seekeroftruth
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Jeremiah 22:1 This is what the Lord says: “Go down to the palace of the king of Judah and proclaim this message there: 2 ‘Hear the word of the Lord to you, king of Judah, you who sit on David’s throne—you, your officials and your people who come through these gates. 3 This is what the Lord says: Do what is just and right. Rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place. 4 For if you are careful to carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will come through the gates of this palace, riding in chariots and on horses, accompanied by their officials and their people. 5 But if you do not obey these commands, declares the Lord, I swear by myself that this palace will become a ruin.’”
6 For this is what the Lord says about the palace of the king of Judah:
“Though you are like Gilead to me,
like the summit of Lebanon,
I will surely make you like a wasteland,
like towns not inhabited.
7 I will send destroyers against you,
each man with his weapons,
and they will cut up your fine cedar beams
and throw them into the fire.
like the summit of Lebanon,
I will surely make you like a wasteland,
like towns not inhabited.
7 I will send destroyers against you,
each man with his weapons,
and they will cut up your fine cedar beams
and throw them into the fire.
8 “People from many nations will pass by this city and will ask one another, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?’ 9 And the answer will be: ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
10 Do not weep for the dead king or mourn his loss;
rather, weep bitterly for him who is exiled,
because he will never return
nor see his native land again.
rather, weep bitterly for him who is exiled,
because he will never return
nor see his native land again.
11 For this is what the Lord says about Shallum[a] son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but has gone from this place: “He will never return. 12 He will die in the place where they have led him captive; he will not see this land again.”
13 “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness,
his upper rooms by injustice,
making his own people work for nothing,
not paying them for their labor.
14 He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace
with spacious upper rooms.’
So he makes large windows in it,
panels it with cedar
and decorates it in red.
his upper rooms by injustice,
making his own people work for nothing,
not paying them for their labor.
14 He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace
with spacious upper rooms.’
So he makes large windows in it,
panels it with cedar
and decorates it in red.
15 “Does it make you a king
to have more and more cedar?
Did not your father have food and drink?
He did what was right and just,
so all went well with him.
16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy,
and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know me?”
declares the Lord.
17 “But your eyes and your heart
are set only on dishonest gain,
on shedding innocent blood
and on oppression and extortion.”
to have more and more cedar?
Did not your father have food and drink?
He did what was right and just,
so all went well with him.
16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy,
and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know me?”
declares the Lord.
17 “But your eyes and your heart
are set only on dishonest gain,
on shedding innocent blood
and on oppression and extortion.”
18 Therefore this is what the Lord says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
“They will not mourn for him:
‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
They will not mourn for him:
‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
19 He will have the burial of a donkey—
dragged away and thrown
outside the gates of Jerusalem.”
‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’
They will not mourn for him:
‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’
19 He will have the burial of a donkey—
dragged away and thrown
outside the gates of Jerusalem.”
20 “Go up to Lebanon and cry out,
let your voice be heard in Bashan,
cry out from Abarim,
for all your allies are crushed.
21 I warned you when you felt secure,
but you said, ‘I will not listen!’
This has been your way from your youth;
you have not obeyed me.
22 The wind will drive all your shepherds away,
and your allies will go into exile.
Then you will be ashamed and disgraced
because of all your wickedness.
23 You who live in ‘Lebanon,[b]’
who are nestled in cedar buildings,
how you will groan when pangs come upon you,
pain like that of a woman in labor!
let your voice be heard in Bashan,
cry out from Abarim,
for all your allies are crushed.
21 I warned you when you felt secure,
but you said, ‘I will not listen!’
This has been your way from your youth;
you have not obeyed me.
22 The wind will drive all your shepherds away,
and your allies will go into exile.
Then you will be ashamed and disgraced
because of all your wickedness.
23 You who live in ‘Lebanon,[b]’
who are nestled in cedar buildings,
how you will groan when pangs come upon you,
pain like that of a woman in labor!
