
• Jeremiah responds to Judahs
  
  
  
  
  response 207-18

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Jeremiahs Message In Symbols Jer 18-20

• Jeremiah responds to Judahs
  
  
  
  
  response 207-18

• He felt God had deceived him v. 7
• He felt like quitting v. 9
• He felt abandoned v. 10
• He felt cursed vv. 14-15

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Jeremiahs Message In Symbols Jer 18-20

• Jeremiah responds to Judahs
  
  
  
  
  response 207-18
• Yet, he also knew God was
  
  
  
  
  ultimately right and he would
  
  
  
  
  prevail because of his faith in
  
  
  
  
  Him 2011-13

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Jeremiahs Message In Symbols Jer 18-20

• Jeremiah had to be reminded of
  
  
  
  
  what we sometimes forget

We shouldnt focus on the physical things that
beset us cp. Rom 816-18 2 Cor 416-18
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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoahaz Jehoiakim

• Gods 4 duties for the king 223
• Do justice, righteousness
• Deliver the oppressed
• Do not mistreat the downtrodden
• Do not shed innocent blood

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoahaz Jehoiakim

• If the king obeys, God will allow
  
  
  
  
  the kingdom to remain 224
• If the king disobeys, Davids house
  
  
  
  
  would become a desolation 225
• Gods 2 natures are illustrated cp.
  Rom 1122

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoahaz Jehoiakim

• Judahs loftiness will become a
  
  
  
  
  barren wilderness because she
  
  
  
  
  forsook her covenant 226, 8-9
• Jehoahaz would leave and never
  
  
  
  
  return 2211-12

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoahaz Jehoiakim

• The king lived lavishly 2213-14
• His father Josiah lived well also, but
  
  
  
  
  still obeyed God 2215-16
• He will be judged for his corruption,
  
  
  
  
  and would not even be lamented
  2217-19

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoahaz Jehoiakim

• Judahs lovers will not be able
  
  
  
  
  to save her 2220, 22
• God should be sought, trusted above
  
  
  
  
  men cp. Psa 1188-9 1 Cor 25
• Judah needed to hear all of Gods
  
  
  
  
  word 262

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoahaz Jehoiakim

• Jeremiah uses the Rechabites to
  
  
  
  
  illustrate Judahs failure 351-19
• They had always obeyed the voice
  
  
  
  
  of their father vv. 6-8
• By contrast, Judah rejected her
  
  
  
  
  Father vv. 13-16

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoahaz Jehoiakim

• Judahs fate is certain 251-38
• Prophets were rejected vv. 3-7
• Desolation will come in the form of
  
  
  
  
  Nebuchadnezzar vv. 8-11
• Captivity will last 70 years v. 12

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoahaz Jehoiakim

• Jeremiah comforts Baruch (Gods
  
  
  
  
  servant his scribe) Jer 45
• Baruch had grown weary re the
  
  
  
  
  rejection of Gods word v. 3
• God would see to his personal safety v. 5

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoahaz Jehoiakim

• Jeremiah defends the word of
  
  
  
  
  God Jer 36
• The people heard it vv. 9-10
• The kings officials heard it v. 15
• Upon the king hearing it, he burned
  
  
  
  
  it vv. 21-23

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoahaz Jehoiakim

• Jehoiakim had no remorse v. 24
• The scroll was re-copied vv. 27-28
• Jehoiakim will be judged vv. 30-31
• LESSON Gods word will always
  
  
  
  
  endure cp. Mt 2435 1 Pet 123-25

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoiachin Zedekiah

• Jehovah will remove Jehoiachin
  
  
  
  
  from royal favor Jer 2224
• He will be cast away Jer 2228
• He will not have any descendants to
  
  
  
  
  rule in Jerusalem Jer 2230 cp. Mt
  112

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoiachin Zedekiah

• Jehovah will raise up shepherds
  
  
  
  
  for His people Jer 234

Faithful post-exilic servants (Ezra, Nehemiah) in
future literal kingdom
Faithful under- shepherds (elders) in future
Messianic spiritual kingdom
OR
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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoiachin Zedekiah

• Jehovah will ultimately send the
  
  
  
  
  Righteous Branch Jer 235-6
• A reference to the Messiah cp. Isa 42
  111-10 Zech 612-13
• His rule wont be that of Judahs
  
  
  
  
  present kings

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoiachin Zedekiah

• False prophets have lied to, misled
  
  
  
  
  the people Jer 239-40

• By contrast, the Lords word is
  
  
  
  
  like fire, a hammer v. 29
• It purifies, consumesit breaks a
  
  
  
  
  haughty spirit

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoiachin Zedekiah

• Jeremiah receives a vision after
  
  
  
  
  Jehoiachin is removed Jer 241-2
• Jews left behind in Judah thought
  
  
  
  
  they were chosen cp. Ezek 1115
• This vision stated otherwise

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoiachin Zedekiah

• Nebuchadnezzar makes Zedekiah
  
  
  
  
  swear allegiance cp. Ezek 1713
• Zedekiah planned to rebel Jer 273
• Jeremiah was sent to tell him,
  
  
  
  
  other kings to submit to Babylon Jer
  272, 4-7

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoiachin Zedekiah

• Hanniah opposes Jeremiahs
  
  
  
  
  message Jer 28
• He contradicts Jeremiahs words
  
  
  
  
  re Babylon, Jehoiachin vv. 2-4
• He breaks the yoke Jeremiah was
  
  
  
  
  wearing vv. 10-11

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoiachin Zedekiah

• Hanniah opposes Jeremiahs
  
  
  
  
  message Jer 28

• His false prophecies will make it
  
  
  
  
  tougher on Judah vv. 13-14
• He will be personally judged vv. 15-17

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Prophecies During Reigns Of Jehoiachin Zedekiah

