Notes: April 26, 2009

To be kind, or not to be? That was the question.

Jeremiah 34

  • Zedekiah learns that he will live, but that he will be captured by the Babylonians (v. 1-7).
  • The people are told to be kind to their poorer country men (v. 8-10).
  • After a period of obedience, the rulers reverse their decision and again oppress the poor (v. 11).
  • God condemns their unkindness and promises death and destruction for the uncharitable ones (v. 12-22)

Meditation Points:

  • “Buyer’s remorse” is the phrase that salesmen use to describe why many products are returned for a refund. These princes had “Saint’s remorse”—they were sorry that they had done right (v. 11).
  • How bad would the judgment of God be? A scorched earth policy (v. 22).

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