Upon this rock (34): Nebuchadnezzar, My servant
This exegetical article examines Jeremiah's prophecy regarding submission to Nebuchadnezzar, exploring how God sovereignly used the Babylonian king to accomplish His purposes despite the resistance of false prophets and unfaithful leadership in Judah. Through careful analysis of Jeremiah 27-29, Doezema illustrates God's providential governance in exile and the importance of heeding the true word of the Lord over popular but false prophecies of deliverance.
Previous article in this series: May 1, 2018, p. 346. "Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live." Jeremiah 27:12-13 Hardly a popular course of action was that being advocated by the prophet Jeremiah. To submit meekly to foreign domination would strike the people as being so un-Jewish, so unpatriotic. There were, in fact, immediate attempts to discredit the message of God's prophet. Of one of these attempts we read in chapter 28. Hananiah...
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