• Jeremiah sends a message to exiles
  
  
  
  
  already in Babylon Jer 291-20
• Live life to the fullest vv. 4-7
• Ignore false prophets vv. 8-9
• Captivity 70 yearsthen return
  
  
  
  
  vv. 10-14

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Prophecies Before Jerusalems Siege Jer 50-51,
30-31

• Babylon will be judged 501-3
• Predicted earlier cp. 2512, 15-26
• God never needs man to do His
  
  
  
  
  work for Him cp. 273
• Babylons gods will not be able to
  
  
  
  
  save her 502

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Prophecies Before Jerusalems Siege Jer 50-51,
30-31

• At Babylons fall...
• Israel will again seek God 504-5
• an everlasting covenant at Zion
  
  
  
  
  will be established cp. Isa 23
  Psa 26 Heb 1222-24
• Israel needs a shepherd should
  
  
  
  
  leave 506, 8

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Prophecies Before Jerusalems Siege Jer 50-51,
30-31

• Babylon will be totally destroyed
• She will be desolate 5013
• Lions will devour her 5017
• Yet, Israel will graze 5019
• Babylon will become like Sodom
  
  
  
  
  Gomorrah totally destroyed 5040

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Prophecies Before Jerusalems Siege Jer 50-51,
30-31

• The Medes will conquer Babylon 5111
• Jehovah is shown superior to...
• the nothingness of idolatry 5115-19
• the human power of war 5120-23

Both are the result of human wisdom
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Prophecies Before Jerusalems Siege Jer 50-51,
30-31

• Israel has a future Jer 30
• Her fortunes will be restored, and
  
  
  
  
  her land will be re-inhabited v. 3
• Her King will be enthroned v. 9
• A Messianic prophecy Acts 230 1323
• Her favored status with God is
  
  
  
  
  secured vv. 20-22

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Prophecies Before Jerusalems Siege Jer 50-51,
30-31

• Israels woes become joy Jer 31
• Her weeping at going into captivity
  
  
  
  
  will become joy at coming home vv.
  15-17
• A Messianic prophecy Mt 216-18
• She will finally take responsibility
  
  
  
  
  for her sins v. 29

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Prophecies Before Jerusalems Siege Jer 50-51,
30-31

• Israels woes become joy Jer 31

• Her covenant will be new vv. 31-34
• A better covenant because it
• is recorded internally v. 33
• has informed participants v. 34a
• offers total forgiveness v. 34b
• This is our covenant today under
  
  
  
  
  Christ Heb 88-12

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• Now, Zedekiah is interested in
  
  
  
  
  what Jeremiah has to say 211-2
• He was hoping for an 11th hour
  
  
  
  
  miracle from God
• Gods answer would not be what
  
  
  
  
  the king wanted to hear 214-7,
  
  
  
  
  8-10, 11-12, 13-14

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• Zedekiah receives personal
  
  
  
  
  instructions 341-5
• He will be captured, not slain
• The people had disdained Gods
  
  
  
  
  will re slavery of countrymen 348-11
  cp. Deut 1512-18

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• The siege being lifted, the people
  
  
  
  
  returned to their wickedness 375
  cp. 3421, 11
• Thus, God will release them
  
  
  
  
  from His protection or liberate
  
  
  
  
  them to destruction 3412-22

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• Jeremiah was arrested, jailed as a
  
  
  
  
  traitor 3711-16
• He was even physically mistreated
• Zedekiah secretly asks Jeremiah
  
  
  
  
  re a word from the Lord 3717
• Jeremiah responds with sarcasm 3719

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• Jeremiah received instructions
  
  
  
  
  after the sieges renewal 326-14
• This signified a future 3215
• This would also help Jeremiahs
  
  
  
  
  faith during his persecution
• Evidenced by his prayer 3216-25

• Evidenced by Gods answer 3226-44

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• Jehovah will undo all the damage
  
  
  
  
  His people have done 337-9
• Immediately fulfilled upon their
  
  
  
  
  return from captivity 3310-11
• Ultimately fulfilled in the Messiahs
  
  
  
  
  future kingdom 3314-18

• As certain as natures laws 3319-26

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• Jeremiah was again persecuted
  
  
  
  
  for his preaching 381-6
• Zedekiah once again sends for
  
  
  
  
  Jeremiah 3814-16
• He has personal fears 3819
• Jeremiah advises him to submit to
  
  
  
  
  Babylon 3820-21

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• The siege finally begins to take its
  
  
  
  
  toll on Jerusalem Jer 39
• The walls are breached v. 2
• Zedekiah flees vv. 4-7 cp. 3817-18
• The city is destroyed v. 8
• Jeremiah, Ebed-melech are spared vv. 11-14

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Prophecies During Gedaliahs Governorship Jer
40-44

• Jeremiah is given the choice to
  
  
  
  
  either stay in Jerusalem or go to
  
  
  
  
  Babylon 401-6
• Gedaliah is now in charge 407
• His message to the Jews who were
  
  
  
  
  left Jeremiahs Ù submit live
  409-10

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Prophecies During Gedaliahs Governorship Jer
40-44

• Gedaliah is warned about an
  
  
  
  
  attempt on his life 4013-16
• Ignoring the threat, he was killed 411-3
• Ishmael (Gedaliahs murderer)
  
  
  
  
  takes hostages, and heads toward
  
  
  
  
  Ammon 4110

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Prophecies During