“The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the guard, had let him go from Ramah, when he took him bound in chains along with all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah who were being exiled to Babylon. The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, ‘The Lord your God pronounced this disaster against this place. The Lord has brought it about, and has done as he said. Because you sinned against the Lord and did not obey his voice, this thing has come upon you.’” (Jeremiah 40:1-3)
Interestingly, the captain of the guard is echoing Jeremiah’s warnings back to Jeremiah. Of course, the soldier is speaking after the fact. That means he has connected Jeremiah’s warnings with the actual event.
- Jeremiah’s God (YHWH) pronounced this disaster (ie, the destruction of Jerusalem).
- The Lord brought it about. He did what He said He would do.
- This happened because of sin.
I hope that I will be able to connect God’s word to my life as well as that soldier did.
Father, please help me to see your book, the Bible, as clearly as this soldier saw your word through Jeremiah. Amen.
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