The Enduring Word

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The Enduring Word

• Jeremiah 37-39

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Gods Word

• Will Survive and be Upheld
• Jeremiahs writings were Gods word
• Jehoiakim threw them into the fire
• Another copy was made
• Jehoiakim was cursed
• Jeremiahs prophecies were coming to pass
• You cannot get rid of the message by trying to
  quiet and intimidate the messenger

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Pronouncements During the Disaster

• Attitude toward the word of God during the time
  of Zedekiah 371-2
• No body listened, nor were interested in the word
  of the Lord v.2
• Jeremiah is Consulted 3-10
• Zedekiahs request pray for us -3-5
• Jeremiahs response the Chaldeans will come
  back and burn this city with fire -6-10

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Pronouncements During the Disaster

• Jeremiah Confined 3711 3828
• Arrested by the guard 11-16
• Summoned by the king 17-21
• Imprisoned by the princes -381-6
• Rescued by Ebed-melech -387-13
• Interviewed by the king 14-26
• Questioned by the princes -27-28

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Despite Rejection and Unbelief

• Gods Word Holds True 391-18
• The Capture of the City -1-3
• Human wisdom alone could not have forseen this
• The fate of Zedekiah and the People of Jerusalem
  4-10
• The capture of the king, just as God said
• The captivity of the people, just as God said
• Provisions for Jeremiah 11-14
• The command of Nebuchadnezzar to preserve
  Jeremiah, just as God said
• Consolatory Message to Ebed-melech -15-18
• You will be spared because you trusted Me (God)
  

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Lessons

• The word of God can be rejected but it cannot be
  disposed
• The word of God can be ignored but it cannot fail
• The word of God is sure
• In all of its commands
• In all of its promises
• In all of its warnings
• In all of its facts or statements
• We would do well to heed as a light in a dark
  place