Title: Exhortation to Repentance/Jeremiah 21:1-14
Contents
Introduction: From this chapter to chapter 24, a short collection of prophecies (豫言集) is presented.
All. I have rearranged what I said in various ways as needed.
This is because the prophecies of Jeremiah are not based on chronological order, but with ethics.
Because it was edited in a logical or logical order.
All.
1. Counseling King Zedekiah 1-7
(1) King Zedekiah's appeal 1-2
King Zedekiah was the last king of Judah and was the son of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
After being invaded, he sent messengers to Jeremiah to pray.
All. He wanted God's wonders to appear. Perhaps
During the reign of King Hezekiah, 185,000 Assyrian invaders were killed in one night.
They would have expected the same kind of news as they had been lost (2 Kings 19:35-). By the way,
In reality, this request is only for the purpose of avoiding physical tribulation in case of an emergency.
and not only do not repent of their sins, but also become one of God's servants.
He was born as an errand man and ordered to solve his difficult work.
It wasn't well-received because it was like that.
(2) Prophecy against Zedekiah 3-7
Jeremiah said to the messengers, Thus said to Zedekiah,
did.
1) A strong arm in the hand of God Himself, anger, wrath, and great
They will strike with wrath, and Babylon's invasion will be done with God's permission.
Runes, 4-5
2) Many people and animals in the city will die of fever, 6
3) The remnant will be mercilessly annihilated with the sword of the enemy.
D, 7
Conversely, the king who asks for help will be met with disastrous goods.
warned
2. Counsel to the People 8-10
God had Jeremiah prophesy separately, so this time
The admonition to the common people is, "Behold, I am before you
He says that he will lay the way of righteousness and the way of death, and the inhabitants of the city will fight with sword and famine
You will die of pestilence and plague, but the Babylonians who besieged you (Chaldeans)
If the crabs surrender, they will live.” Judas’ crimes against the heathen Babylon.
If it is God's will to hear and to chastise, it is to surrender to Babylon.
Because it is a matter of submitting to the will of God. I encourage you to be humbled
It is not to say, but to follow God's established policy.
He said that it is the best way to save lives by submitting to God.
c (38:2-3).
3. Advice to the Royal Family 11-14
The exhortation of repentance to the royal family is to provide an opportunity for salvation. king
The sin of the family is to buy civil complaints due to unfair politics.
They take a bribe and do not judge the righteous, so they condemn the righteous and sin.
There was a mistake in personifying people. The cause of Judah's destruction
It is in the unfair politics of the royal family. And they built a strong fortress
I believe, but this too is in vain. Judah is a natural fortress
The Arabian Desert to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the west, and Lebanon to the north
The hill of the city, the Sinai Peninsula in the south, makes it difficult for the enemy to invade, Jerusalem
Rem is also a mountain basin surrounded by mountains on all sides.
be serious The LORD Himself said that they were their enemy; the fortress was
What good is it?
Conclusion: God's work is just,
He will repay you, like Babylon that sets fire all around to consume the bushes.
He said there would be an army call.