This last chapter of Jeremiah is a sad summary of what happened to God's people. It begins with a flashback to the siege that happened when Zedekiah was king. It went on for a year and a half and it finally ended because the walls were penetrated. The captain of the guard was determined to destroy the city. He broke down all the walls all the way around the city. He took all the gold silver and brass that was in the city and burned the beautiful temple, the palace and all the houses of the great men. Solomon's beautiful temple was completely destroyed. It was looted and burned to the ground. The whole city which was one of a kind and mostly built by Solomon was now in ruin. Where was the glory of the capital city of the empire God had built for his people? It was lost. God's people had forsaken Him. He was patient with them. He warned them many times. Yet, finally His judgment fell.
How long can our country disobey His laws and ignore His warnings before we suffer the same fate? God is very merciful and longsuffering, but he "will not always strive with man." He is just and someday our country will suffer a similar fate if we do not change our ways.
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