Jeremiah – Choose who you listen to

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Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 40:1-6
  • Nebuzaradan: In country military commander of Jerusalem, reported to Nebuchadnezzar
  • v 5: Jeremiah went to Gedaliah in Mizpah
• Jeremiah 40:7-12
  • Gedaliah put in charge of the land, men, women and children: the poorest of the land not exiled to Babylon
  • Ishmael so of Nethaniah: a decedent of King David
  • v 9: Those who remained in the land, poorest.
    • Stay in The Land
    • Serve the king of Babylon
  • v 10: Gedaliah will be their intermediary, local G-man appointment by Babylon
    • Go gather and harvest.
  • v 11-12: Jewish people who fled before Babylon actually took over Jerusalem are coming back to see Gedaliah.
• Jeremiah 40:13– 41:3
  • Johanan (a member of Jewish forces who survived Babylonian conquest):
    • tells Gedaliah there is a plot to have him murdered.
    • Ishmael, a servant of Zedekiah, from Ammon has been instructed to murder Gedaliah.
    • Gedaliah tells Johanan that he is lying.
  • In the seventh month
    • Ishmael and ten mend murdered Gedaliah and all the Jews where were with him.
    • Gedaliah should have listened to Johanan,  but probably felt he had to trust Ishmael because he had been a servant of Zedekiah.
• Jeremiah 41:4-10
  • Where is Jeremiah?
  • Ishmael ambushed 70 of 80 men who were returning from Shechem, Shiloh and Samaria (all the Northern Kingdom).
    • Shaved, torn cloths, wounds: probably wanted to morn the exile and destruction of Jerusalem.
    • the 10 beg for their lives with food!
  • Ishmael takes as many as he can and takes them to Jordan
• Jeremiah 41:11-18
  • Johanan, who had warned Gedaliah, took his men and pursued Ishmael
    • Ishmael’s captives see Johanan and turn back to Johanan.
  • Ishmael escaped with eight men.
  • Johanan took the remnant to Geruth, near Bethlehem
    • Possibly the location of Jeremiah?
    • Preparing for trip to Egypt, because of the fear of Babylon
• Jeremiah 42:1-6
  • The remaining leaders and people go to Jeremiah
  • “Jeremiah please pray to YOUR G_D for us.”
  • Jeremiah, “I will pray to YOUR G_D…”
  • People, “We will listen to YOUR G_D and do whatever He says…”

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