GRACE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP | 恩道堂

This chapter briefly recounts the fall of Jerusalem and the reason for its fall. In this chapter, God vindicates His true prophet: Jeremiah. The false prophets and evil priests incited people to disbelieve God and to disobey Him. In the end, they suffered for their disbelief and rebellion. God ultimately brought about His righteous justice, which He had warned the Jews repeatedly through Jeremiah.

However, in the midst of God’s righteous judgement, He had not forgotten His promise to the Messianic line of David. Miraculously, God preserved the line. He even caused the Babylonian king to treat Jehoiachin well. The destruction of Jerusalem is not the end of the story, nor is it the end of God’s faithfulness to His promises.

All of God’s words are true. The whole Bible testifies to God’s truthfulness. Those who do not believe in God’s word will inevitably suffer. May you continue to have faith in God’s word: both His warnings and promises. Humans tend to disbelieve God and do things their own ways. Such independent attitude will inevitably cause us to deviate from God’s intended design and brokenness will inevitably follow. Pray that you will have faith in God’s word and take the gospel to this broken world.

本章简要地叙述了耶路撒冷的沦陷与其中的原因。在这篇章中，神为祂的真先知耶利米辩护。假先知与邪恶的祭司煽动百姓不相信与不顺服神。最终，他们因自己的不信与叛逆受苦。神最终施行了祂公义的审判，也就是祂曾藉耶利米多方警告犹太人的。

然而，当神施行公义的审判时，祂并没忘记自己曾对大卫家弥赛亚一族的应许。神奇迹般地保留了这家族，甚至使巴比伦王善待约雅斤。耶路撒冷的毁灭并非故事的结局，也不终断神对祂的履行应许之承诺。