Study From the Book of Jeremiah,26

Study From the Book of Jeremiah,26

Today is the twenty-sixth part of this series where we study chapter 26. Here, there are two biblical principles and their lessons which are useful in biblical counselling.

Jeremiah was told to speak boldly that if the people repented of evil, the Lord would relent from the calamity He was threatening to bring on them. Jeremiah uses Shiloh as an illustration of the coming judgement of Jerusalem.

However, the religious leaders responsible for overseeing the temple considered Jeremiah’s words blasphemy, for he spoke of the destruction of the temple itself. The people rejected Jeremiah’s prophecy and tried to kill him.

Held captive by the hostile crowed, Jeremiah pointed to the potential sin of shedding innocent blood. Sentencing God’s prophet to death would result in greater judgement in addition to the people’s other offenses against heaven.

Micah of Moresheth cited that in the reign of Hezekiah, because of the repentance of Hezekiah and the inhabitants, Jerusalem was spared from the onslaught of the Assyrian army under Sennacherib.

Jeremiah then was sheltered by Ahikam the son of Shaphan’s family who were supportive of Jeremiah and were instrumental in saving his life.

Structure:

Verses 1-24: Jeremiah saved from death.

Principle 42, verse 26:13:    --"Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the Lord your God; then the Lord will relent concerning the doom that He has pronounced against you”

Lesson 42: God delights in showing mercy far more than fulfilling His threats of judgement. He wants to bless us, not judge us; but what we experience from His hand is up to us.

Principle 43, verse 26:24: ---“Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death.”

Lesson 43: At strategic points along Jeremiah’s difficult ministry, God provided him with both encouragement and friends to help him complete his mission. God does the same for us, to help us succeed in our divinely appointed tasks.