Apparently Jeremiah's preaching is having an effect on King Zedekiah. The officials wants him dead and lower him into a cistern to die. But, Zedekiah hears of it and rescues him. He not only rescues him, he has a private meeting with him wherein he listens to Jeremiah's advise on what he should do in order to live. Jeremiah informs him that if he is to live, he must surrender to the Babylonians
Just because we don't always like someone's advice; just because the end result of someone advice isn't exactly how we would have our future, doesn't mean that we shouldn't listen. It doesn't mean we shouldn't follow that advise. Zedekiah seems (at least in this chapter) to have enough sense to at least listen. We will see in the following chapters what he chose to do: whether to follow Jeremiah's advice and live or ignore it and suffer and die.
Many kings and their kingdoms; many men, women, and children, have fallen for refusing to listen and taking sound advice. Listen to the word of the LORD. Listen to Him and follow in the way that He would have you go.
God's Peace - Pr. J
Just because we don't always like someone's advice; just because the end result of someone advice isn't exactly how we would have our future, doesn't mean that we shouldn't listen. It doesn't mean we shouldn't follow that advise. Zedekiah seems (at least in this chapter) to have enough sense to at least listen. We will see in the following chapters what he chose to do: whether to follow Jeremiah's advice and live or ignore it and suffer and die.
Many kings and their kingdoms; many men, women, and children, have fallen for refusing to listen and taking sound advice. Listen to the word of the LORD. Listen to Him and follow in the way that He would have you go.
God's Peace - Pr. J
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