Today’s passage: Jeremiah 22:1-30
Helpful thoughts:
- Gilead and Lebanon refers to majestic mountains in the land (Verse 6). God saw the nation as a beautiful thing, that was to be turned into “wilderness” and ghost towns.
- There is great irony in verses 8-9. The other nations, who worshiped pagan false gods, would wonder why Israel would have abandoned their own God! The pagan nations were more faithful to their fake gods than Israel and Judah had been to the true God.
- Coniah, Jeconiah, and Jehoiachin are all referring to the same person. (2 Chronicles 36:9-16)
Questions to consider:
- What did God say about Josiah’s reign? Why did things go well during that time? What was the best thing Josiah had as king of Judah? (Verse 16)
- What make verses 8 and 9 so striking? Why does it make sense though that pagan people would have an “easier” time worshiping false gods and God’s own people would struggle to remain faithful to Him? What is man prone to do in our fallen condition?
- With that being said, does the fact that the Gospel makes logical sense automatically mean people will get saved if they hear it? What must happen for a person to be born again and follow Christ? (Ephesians 2:8-9)