Scripture to read: Jeremiah 39, 40th chapter

Captain of the guard Nebuzaradan

In the eleventh year of Zedekiah"s reign, a section of the city wall was broken down. When King

Zedekiah of Judah and all the soldiers saw that the Babylonians had broken into the city, they fled.

They waited for nightfall and then slipped through the gate between the two walls behind the ki ng"s garden and headed toward the Jordan Valley But the Babylonian troops chased them and overtook

Zedekiah on the plains of Jericho. The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as he slaughtered his sons and all the nobles of Judah. They even gouged out Zedekiah"s eyes, Meanwhile, the Babylonians burned Jerusalem, including the royal palace and the houses of the people. They took as exiles to

Babylon the rest of the people who remained in the city. But Nebuzaradan allowed some of the poorest people to stay behind in the land and he assigned them to care of the vineyards and fields. Children did you notice the situation of the land of Judah. what is the reason for this to take place? all this happened because of their disobedience to God"s word.

Question:

What was the situation of Jeremiah?

Answer:

Jeremiah was also among the people who were imprisoned. As soon as he was imprisoned, he was bound in chains. The captain of the guard called for Jeremiah and said, "The Lord your God has brought this disaster on this land, just as he said he would. For these people have sinned against the

Lord and disobeyed him. That is why it happened 40:03. He continued saying this to Jeremiah, "If you want to come with me to Babylon, you are welcome. I will see that you are well cared for. But if you don"t want to come, you may stay here. The whole land is before you—go wherever you like". So

Jeremiah lived in Judah with the few who were still left in the land. 1. Nebuzaradan was not a Jew, he was a gentile, he had the fear of God and respect for him. 2. If Jeremiah desired, he could have gone along with them to Babylon and lived in comfort but he choose to stay because of the love that he had for his land and cared about the poor people who were left behind. A true man of God will forsake wealth, riches, power and comfort life. He will live a content life saying, that God alone is more sufficient. Even Jeremiah lead such a life, how about you?

"Come, all of you who are gifted craftsmen. Construct everything that the Lord has commanded:

Exodus 35:10

Prayer

Holy Father, We will give heed to your voice and will live as children without committing any sin. Lets us also take wise decisions like Jeremiah. Amen