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Today's Video Devotion

Tuesday 6/25/24

God Can Remove the Yoke

๐Ÿ“บ๏ธ Jeremiah 28 ๐Ÿ”Š


1And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,

 2Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.

 3Within two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORD's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place, and carried them to Babylon:

 4And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the LORD: for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.

 5Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD,

 6Even the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen: the LORD do so: the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied, to bring again the vessels of the LORD's house, and all that is carried away captive, from Babylon into this place.

 7Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears, and in the ears of all the people;

 8The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.

 9The prophet which prophesieth of peace, when the word of the prophet shall come to pass, then shall the prophet be known, that the LORD hath truly sent him.

 10Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah's neck, and brake it.

 11And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

 12Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,

 13Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.

 14For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.

 15Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.

 16Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD.

 17So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.

Written By: God through Inspiration

Penned By: Jeremiah

Date Penned: (627-586 BC)

Overview: To Urge God's People to Turn from Sin to God (c 1-52)

Theme: God's Judgement on Judah (c 1-45)

Message: Jeremiah Rebukes a False Prophet (v 1-17)


Jeremiah 28 Commentary 


(28:6-9) God's Word - Hananiah had just come up with a prophecy everyone liked. He had declared that God would soon bring relief from all their problems and oppressors. Jeremiah had to admit that Hananiah's words echoed his own wishes. He sincerely hoped Hananiah was right. But unfortunately, Hananiah's words were not from God. Positive or negative, God's words are exactly true. We, like Jeremiah, may honestly wish for results or benefits outside God's plans. But if we are going to be faithful to God, there will be times when we must lay aside our own wishes and desires in order to speak the truth and be obedient to God. 


(28:8-17) True Prophets - Jeremiah spoke the truth, but it was unpopular; Hananiah spoke lies, but his deceitful words brought false hope and comfort to the people. God had already outlined the marks of a true prophet (Deuteronomy_13; 18:20-22): A true prophet's predictions always come true, and a true prophet's words never contradict previous revelation of God's word. Jeremiah's predictions were already coming true, from that of Hananiah's death to that of the Babylonian invasions. But the people still preferred to listen to comforting lies rather than the painful truth.

Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today we continue in the Book of Jeremiah 28. In our text today we see Jeremiah rebuking a false prophet as God chooses to remove the yoke of bondage due to the disobedience of the people. Yesterday we talked about how God allows a yoke of bondage and after 2 years the Lord chooses to remove it. In making application we see that Lord is in control. Even though we sin we need not live in defeat but still continue to seek the Lord to remove our yoke. Today some believe false teachers who say you will always suffer the yoke of your bad choice but the truth is we need to seek mercy from the Lord who delivers grace according to His Will and Purpose for our lives. How about you? Do you live in defeat? Let us learn from our text today to remember that the Lord can remove our yokes of disobedience in our lives according to His Will and purpose for our lives.

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๏ปฟSincerely,
Dr. Dave Burnette
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Closing Prayer

Father in the Name and through the Blood of Jesus we pray that we would Take Today's Reading of Your Word and Give Us Understanding of Its Text, that You Apply this Word to Our Lives, and that you would help us grow in You. Father, Finally we Pray for Your Kingdom to come, that Your Will to be Done here on Earth as it is in Heaven. That You would Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen

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