Monday, May 6

Why is it that the way of wicked ones is what has succeeded?—Jer. 12:1.


After observing what was taking place in Jerusalem and Judah, Jeremiah felt compelled
to ‘complain’ about what he saw.Jeremiah knew that Jehovah is righteous. What Jehovah thereafter
inspired Jeremiah to prophesy and how He fulfilled those prophetic words gave a solid answer
to the prophet’s question.

In harmony with divine prophecies,those who obeyed Jehovah’s direction ‘received their souls as
spoil,’ whereas the prosperous wicked ones ignored the warning and perished. (Jer. 21:9) Jeremiah
had told the wayward nation to return to their heavenly Father, but their badness had
reached the point where God had to let Jerusalem and Judah be destroyed. That caused Jeremiah
pain, though he was not at fault.

Amid his afflictions, the prophet remembered God’s mercies. “We have not come to our finish,†he
said. Indeed, Jehovah’s mercies are new each morning!

— Lam. 3:22-24. w11 9/15 1:11, 12
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What if we realized that this horrendous prospect was indeed the fulfillment of God's prophecies... ? Would we lose faith in God because of this ?

 

Would have liked to see the "Jeremiah" book (currently being studied at the meetings) focusing more on the prophecy side of things - to be written as a commentary on the book.

It does mention moral points and also, the fact that Jeremiah faced challenges in his ministry as we do, but the book of Jeremiah is primarily a prophetic one.

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