DAY 213 Read 2 Kings 23:26-37; 2 Chronicles 35:20 through 36:4; Jeremiah 17 and 7.
Today's reading: Good King Josiah, after a valiant attempt to turn his people back to God, dies in disgrace. His sons quickly undo all the results of Josiah's reforms.
Memory gem: "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is" (Jeremiah 17:7).
Thought for today:
"By the great mass of the people the call to repentance and reformation was unheeded. Since the death of good King Josiah, those who ruled the nation had been proving untrue to their trust, and had been leading many astray. Jehoahaz, deposed by the interference of the king of Egypt, had been followed by Jehoiakim, an older son of Josiah. From the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign, Jermiah had little hope of saving his beloved land from destruction and the people from captivity. Yet he was not permitted to remain silent while utter ruin threatened the kingdom. Those who had remained loyal to God must be encouraged to persevere in right doing, and sinners must, if possible, be induced to turn from iniquity.
"The crisis demanded a public and far-reaching effort. Jeremiah was commanded by the Lord to stand in the court of the temple, and speak to all the people of Judah who might pass in and out. From the messages given him, he must diminish not a word, that sinners in Zion might have the fullest possible opportunity to hearken, and to turn from their evil ways."--Prophets and Kings, pp. 412, 413.
NOTE: Jehoahaz (Shallum), not Josiah's oldest son, was made king at his father's death; he reigned three months.
Eliakim, renamed Jehoikim by Necho, replaced his younger brother; he reigned eleven years.
Nebuchadnezzar's first capture of Jerusalem and taking of captives (including Daniel) occurred in 606/605 B.C.
"Shiloh," mentioned in Jeremiah 7:12,14, is a reference to the taking of the ark and the destruction of the town by the Philistines in the days of Eli (see Samuel 4:10, 11; 5:1).
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Difficult or obscure words:
Jeremiah 7:33. "Fray"--an old English word meaning "frighten."
Today's reading: Good King Josiah, after a valiant attempt to turn his people back to God, dies in disgrace. His sons quickly undo all the results of Josiah's reforms.
Memory gem: "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is" (Jeremiah 17:7).
Thought for today:
"By the great mass of the people the call to repentance and reformation was unheeded. Since the death of good King Josiah, those who ruled the nation had been proving untrue to their trust, and had been leading many astray. Jehoahaz, deposed by the interference of the king of Egypt, had been followed by Jehoiakim, an older son of Josiah. From the beginning of Jehoiakim's reign, Jermiah had little hope of saving his beloved land from destruction and the people from captivity. Yet he was not permitted to remain silent while utter ruin threatened the kingdom. Those who had remained loyal to God must be encouraged to persevere in right doing, and sinners must, if possible, be induced to turn from iniquity.
"The crisis demanded a public and far-reaching effort. Jeremiah was commanded by the Lord to stand in the court of the temple, and speak to all the people of Judah who might pass in and out. From the messages given him, he must diminish not a word, that sinners in Zion might have the fullest possible opportunity to hearken, and to turn from their evil ways."--Prophets and Kings, pp. 412, 413.
NOTE: Jehoahaz (Shallum), not Josiah's oldest son, was made king at his father's death; he reigned three months.
Eliakim, renamed Jehoikim by Necho, replaced his younger brother; he reigned eleven years.
Nebuchadnezzar's first capture of Jerusalem and taking of captives (including Daniel) occurred in 606/605 B.C.
"Shiloh," mentioned in Jeremiah 7:12,14, is a reference to the taking of the ark and the destruction of the town by the Philistines in the days of Eli (see Samuel 4:10, 11; 5:1).
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Difficult or obscure words:
Jeremiah 7:33. "Fray"--an old English word meaning "frighten."
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