Administer justice every morning; rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed

Jeremiah 21:11-22:30

‘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.

I will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the Lord. I will kindle a fire in your forests that will consume everything around you.’

to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place. For if you are careful to carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will come through the gates of this palace, riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by their officials and their people. But if you do not obey these commands, declares the Lord, I swear by myself that this palace will become a ruin.

People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?’ And the answer will be: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have worshiped and served other gods.

I warned you when you felt secure, but you said, ‘I will not listen!’ This has been your way from your youth; you have not obeyed me. The wind will drive all your shepherds away,  and your allies will go into exile. Then you will be ashamed and disgraced because of all your wickedness.

Why?

How to be a good leader in this world? do justice and rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed.

God punishes us as our deeds, not our minds. But our mind may lead to deeds.

The Lord is my Lord, may the Holy Spirit remind me to do the right thing in eyes of the Lord and let the Spirit of the Lord be within me.

1.呼籲猶大王，行公義，好憐憫。這是政權存在的價值。

2.不可虧負寄居及的孤兒寡婦。不如此將成為荒場。

10節開始將三個君王，約哈斯(沙龍)，13-19節約雅敬：被改名，表示主權、權柄在別人手中。不給工價的老闆，貪婪、欺壓人，做王的目的何在?死時親人、百姓不為他哀哭。沒有人埋葬。他父親約西亞還是可以享受，他沒有行惡。

為耶路撒冷哀哭。人平安幸福順利的時候最不想親近神，聽神的話。

西底加王被尼布甲尼撒王改名，主權也是在尼布甲尼撒王手上。

約雅斤走生命的路，先知認為結局也是很淒慘。雖然他被關30年後得到君王的待遇。不要到無路可走才走投降的路，為什麼不在先前就行公義，好憐憫的路。

如果走神的路是蒙福的為什麼還猶豫、遲疑?

How?

Always obey the word of the Lord and honor the Holy name of the Lord, not for my own profit or delight.