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Weekly Guide：2022-2023 Week 84
August 13, 2023
2022-2023 Week 84 Day 1: Promise to Restore ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did the Lord promise Israel’s return?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: “The days are coming, when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them.”
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The Lord declared: “In that day, I will break the yoke off their necks and they will serve the Lord their God.”
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The Lord comforted Israel: “Do not be afraid, do not be dismayed.”
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The Lord would restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents. He would punish all who oppress them.
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The Lord would be the God of all the families of Israel, and they would be His people.
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Hear the word of the Lord, you nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands.
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The days are coming when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and with the people of Judah. I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - What are the characteristics of the Lord’s new covenant? Let me look in the New Testament to see how the prophesies are fulfilled: Acts 13:38-39; Romans 10:9-12; 2 Corinthians 3:6; 5:17; 1 Peter 2:10; 1 John 2:20, 27. What do these mean to me?
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Integrity - In that day, I will break the yoke of king of Babylon off their necks. Am I facing difficulties? How may I wait for that day quietly?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
2022-2023 Week 84 Day 2: Reaffirm the Promise ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did the Lord reaffirm His promise?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The army of the king of Babylon was then besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was confined in the courtyard of the guard in the royal palace, foretold that Hanamel would come and ask him to buy his field at Anathoth.
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Jeremiah took the deed of purchase-the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions, as well as the unsealed copy-and gave this deed to Baruch.
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Jeremiah prayed to the Lord: “Nothing is too hard for you.”
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The Lord will surely gather them from all the lands; he will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety.
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While Jeremiah was still confined in the courtyard of the guard, the word of the Lord came to him a second time.
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In the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem that are deserted, inhabited by neither people nor animals, there will be heard once more the sounds of joy and gladness.
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The Lord declares: “The days are coming, when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah.”
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - Jerusalem would bring the Lord renown, joy, praise, and honor before all nations and they will tremble for it. Has God already gained that glory? How may I glorify God?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
2022-2023 Week 84 Day 3: The Disobedient People ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did the Lord judge Jerusalem?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Nebuchadnezzar and all his army were fighting against Jerusalem, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “I am about to give this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down.”
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King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom for the slaves. All the officials and people who entered into this covenant changed their minds and took back the slaves they had freed and enslaved them again.
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The Lord said: “You have not obeyed me, so I proclaim you to fall by the sword, plague, and famine. I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth.”
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The Lord used the Rekabites’ obedience as example to rebuke Israel for their disobedience.
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For Rekabites have obeyed the command of their forefather, Jehonadab son of Rekab will never fail to have a descendant to serve the Lord.
Meditation: My Story
- Integrity - As soon as the danger is past, all of Judah changed their minds and took back the salves they had freed. How does this remind me of my integrity? How does it reflect my own sin?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
2022-2023 Week 84 Day 4: Scroll of Word ⇧ ⇩
Question
Why did Judah king Jehoiakim burn Jeremiah’s scroll?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The Lord’s word came to Jeremiah: “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah and all the other nations.”
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Jeremiah called Baruch to write all the words of the Lord on the scroll and read to the people.
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When Micaiah heard the words, he told everything he heard to all the officials.
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All the officials asked Baruch to read the scroll to them and told Baruch and Jeremiah to hide.
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The officials went to the king. Jehudi read the scroll to the king, the king had them cut off and threw into the fire. The king and all his attendants who heard all these words showed no fear, nor did they tear their clothes.
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The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: “Take another scroll and write on it all the words that were on the first scroll.” The Lord then added these about Judah king Jehoiakim: “I will punish him and his children and his attendants for their wickedness.”
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - King Jehoiakim ordered the entire Judah to fast to repent and pray but burned Jeremiah’s scroll. Are my actions and believe consistent? Am I willing to let God’s word to reveal what’s in the depth of my heart?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
2022-2023 Week 84 Day 5: Put in Prison ⇧ ⇩
Question
Why was Jeremiah imprisoned?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Zedekiah was made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He did not pay any attention to the words the Lord had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.
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King Zedekiah sent Jehukal to Jeremiah the prophet with this message: “Please pray to the Lord our God for us.”
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Pharaoh’s army had marched out of Egypt, and when the Babylonians who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report about them, they withdrew from Jerusalem.
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Jeremiah foretold: “Pharaoh’s army will go back to its own land, to Egypt. Then the Babylonians will return and attack this city; they will capture it and burn it down.”
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Jeremiah started to leave the city to go to the territory of Benjamin. The captain of the guard, Irijah imprisoned Jeremiah in the house of Jonathan.
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Jeremiah remained in prison a long time. King Zedekiah send for Jeremiah and asked him in private if any word of the Lord had come to him. Jeremiah replied, “you will be delivered into the hands of the king of Babylon.”
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Jeremiah asked Zedekiah not to send him back into the house of Jonathan the secretary. King Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard. They took Jeremiah and threw him into the cistern.
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Ebed-Melek, a Cushite, an official in the royal palace, took thirty men and lifted Jeremiah out from the cistern.
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King Zedekiah asked Jeremiah yet again. Jeremiah advised Zedekiah to surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon.
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Zedekiah said to Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you may die.”
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - Why didn’t Zedekiah listen to Jeremiah’s advice? Whom was Zedekiah afraid of in verse 38:19? Do I doubt in God’s faithfulness and worry about things?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
2022-2023 Week 84 Day 6: Wall Broken Through ⇧ ⇩
Question
How was Jeremiah’s life after the wall of Jerusalem was broken through?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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In the ninth year of Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army and laid siege to it. And in Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city wall was broken through.
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The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon.
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The Babylonians set fire to the royal palace and the houses of the people and broke down the walls of Jerusalem. They carried into exile to Babylon the people who remained in the city.
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Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given these orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard: “Take him and look after him; don’t harm him but do for him whatever he asks.”
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The Lord declared He would rescue Ebed-Melek the Cushite.
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Commander of the imperial guard had released Jeremiah at Ramah and let him go back to Gedaliah whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the towns of Judah.
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Jeremiah went to Gedaliah and stayed with him among the people who were left behind in the land.
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Gedaliah took an oath to reassure them and their men. “Do not be afraid to serve the Babylonians, settle down in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.”
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Johanan came to Gedaliah to warn him that Ammonites has sent Ishmael to take his life. But Gedaliah did not believe him.
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Ishmael struck down Gedaliah with a sword.
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Johanan went to fight Ishmael to rescue all whom were taken captive by Ishmael.
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Ishmael escaped from Johanan and fled to the Ammonites.
Meditation: My Story
- Identity - After the wall of Jerusalem was broken through, the Babylonian killed all the nobles of Judah but left behind the poor and gave them vineyard and fields. How am I holding on tight what is important? Where am I storing my identity and value?