Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Administer justice every morning; rescue from the hand of the oppressor

Jeremiah 21:1-14
God rejected request of king Zedekiah.
Tell Zedekiah: I will strike down those who live in this city, and they will die of a terrible plague. Gather the Babylonians inside this city.
His officials and the people: who survive the plague, sword and famine, into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who want to kill them. He will put them to the sword.
Tell the people: I am setting before you the way of life and the way of death.  Whoever stays in this city will die by the sword, famine or plague. But whoever goes out and surrenders to the Babylonians who are besieging you will live.
This is what the Lord says to you, house of David: Administer justice every morning; rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done—    burn with no one to quench it.
Why?
Under these emergence moment, the king of Judah asked for the Lord through prophet Jeremiah. But it is too late, they just heard the words of the Lord and did not follow words of the Lord.
The final warning announced to the evil kingdom. All of the city and people will be put to dead, but the Lord still let them know the way of live and the way to die, if they believe in the Lord through Jeremiah spoke.
How?
People die for his sins, the Lord is full of love no matter what you have done, repent and go back to the way of the Lord, there is chance to survive. Or the destination is terror and dead.
The Lord like justice. 




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