Finally the people of Judah had rest from their captors. The few that were left in Judah could live normal lives, or so they thought. However, after their governor was killed, they feared that Nebuchadnezzar would come back and retaliate. So, they made plans to go to Egypt, but first they did the right thing! They asked Jeremiah to inquire of God whether or not they should flee to Egypt. They even promised that they would obey whatever Jeremiah said. After 10 days, Jeremiah came back with the Lord's verdict: they were not to go to Egypt. If they stayed in Judea, they would be safe from Nebuchadnezzar. If they went to Egypt, the would be killed by famine, sword and pestilence.
Despite all the promises they had made about obeying God, the disobeyed. They claimed that Jeremiah was just deceiving them and Baruch had put the idea in his head just so that Nebuchadnezzar could capture the rest of them.
Are we like that today? Do we pray for God's Will and then balk and complain when He answers our prayers and we don't like the answer? Human nature has not changed in the last 4,000 years. We tend to be much like they were. Let's remember that when we pray to God, we need to be ready for the answer he will give. Let's be willing to accept God's will for our lives without questioning
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