The Lord gave Jeremiah a...
The Lord gave Jeremiah a tough assignment. Most preachers hope to save people from
disaster. They warn them with the expectation that the hearers will change their ways and
avoid ruin.
Jeremiah's job differed. He had to talk to people for whom doom was inevitable. Fierce
Babylonian armies were already forming and drilling. Soon they would destroy the
Israelite's homeland. Jerusalem's citizens would suffer desolating disgrace and
devastation. It was too late for change.
The Lord ordained this destruction because Israel disobeyed him: "My people have
