Original Power Point By Chris Reeves

Original Power PointBy Chris Reeves Additions to the original By Jack Wheeler Clovis Ca. Email: jack@powerpointstojesus.com

Book of Jeremiah Prepared by Chris Reeves * Winter Quarter 2004

Jeremiah 21-22 Outline • Zedekiah’s Inquiry (21:1-2) • Jehovah’s Answer • Answer to Zedekiah – callous (21:3 - 22:9) • Answer to Jehoahaz – hopeless (22:10-12) • Answer to Jehoiakim – covetous (22:13-23) • Answer to Jehoiachin – childless (22:24-30)

Jeremiah 21-22 Outline • Zedekiah’s Inquiry (21:1-2)

Kings of Judah and Israel • Judah(approx 697-586) • Hezekiah (Isaiah, Micah, Hosea) • Manasseh(Isaiah) • Amon • Josiah (Zephaniah, Nahum, Jeremiah, Habakkuk) • Jehoahaz(Zephaniah, Jeremiah) • Jehoiakim(Jeremiah) • Jehoiachin (Jeremiah) • Zedekiah(Jeremiah, Ezekiel) Good King Worst King

Zedekiah (Judah) 11 years 2 Kings 24:17-25:7 11 O’ Clock Captivity Prophet: Jeremiah Jeremiah:“too late to avoid destruction.” • Wicked • Another son of Josiah • Made puppet king by Nebuchadnezzar • Rebelled against Babylon • Jerusalem fell; the walls were battered into rubble • City was burned; the temple was destroyed • All remaining treasures from temple were taken • Remaining people except the very poorest taken captive • Zedekiah’s sons and officials killed before his eyes His eyes were put out and he was taken captive

Zedekiah’s Inquiry (21:1-2) • Jeremiah 21:1-2 1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, 2 Inquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon makes war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.

Jeremiah 21-22 Outline • Zedekiah’s Inquiry (21:1-2) • Jehovah’s Answer • Answer to Zedekiah – callous (21:3 - 22:9)

Jehovah’s answer to ZedekiahCallous (21:3 - 22:9) • Jeremiah 21:3-4 3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah: 4 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.

Jeremiah 21-22 Outline • Jehovah’s Answer • Answer to Jehoahaz – hopeless (22:10-12)

Jehoahaz (Judah)3 months 2 Kings 23:31-34 10 O’ Clock Judah Along Prophets: Zephaniah, Jeremiah • Very wicked • Son of Josiah – made king by the people • Taken as prisoner to Egypt where he died

Jehovah’s answer to JehoahazHopeless (22:10-12) • Jeremiah 22:11-12 11 For thus saith the Lord touching Shallum (Jehoahaz) the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more: 12 But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

Jeremiah 21-22 Outline • Jehovah’s Answer • Answer to Jehoiakim – covetous (22:13-23)

11 O’ Clock Captivity Prophets: Jeremiah Daniel, chosen to serve in the court of the kings of Babylon Jehoiakim (Judah)11 years 2 Kings 23:34-24:6 • Very wicked • Another son of Josiah • Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon made Judah his tributary • Jehoiakim was loyal 3 years, then rebelled • Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem • Took captives and treasures from the city • Daniel was included in this group • Jeremiah predicts a 70 year captivity Primary Enemy: Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon

Jehovah’s answer to JehoiakimCovetous (22:13-23) • Jeremiah 22:17-19 17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. 18 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; 19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 21-22 Outline • Jehovah’s Answer • Answer to Jehoiachin – childless (22:24-30)

Kings of Judah and Israel • Judah(approx 697-586) • Hezekiah (Isaiah, Micah, Hosea) • Manasseh(Isaiah) • Amon • Josiah (Zephaniah, Nahum, Jeremiah, Habakkuk) • Jehoahaz(Zephaniah, Jeremiah) • Jehoiakim(Jeremiah) • Jehoiachin(Jeremiah) • Zedekiah(Jeremiah, Ezekiel) Good King Worst King

11 O’ Clock Captivity Prophets: Jeremiah Ezekiel, the prophet to the common Jew in Babylonian captivity Jehoiachin (Judah)3 months 2 Kings 24:6-16 • Wicked • Son of Jehoiakim • Nebuchadnezzar besieged Jerusalem • Recognized by the Jews as the rightful heir to David’s throne in the lineage of Christ • Released from prison and allowed a place of honor among captive kings in Babylon

Jehovah’s answer to JehoiachinChildless (22:24-30) • Jeremiah 22:24, 30 24 As I live, saith the Lord, though Coniah (Jehoiachin) the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence; 30 Thus saith the Lord, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.

Jeremiah 21-22 Outline • Zedekiah’s Inquiry (21:1-2) • Jehovah’s Answer • Answer to Zedekiah – callous (21:3 - 22:9) • Answer to Jehoahaz – hopeless (22:10-12) • Answer to Jehoiakim – covetous (22:13-23) • Answer to Jehoiachin – childless (22:24-30)

Jeremiah for Today • Rulers need to rule with righteousness (Jer. 22:3; 1 Tim. 2:1-2)

Rulers need to rule with righteousness • Jeremiah 22:3 Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Rulers need to rule with righteousness • 1 Timothy 2:1-2 1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

Jeremiah for Today • Why does God punish his people? Because they forsake God’s covenant (Jer. 22:8-9; 2 Pet. 2:21-22)

Because they forsake God’s covenant • Jeremiah 22:8-9 8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city? 9 Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.

Because they forsake God’s covenant • 2 Peter 2:21-22 21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. 22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

Jeremiah for Today • Many turn away from hearing God in times of prosperity (Jer. 22:13-14; Rev. 3:17)

Many turn away from hearing God • Jeremiah 22:13-14 13 Woe unto him that builds his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; 14 That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cuts him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

Many turn away from hearing God • Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

Jeremiah for Today • Jesus, as the seed of Coniah, will not reign on the throne of David in Judah, but he will reign in heaven (Jer. 22:30; Ac. 2:30-36; Rev. 3:21)

Jesus will not reign on David’s throne • Jeremiah 22:30 Thus saith the Lord, Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah. • 1 Chronicles 3:17-18 17 And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son, 18 Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

Jesus will not reign on David’s throne • Jeremiah 22:24 "As I live," declares the Lord, "even though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were a signet ring on My right hand, yet I would pull you off; Coniah -- Jeconiah or Jehoiachin. The contraction of the name is meant in contempt. • CLOCK – Captivity – Jehoiakim - Jehoiachin

Jesus will not reign on David’s throne • Acts 2:29-30 29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day. 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;

Jesus will not reign on David’s throne • Revelation 3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. • Jeremiah – Wayne Jackson – Page 54-55

Original Power Point By Chris Reeves