In this lesson, Stephen Davey explains that Jeremiah 34–36 exposes three wrong reactions to God’s Word: twisting it, ignoring it, and attempting to destroy it. King Zedekiah tried to manipulate God by freeing slaves only temporarily, hoping to gain divine favor while refusing genuine repentance. The Rechabites’ faithful obedience to a human ancestor for two centuries stood in sharp contrast to Judah’s persistent disregard for God’s commands. King Jehoiakim went even further, cutting up Jeremiah’s scroll and burning it, symbolizing outright rejection of divine authority. Davey concludes that while people may bargain with, neglect, or attack Scripture, God’s Word stands firm, and our responsibility is not to reshape it but to bring our lives into conformity with it.
Wrong Reactions to the Word of God
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