Jeremiah
Jeremiah prophesied in Judah in the year 626 B.C. This was about halfway through the reign of Josiah over Judah. He continued through the reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. During this time, Judah was in turmoil. Jeremiah spoke of the death and destruction of the nation of Judah. Nations such as Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon were consumed with the idea of imperialization, and set out to conquer new lands and expand their territories. Judah was caught in the middle, and their livelihood was threatened. Jeremiah spoke of this threat often. In the text of Jeremiah 13:15-27, he goes into detail about the threat of captivity that faced the people of Judah. In chapter 12, Jeremiah is crying out to the Lord, and asking Him to do something to change the way of the people of Judah. The Lord answers Jeremiah by telling him that He is going to do something, and that he is going to uproot the evil. (12:14) In the first part of chapter 13, the Lord is saying that since the people of Judah are lifting up idols, and worshipping false Gods, they will be completely useless. (13:10) The selected text is a message to Judah from the Lord, spoken through Jeremiah. Jeremiah is in Jerusalem
Jeremiah was a prophet who traveled all throughout Judah, and spoke the words of the Lord. He lived during a time of great turmoil because there was so much shifting of power going on, and there were battles raging all over the known world. Rulers were in quest of attaining land and power, and Judah was falling farther and farther away from the Lord. Something had to be done. Jeremiah warned them time and time again, but nobody listened. Eventually, the Lord spoke through Jeremiah saying that it was too late, and that their land was going to be destroyed because of their unfaithfulness and sin. In 586 B.C., Jerusalem was captured by the Babylonians. In versus 18-19, Jeremiah is speaking of the exile that is about to happen. Kings and Queens crowns will fall, Negev will be shut up, and Judah will be carried away completely into exile are all things that will happen that point towards the exile of the Judeans. The Lord is saying that it is going to happen, so beware. He gave His reasons in the previous part of chapter 13. Verse 20 states "Lift your eyes up and see those who are coming from the north". This is referring to the Babylonians. The Babylonian empire is built up and they have been expanding their territories by conquering lands in all directions. The Lord is saying the Judah is going to be next. God questions where the sheep of their flock are. God entrusted them with the souls of many, and they have obviously failed. The Lord is bringing this to their attention, and saying that this is just one of the many reasons
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