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Jeremiah

Jeremiah 
Day 
Day 308

"Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet"

Text: Jeremiah 28:1

THE PROPHETIC MINISTRY OF JEREMIAH

The prophet Jeremiah had spoken directly to the following:

1. King Zedekiah

2. The princes

3. The prophets and priests

4. The people in Judah and Jerusalem

But he was not heeded by many! He repeated the words of the LORD with great zeal and fervour!

RESISTANCE TO JEREMIAH’S MINISTRY

There were many who resisted and resented his grim prophetic utterances. Priests and princes were divided bitterly.

“And it happened in the same year,
at 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, who was from Gibeon,
spoke to me in the house of the LORD
in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
‘Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying:
‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Within two full years I will bring back to this place
all the vessels of the LORD’s house,
that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
took away from this place and carried to Babylon.
And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah,
with all the captives of Judah who went to Babylon,’ says the LORD,
‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.””
Jeremiah 28:1-4

1. “And it happened in the same year, at 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, who was from Gibeon, spoke to me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying”

a) Hananiah was the son of the prophet Azur.

b) He spoke to Jeremiah directly.

c) His word was spoken publicly.

d) He addressed the priests and the people.

2. “‘Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon. Within two full years I will bring back to this place all the vessels of the LORD’s house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this place and carried to Babylon. And I will bring back to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah who went to Babylon,’ says the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon””

a) He declared that he had an updated version of God’s word.

b) He even cited what God had said to him (Jeremiah 28:2-4).

c) This word was different from what Jeremiah had prophesied.

d) A summary of what Hananiah prophesied:

i) God had broken the yoke of Babylon.

ii) Within two years all the Temple vessels would be brought back.

iii) Jeconiah would also be returning to Jerusalem.

iv) And all who had been taken captive with King Jeconiah.

The priests and the people would have to decide what they should believe in!