Conclusion of A Man Who Is Not Afraid

Years pass. Jo-si'ah dies, and three months later his son Je-hoi'a-kim becomes  king. Jeremiah keeps telling the people: 'Jerusalem will be destroyed if you don't change your bad ways.'  The priests grab Jeremiah and shout: 'You should be killed for saying these things.'  'Then they tell the princes of Israel: 'Jeremiah should be put to death, because he has spoken against our city.'

What will Jeremiah do now?  He is not afraid! He tells all of them:  'Jehovah sent me to speak these things to you. If you don't change your bad ways of living, Jehovah will destroy Jerusalem.  But be sure of this: If you kill me, you will be killing a man who has done no wrong.'

The princes let Jeremiah live, but the Israelites do not change their bad ways. Later Neb-u-chad-nez'zar, the king of Babylon, comes and fights against Jerusalem. Finally Neb-u-chad-nez'zar makes the Israelites his servants.  He takes thousands away to Babylon. Just think what it would be like to have strange people carry you off from your home to a strange land!

Jeremiah 1:1-8l 10:1-5; 26:1-16 2 Kings 24:1-17. 

Next time: Four Boys in Babylon

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