The restoration of the Jews. Let’s find out by reading Jeremiah 39:11-12.” Discuss that Jeremiah eventually ended up being taken to Egypt against his will, but he never stopped sharing God’s message of repentance and future renewal of God’s people. If they weren’t in their land, then I’d be tempted to think this would happen in the Millennium. (1-2) Jerusalem under siege. 16. He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will remain until I deal with him, declares the LORD. Alright, now the Lord brings his reassuring the prophet to a conclusion in verses 42-44 by summarizing what he’s just said. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Yes, God had to punish. Jeremiah, not comprehending how God's threat of destroying Judah could be reconciled with God's commanding him to purchase land in it as if in a free country, has recourse to his grand remedy against perplexities, prayer. He then gives prophecies of the coming king and the New Covenant that would be made. We hope you’ll enjoy this free digital Jeremiah 31 summary published by ExplainingTheBook.com! First, in verses 26-35 the Lord confirms that he must punish the rebellious Judeans. Carole 15 Feb 2018, 15:32. Jeremiah was a priest who God calls to be His prophet. Buy thee the field for money, and take witnesses; [for/though] the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans. Jeremiah 32-34 Listen What a time to buy a piece of property (Jeremiah 32:1-15) 1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the tenth year of Zedekiah king … In Jeremiah 36:1-2, 4, 8, 32 it is written that Jeremiah collected his own writings and prophecies, some speculate that he put the book together with Baruch in the land of Egypt but there is no way to know for certain. 36 ¶ And now therefore thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning this city, whereof ye [rightly] say. We shall attempt only a brief summary of the more important ideas set forth in Jeremiah's teachings. (14-26) Commentary on Jeremiah 33:1-13 (Read Jeremiah 33:1-13) Those who expect to receive comforts from God, must call upon him. 23 And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this [evil/disaster] to come upon them: And the evidence of God’s imminent sending of them out of their land was all around them according to verse 24. The second possibility is that God is starting to bring about Millennial blessings right now and will bring them fully to pass in the Millennium. Jeremiah 32 focuses on land as a sign of God's restoration of Israel's fortunes, symbolized by Jeremiah's purchase of a field (32:1-15). And so, the rest of these promises are yet future. At one point God says, “I will not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster” (12:14). The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 33 And they have turned [unto me the back/away from me], and not [the face/to me]: though I taught them, [rising up early and teaching them/persistently/over and over again], yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. We are made in God’s image and so we bear some resemblance to how God works, though not in all the particulars. All that the Lord has promised he will certainly bring to pass in his own timing. And God does so by affirming two truths that seem at first to perhaps contradict or work against each other. And the shock of God having a future for Israel isn’t lost on Jeremiah. In Jeremiah 36:1-2, 4, 8, 32 it is written that Jeremiah collected his own writings and prophecies, some speculate that he put the book together with Baruch in the land of Egypt but there is no way to know for certain. 32 Because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 1. King Zedekiah who did not heed his warning throws Jeremiah into prison and then into a cistern. nezʹzar. I really hope that’s not the case. And yet, if it happens I’m not going to lose faith in God’s word. I hope they stay that way. Jeremiah 32:39. Take comfort from Jeremiah 32. Jeremiah's prophecies consisted of these primary messages: 1 ) The impending destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon;