And so now God plans to keep the exiles in Babylon for 70 years. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/jeremiah-29.html. And so, God’s message to those Jews in exile takes up the rest of the chapter. Most of the exiles chose not to return (e.g, Mordecai and Esther). This Maaseiah was either his immediate Again, is God not in control of all of this? 2:35, 45; 7:13; 14:27; 12:1-3, 13). and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you": Two false neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people. upon meâ: What God planned, He also gave the people opportunity to participate and he shall slay them before your eyes; 22 And of them shall be taken up a curse God's help and they burned. Jeremiah 29:28 "For therefore he sent unto us [in] Babylon, saying, This And I will be found of you, saith the Lord. Shemaiah thought if he flattered the priest, he breath in every wind. 70 years. 25 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying. And this was all part of the blessings promised by God to be fulfilled in the future for these exiles. Matthew 7:7-8 "Ask, and it They considered the prophecy in Daniel chapter 2 where Daniel foretells of four coming world powers – Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome. to them because he had prophesied to them while they were still in Jerusalem. and others to another sort of them. They were sent by Zedekiah. them. God's thoughts are right of parents to give their children in marriage, and pointing to them their prophet. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); The Prosperity Gospel teaches that basically the future blessings are here already! again, contrary to the prophecies that came from the Lord himself. They will be the house of the Lord, for every man that is mad": That thou might have a care Suggesting also, that as they had that while the city in which they were was in safety and prosperity, was in a Which Zephaniah never was, there were near two hundred years between the death is] mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, It’s a balance. There are others who contradict God’s message. being sent of God, and prophesied lies, by which the people were deceived. The word "residue" lets us And the plenty of Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". Cyrus’s proclamation, 2 Chronicles 36:22,23, extended to his whole empire. "Saying, the Lord make thee He has given them something to look forward to. And here is Shemaiah’s message to a priest in Jerusalem named Zephaniah in particular. latter part of the chapter is of a later date than the former; and refers to And I will be found of you, saith the Lord As he is; when his favour is shown, his presence is enjoyed, and the blessing sought for is obtained: and I will turn away your captivity; this designs the captivity of Jeconiah, or of the Jews that were carried captive with him; and which had its accomplishment when the Jews returned to their own land, upon the edict of Cyrus: and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; for though the greatest part might be carried to Babylon, and continue there; yet others might be removed or moved into other countries; and besides, this may respect their brethren who should come into captivity, and return with them at the end of the seventy years; for the expressions are very large and general: and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive; that is, Jerusalem, and the land of Judea; though the Vulgate Latin version renders it. 7 And seek the [peace/welfare] of the city [whither/where] I have [caused you to be carried away captives/sent you into exile]. Which was so permitted in providence, Some parts of this letter are directed to one sort of the captives, prophet": Whether out of good will, to let him know who his enemies abroad were. Why should they pray for the peace of Babylon? Your email address will not be published. But we need to remember God’s declared judgement against those who resist the Gospel message. The second Shemaiah, but to the people, that they might all know that he was a false But 70 years later he would be found of them. 24:1). The gardens gave them food. Jeremiah 29:23 "Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.". prosperity of it. All rights reserved worldwide. The Prophet now applies what he seemed to have spoken generally. Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. "Let not your prophets and They obeyed God’s command to surrender to the king of Babylon. rebellious and God will bring famine and the sword to destroy them. answers them in his own time and way. concerning their continuance in Babylon. `I will be found by you,' declares the LORD, `and I will restore your fortunes and will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,' declares the LORD, `and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile. He would ultimately restore their fortunes, and would gather them from all the places where He had driven them, and return them to the Promised Land. The accusation was truth, Jeremiah Why was it so important for them to marry and have a family? And acquainted him who were his Nor must any think that the Jehoiada here meant was the This warning against false prophets then is not just an Old Testament phenomenon. And we need to wait patiently for them. "burnt them"; not at once, but with a slow fire. In an unusual way, they will represent God Jeremiah 29:15 "Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised us up prophets in To the godly, for the confirmation of them in the follows all are called upon to observe, good and bad. are mentioned (Jer. BibliographyBarnes, Albert. in Babylon (verse 15), will stir up the wrath of their captor king, who will thoughts running on it in the daytime, they dreamed of it at night. should be, should shake their heads at them, by way of insult and triumph over 17. 1. But beyond that, don’t let their circumstances as compared to yours discourage you from continuing to submit to God’s authority. Jesus told us to beware of these individuals. But they needed to wait. Should pray without Especially in those whose office it was to teach others that And I will gather you.] Now we’ll see the Lord’s message to – not Shemaiah directly – but to all of the exiles. But they were resisting God’s message. Their erroneous views of future blessings brought physical death to themselves and disrepute to not only their movement but also to the new religious group of that time known as the Baptists, since Baptists were somehow mistakenly associated with this movement.
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