Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah, “He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day and the frost of the night. I will also punish him and his descendants and his servants for their iniquity, and I will bring on them and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the men of Judah all the calamity that I have declared to them—but they did not listen.” (Jeremiah 36:30-31, NASB)
King Jehoiakim did evil in the sight of the Lord, unlike his father, Josiah. He undid all the good things his father did, bringing back idol worship. The Prophet Jeremiah, who warned Judah during Josiah’s and Jehoiakim’s reigns, was commanded by God to write down everything that He had told him. Jeremiah dictated to his scribe Baruch, who then took the scroll to the Temple, and read it in the presence of some of the king’s aides. When they took the scroll to King Jehoiakim, he tossed the scroll into his fireplace. Hence Jeremiah’s warning which you have read above.
Jeremiah’s prophecy was indeed fulfilled. Our God keeps His promises! When Josiah died, Jehoiakim’s younger brother, Jehoahaz, became king. But he reigned for only three months, when Pharaoh Neco captured him and took him to exile to Egypt. Neco then placed Jehoiakim on the throne. He reigned for 11 years. Eventually, Judah was defeated by King Nebuchadnezzar, and the people were mostly deported to Babylon. All because the people and their kings did not listen to the word of God though the prophets.
God doesn’t like it when we ignore Him. He wants to have a relationship with us, but according to His word, that’s only possible by believing in His Son, Jesus. This is my hope: Because I believe in Jesus, I’ll have eternal life in heaven with Him!
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