Jeremiah 36, 45, 48

Please note, this entry was originally scheduled for August 8.

Again, around the same time that Pharaoh Necho is defeated by Nebuchadnezzar at Carchemish, the Lord speaks another word to Jeremiah, telling him to write down all He had previously spoken to him on a scroll.  Jeremiah calls his disciples Baruch to do this, and then instructs him to go into the temple and read it aloud when there are many people there for a holy day of fast to God.  The next year such a fast occurs, and Baruch goes and reads the scroll, with many of the kings servants astonished that he would say such things.  They take the scroll to king Jehoiakim, who hears a few lines before cutting it up and throwing it into the fire.  Baruch and Jeremiah go into hiding, as the king issues an order for their arrest.

In chapter 45 the Lord speaks through Jeremiah to Baruch, telling him that God will protect his life in the future, even though he will not realize wealth or position.

In chapter 48 the Lord speaks a prophecy of judgement against the nation of Moab, who were persistent enemies of Israel, and the descendants of Moab, the son of Lot by his eldest daughter (Genesis 19).  Yet, at the end God promises to restore Moab, probably for Abraham’s sake.