Evolution would produce self-seeking survivalist who needed to destroy and devour others.Īpotheke (Gr) – storehouse (Eng) – the Greek word apotheke is a compound word from apo meaning “away” and tithemi meaning “to put.” Apotheke refers to a “granary” or a “storehouse.” Matthew 3:12 and Luke 3:17 both use the Greek word apotheke to refer to a storehouse. Mankind was created in the image of God and God is love. Neither can it explain God’s expectation to love others as you love yourself. 'If you continue in My word, then you areĮvolution cannot explain love. "One of the legacies that we've had from the kind of evangelism that's gone on in our country is that we believe salvation is attached to a decision, but the assurance of salvation has nothing to do with a decision in the past it has to do with what's going on in the present. Once again, the Jews should have listened to Jeremiah. When Jeremiah did arrive in Egypt late in 586 BC or early 585 BC he marked the spot on the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh’s palace in Tahpanhes where Nebuchadnezzar will set his throne when he comes to destroy Egypt. But, by going to Egypt they are entering the land that will be attacked and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 569 BC in fulfillment of Ezekiel’s prophecy given on April 26, 571 in Ezekiel 29:19. The Jews who are left in the land are no longer in the frying pan, because they are under Nebuchadnezzar’s rule and in the God’s will. This decision by the rebellious Jews to follow the deception of the arrogant men is like jumping from the frying pan into the fire, except much worse. The Jews continue to reject Jeremiah even after 41 years of his accurate teaching and prophesying by forcing everyone including some of the king’s daughters, Jeremiah and Baruch to leave the land of Israel and flee to Egypt. Nebuchadnezzar was not going to come back to Israel because there was nothing left for him to fight in Israel. Nebuchadnezzar was the one who did NOT kill these people and Nebuchadnezzar was the one who allowed these people to stay in the land and Nebuchadnezzar was the one who established the local government. “ Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Babylonians, so they may kill us or carry us into exile to Babylon.” They accuse Jeremiah and his upper class scribe Baruch (who formerly had served as a royal scribe to King Josiah) of having ulterior motives that they sum up in these words of illogical accusation: Jeremiah returns with his answer from God that commands the people to stay in the land of Israel, obey Nebuchadnezzar and to be encouraged because the Lord will care for them here in Israel.As it has been for over four decades of Jeremiah’s ministry, arrogant men rise up against Jeremiah and deceitfully mislead the The people wholeheartedly promise to listen to the Lord speak through his prophet Jeremiah who has accurately spoken to this rebellious people for 41 years. Listen and obey the answer the Lord gives them. Jeremiah agrees to ask God, but warns the people that they must Now, a few months after Nebuchadnezzar had returned to Babylon the remnant of Jews that Nebuchadnezzar had allowed to remain in the land of Israel to careįor the fields and vineyards come to Jeremiah to ask for divine guidance. It is now 586 BC and Jerusalem has been destroyed, the temple has been burned and the third of three deportations of Jews to Babylon has taken place just as Jeremiah had predicted accurately Jeremiah had been speaking to the Jews since 627 BC during the days So they entered Egypt in disobedience to the Lord and went as far as Tahpanhes. And they took Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch…along with them. They also led away all those whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had left with Gedaliah - the men, the women, the children and the king’s daughters. Instead, led away all the remnant of Judah who had come back to live in the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been scattered. So Johanan…all the army officers and all the people disobeyed the Lord’s command to stay in the land of Judah. ‘You are lying! The Lord our God has not sent you to say, “You must not go to Egypt to settle there.”īut Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Babylonians, so they may kill us or carry us into exile to Babylon.’ everything the Lord had sent him to tell them -Īzariah. "When Jeremiah had finished telling the people all the words of the Lord their God A Bible Teaching Ministry of Galyn Wiemers
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