Study From the Book of Jeremiah,27

Study From the Book of Jeremiah,27

Today is the twenty-seventh part of this series where we study chapter 27. Here, there is one biblical principle and its lesson which is useful in biblical counselling.

Jeremiah was given instruction to give bonds and yokes to the foreign ambassadors in Jerusalem to be given to their masters. The symbol of the yok and bond is explained that those who would not submit as vassals to Babylon would be punished. They also were to announce to their masters that the God of Israel is the true sovereign Lord over creation and the affairs of humans.

With all of his military might and conquests, the king of Babylon was still a servant of the God of Israel, carrying out the Lord’s purposes, namely judgement of Judah. His heirs and successors, retained control of Babylon for only 24 years. Babylon fell without battle to Cyrus and the Persian armies in 539 B.C., and later to Alexander the Great of Greece.

The kings summoned various prophet-diviners. The collective effort of these diviners to determine the fate of their nations failed. Like these false prophets of Judah, they heralded a message of rebellion and resistance against Babylon. Only Jeremiah stood for the truth: the Lord would punish Judah through Nebuchadnezzar.

In the midst of a prophetic message against the false prophets, Jeremiah spoke a message of hope and restoration. Destruction is imminent, but God does not forget His people. He would restore the righteous remnant.

 Structure:

Verses 1-22: symbol of the bonds and yokes.

Principle 44, verse 27:22:    --"They shall be carried to Babylon, and they shall be until the day that I visit them, says the Lord.”

Lesson 44: The Lord never abandoned His people, nor did He leave them alone; but for most of their years of captivity, life would seem pretty deary- until God blessed them. We are to wait for God until He moves in power.9/6/2024.