24 “As surely as I live,” declares the Lord, “even if you, Jehoiachin[c] son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on my right hand, I would still pull you off. 25 I will deliver you into the hands of those who want to kill you, those you fear—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the Babylonians.[d] 26 I will hurl you and the mother who gave you birth into another country, where neither of you was born, and there you both will die. 27 You will never come back to the land you long to return to.”
28 Is this man Jehoiachin a despised, broken pot,
an object no one wants?
Why will he and his children be hurled out,
cast into a land they do not know?
29 O land, land, land,
hear the word of the Lord!
30 This is what the Lord says:
“Record this man as if childless,
a man who will not prosper in his lifetime,
for none of his offspring will prosper,
none will sit on the throne of David
or rule anymore in Judah.”
an object no one wants?
Why will he and his children be hurled out,
cast into a land they do not know?
29 O land, land, land,
hear the word of the Lord!
30 This is what the Lord says:
“Record this man as if childless,
a man who will not prosper in his lifetime,
for none of his offspring will prosper,
none will sit on the throne of David
or rule anymore in Judah.”
a. Jeremiah 22:11 Also called Jehoahaz
b. Jeremiah 22:23 That is, the palace in Jerusalem (see 1 Kings 7:2)
c. Jeremiah 22:24 Hebrew Koniah, a variant of Jehoiachin; also in verse 28
d. Jeremiah 22:25 Or Chaldeans
I think I might be getting an overload. The easy English site is not as easy to understand as Bible-studys.org. So I went with Bible-studys.org for this one.
Following the death of godly Josiah, the last four kings of Judah (Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah), did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. This chapter details their disobedience that brought judgment on the nation and cause for the Lord to remove the sons of David from the throne.
Chapter 22 is probably placed here because it, like chapter 21, contains messages that were addressed to the “house of the king of Judah” and concerned the “throne of David” , and Jehoiachin. Chronologically, the events of this chapter precede those (of chapter 21).
“Throne of David”: Refers to the Davidic Covenant (of 2 Sam. 7:3-17), in which God promised David that his heirs will rule over Israel.
To be earthly king over the family of God took on grave responsibilities. The judgement of this king must be an example to all the heathen countries around them. The king here had to be aware that he was king, because God put him there. His judgement had to be righteous and just, because he represented God to the world. They had to live the golden rule. They were not to deal unfairly with anyone.
“Shallum” (or Jehoahaz), was taken captive to Egypt by Pharaoh-nechoh on his return from Haran (in 609 B.C.; 2 Kings 23:28-30).
“Shallum” (Jehoahaz) reigned for three months in 609 B.C. before being taken away as a prisoner to Egypt (2 Kings 23:31-33). Jeremiah offered no hope for him, warning that he would die in captivity.
Jehoiakim’s renovations of the palace by conscripting his people during the Babylonian crisis reflected his misplaced priorities, attending to personal comfort rather than fulfilling his royal duty to care for “the cause of the poor and needy”. Jehoiakim would not only die, which happened before the Babylonians captured the city of Jerusalem (in 597 B.C.), but there would not even be lament over his death and he would not receive a proper burial.
“Jehoiakim”: Ruling from (609 to 598 B.C.), he was also wicked in taxing the people (2 Kings 23:35), and making them build his splendid palace without pay, violating God’s law (in Lev. 19:13 and Deut. 24:14-15; compare Micah 3:10; Hab. 2:9; James 5:4). He was slain in Babylon’s second siege and his corpse dishonored, being left like a dead donkey on the ground for scavengers to feed on.
The judgement against Jehoiachin was not just for him, but for his seed as well. He would have no children who would ever reign. God goes so far as to say, that no one even like him will ever reign in Jerusalem again.
God made a promise to David. David was the one who stood up for God against Goliath. David is the one that was chosen to replace Saul... the first king chosen to please the descendants of Jacob [Israel].... the pretty boy from a wealthy family..... who wouldn't listen to God. David is the one Saul chased and tried to kill to keep his throne. God promised David that his family would be on the throne..... David's family tree would be the main tree for the throne....and then came the rotten apples..... rotten to the core..... God had to repair the damage those stupid humans were doing.
