Day 232 of the podcast, reading Jeremiah 39-43 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Jeremiah+39-43/
This is day 232 of our journey.
Today we will read a long narrative recounting the siege of Jerusalem and its aftermath. Babylon breaks through the walls and takes the leading officials and prominent people into exile. They leave the poor of the land in charge and give them land to use under the rule of a new governor who they established in the land. In the following years, the people of Judah are in constant turmoil. As they work to restore themselves, they are attacked by neighbors and the survivors of that conflict are captured and taken toward Ammon. The remaining officials track down the band of attackers and rescue the people, but then they lead the refugees toward Egypt against the message that Jeremiah brings from God. We end today's reading with Jeremiah prophesying the destruction of Egypt at the hands of Babylon.
Join me in Jeremiah 39-43 to see God's judgement come upon his people.
Key verses:
Jeremiah 39:8
The Babylonians burned down the royal palace, the temple of the Lord, and the people’s homes, and they tore down the wall of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 40:6
So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and lived there with him. He stayed there to live among the people who had been left in the land of Judah.
Jeremiah 41:12
So they took all their troops and went to fight against Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They caught up with him near the large pool at Gibeon.
Jeremiah 42:19
“The Lord has told you people who remain in Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Be very sure of this: I warn you here and now.
Jeremiah 43:13
He will demolish the sacred pillars in the temple of the sun in Egypt and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.”’”
All Scriptures are from the NET.
