SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 7/23/2014
9:59 AM
My Worship Time Focus: “God’s Word
Fulfilled” PT-2
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Jer.
39:8-10; 52:12-34
Message
of the verses: We will be looking at
the second sub-point in today’s SD.
God’s Judgment on the City
(Jeremiah 39:8-10; 52:12-34): “8 The Chaldeans also burned with fire the
king’s palace and the houses of the people, and they broke down the walls of
Jerusalem. 9 As for the rest of the people who were left in the city, the
deserters who had gone over to him and the rest of the people who remained,
Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard carried them into exile in Babylon.
10 But some of the poorest people who
had nothing, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard left behind in the land
of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at that time.
12 ¶ Now on the tenth day of the
fifth month, which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar, king of
Babylon, Nebuzaradan the captain of the bodyguard, who was in the service of
the king of Babylon, came to Jerusalem. 13 He burned the house of the LORD, the
king’s house and all the houses of Jerusalem; even every large house he burned
with fire. 14 So all the army of the Chaldeans who were with the captain of the
guard broke down all the walls around Jerusalem. 15 Then Nebuzaradan the
captain of the guard carried away into exile some of the poorest of the people,
the rest of the people who were left in the city, the deserters who had
deserted to the king of Babylon and the rest of the artisans. 16 But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left
some of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and plowmen. 17 Now the bronze pillars which belonged to the
house of the LORD and the stands and the bronze sea, which were in the house of
the LORD, the Chaldeans broke in pieces and carried all their bronze to
Babylon. 18 They also took away the
pots, the shovels, the snuffers, the basins, the pans and all the bronze
vessels which were used in temple service. 19
The captain of the guard also took away the bowls, the firepans, the
basins, the pots, the lampstands, the pans and the drink offering bowls, what
was fine gold and what was fine silver. 20 The two pillars, the one sea, and
the twelve bronze bulls that were under the sea, and the stands, which King
Solomon had made for the house of the LORD-the bronze of all these vessels was
beyond weight. 21 As for the pillars, the height of each pillar was eighteen
cubits, and it was twelve cubits in circumference and four fingers in
thickness, and hollow. 22 Now a capital of bronze was on it; and the height of
each capital was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the capital
all around, all of bronze. And the second pillar was like these, including
pomegranates. 23 There were ninety-six exposed pomegranates; all the
pomegranates numbered a hundred on the network all around.
24 Then the captain of the guard took
Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest, with the three
officers of the temple. 25 He also took from the city one official who was
overseer of the men of war, and seven of the king’s advisers who were found in
the city, and the scribe of the commander of the army who mustered the people
of the land, and sixty men of the people of the land who were found in the
midst of the city. 26 Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them and
brought them to the king of Babylon at Riblah. 27 Then the king of Babylon
struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So
Judah was led away into exile from its land. 28
These are the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away into exile: in the
seventh year 3,023 Jews; 29 in the
eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar 832 persons from Jerusalem; 30 in the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar,
Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried into exile 745 Jewish people; there
were 4,600 persons in all.
31 Now it came about in the thirty-seventh
year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the
twenty-fifth of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the first
year of his reign, showed favor to Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out
of prison. 32 Then he spoke kindly to him and set his throne above the thrones
of the kings who were with him in Babylon. 33 So Jehoiachin changed his prison
clothes, and had his meals in the king’s presence regularly all the days of his
life. 34 For his allowance, a regular allowance was given him by the king of
Babylon, a daily portion all the days of his life until the day of his death.”
Dr. Wiersbe has the following to say
about these two sections of Scripture: “’For
this city has been to Me a provocation of My anger and My fury from the day
that they built it, even to this day; so I will remove it from before My face’
(Jeremiah 32:31, NKJV). Throughout his
ministry, Jeremiah had warned the people that Jerusalem would be captured and
destroyed.
“At the same time, the Babylonians
pillaged the city and took the precious things out of the temple and carried
them to Babylon. There had been a
previous deportation in 597 B. C. (52:28), and there would be a third
deportation in 582 (53:30). The poorer,
unskilled people were left to till the land.
After all, somebody had to feed the soldiers who were left behind.”
I want to make a comment about all
the things that the Babylonians took from the temple, for these things were
part of the worship of the Lord at that time and were very important to the
Jews. When Hezekiah was given fifteen
more years to his life by the Lord after an illness he allowed some of the
envoys from Babylon to come into his store house to see all of his treasures
and Isaiah came to him and asked him what he showed these men and he said all
of the treasures he had. Isaiah told him
that all would be carried off to Babylon one day and they were as seen in this
section from Jeremiah.
In Daniel chapter five we see that
the then king of Babylon was using the articles from the Jewish temple to toast
his pagan gods and Daniel told him that he would die that night, which he
did. God was not pleased with him doing
this.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: Never
tempt the Lord, but always trust the Lord.
My Steps of Faith for Today: I have some
more nerve racking things to do today and need the peace of the Lord to see me through
them.
Memory
verses for the week: Colossians 3:1-2.
1
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things
above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on the
things above, not on the things that are on earth.
Answer
to yesterdays Bible question: “In the
night” (1 Thessalonians 5:7).
Today’s
Bible question: “According to Matthew
7:16 how shall we be known?”
Answer
in our next SD. 7/23/2014 10:20 AM
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