When Kings Disobey the Word of the LORD

Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the third entry that is in the house of the LORD: and the king said unto Jeremiah, "I will ask thee a thing; hide nothing from me."  Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, "If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely …

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When GOD Says It, It Will Be Done

King Zedekiah had been warned by the word of the LORD what he was to do concerning Babylon; he did not obey the word of the LORD and in today's reading of Jeremiah 37 through 39 we see the outcome. In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar …

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The Life of Two Kings

Today I want you to compare the life of two rebellious kings.  Jehoichin which Scripture tells us "...did evil in the sight of the LORD" and Zedekiah also "...did evil in the sight of the LORD" (2 Kings 24:9, 19). The following verses tell us more of Zedekiah, and chapter 52 of Jeremiah gives us …

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The Word From the LORD

We must consider, and realize that every word from God is not pleasant, comfortable, or encouraging.  Many times it is not what we want to hear.  Hear the word of the LORD through Jeremiah the prophet to king Zedekiah... "Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in …

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MY Words Shall Surely Stand

Prisoners from Judah have been taken to Babylon.  Jeremiah and a remnant of people have been left in Jerusalem and have been told by God through Jeremiah that they are to stay in the land and till, and tend it, and that God will bless them, protecting them, and keeping them from further harm from …

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