JEREMIAH'S MESSAGES TO KING JEHOIAKIM
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) Jeremiah confronts many people with their sins: kings, false prophets, those at the temples, and those at the gates. A lack of response made Jeremiah wonder if he was doing any good at all. He often felt discouraged and sometimes bitter. To bring such gloomy messages to these people was a hard task.
b) Jeremiah lived to see many of his prophecies come true - most notably the fall of Jerusalem. The fulfillment of this and other prophecies against the foreign nations came as a result of sin. Those who refuse to confess their sin bring judgment upon themselves.
c) Let's look at the messages Jeremiah brought to the kings during his lifetime.
1. King Jehoiakim
a) Story of his reign: 2 Kings 23:34-24:7
b) Dates of his reign: 609-598 B.C.
c) Character of his reign: Evil
2. Jeremiah's message to the king
a) Judgment against wicked kings
i) 18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: “They shall not lament for him, Saying, ‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’ They shall not lament for him,
Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’ 19 He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, Dragged and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem. 20 “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out, And lift up your voice in Bashan; Cry from Abarim, For all your lovers are destroyed. 21 I spoke to you in your prosperity, But you said, ‘I will not hear.’ This has been your manner from your youth, That you did not obey My voice. 22 The wind shall eat up all your rulers, And your lovers shall go into captivity; Surely then you will be ashamed and humiliated, For all your wickedness. 23 O inhabitant of Lebanon,
Making your nest in the cedars, How gracious will you be when pangs come upon you, Like the pain of a woman in labor? (Jeremiah 22:18-23 NKJV)
ii) Other Scripture texts: Jeremiah 25:1-38; 26:1-24; 27:1-11; 35:1-19; 36:1-32.
The End ...
0. Introductiona) Jeremiah confronts many people with their sins: kings, false prophets, those at the temples, and those at the gates. A lack of response made Jeremiah wonder if he was doing any good at all. He often felt discouraged and sometimes bitter. To bring such gloomy messages to these people was a hard task.
b) Jeremiah lived to see many of his prophecies come true - most notably the fall of Jerusalem. The fulfillment of this and other prophecies against the foreign nations came as a result of sin. Those who refuse to confess their sin bring judgment upon themselves.
c) Let's look at the messages Jeremiah brought to the kings during his lifetime.
1. King Jehoiakim
a) Story of his reign: 2 Kings 23:34-24:7
b) Dates of his reign: 609-598 B.C.
c) Character of his reign: Evil
2. Jeremiah's message to the king
a) Judgment against wicked kings
i) 18 Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: “They shall not lament for him, Saying, ‘Alas, my brother!’ or ‘Alas, my sister!’ They shall not lament for him,
Saying, ‘Alas, master!’ or ‘Alas, his glory!’ 19 He shall be buried with the burial of a donkey, Dragged and cast out beyond the gates of Jerusalem. 20 “Go up to Lebanon, and cry out, And lift up your voice in Bashan; Cry from Abarim, For all your lovers are destroyed. 21 I spoke to you in your prosperity, But you said, ‘I will not hear.’ This has been your manner from your youth, That you did not obey My voice. 22 The wind shall eat up all your rulers, And your lovers shall go into captivity; Surely then you will be ashamed and humiliated, For all your wickedness. 23 O inhabitant of Lebanon,
Making your nest in the cedars, How gracious will you be when pangs come upon you, Like the pain of a woman in labor? (Jeremiah 22:18-23 NKJV)
ii) Other Scripture texts: Jeremiah 25:1-38; 26:1-24; 27:1-11; 35:1-19; 36:1-32.
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