Scripture: Jeremiah 44: 11, 16, 29
11 “Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I am determined to bring disaster on you and to destroy all Judah. 16 “We will not listen to the message you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord! 29 “‘This will be the sign to you that I will punish you in this place,’ declares the Lord, ‘so that you will know that my threats of harm against you will surely stand.’
Scripture Commentary:
In this chapter we see how the people turned on God to worship other gods. They refused to listen to the message spoken in the name of the Lord. They refused to learn any lessons from the destructiveness of their disobedience and sinfulness.
Is our lifestyle today similar to that of the Israelites of yesteryear?
When we look at the Israelites we can see ourselves in them. What have we learned? We repeat sin because we don’t want to walk with God. The further we move away from God, the more confused we become. We refuse to recognize the true source of our sinfulness, disobedience and rejection of God. When you place worldly goods before God, that becomes what you worship.
God had Jeremiah tell the people not to go to Egypt. They disobeyed God and forced Jeremiah to go with them. This is the last we hear of Jeremiah. The Bible does not tell us what happened to him. Only God knows.
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