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Jeremiah

Jeremiah 
Day 
Day 451

"After ten days that the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah"

Text: Jeremiah 42:7

THE REPLY OF THE LORD

Jeremiah and the people had to literally wait for the LORD to reply to the prayers made. Finally, the word from the LORD was given to Jeremiah.

“And it happened after ten days that the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah.
Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah,
all the captains of the forces which were with him,
and all the people from the least even to the greatest, and said to them,
‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel,
to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him:
‘If you will still remain in this land, then I will build you and not pull you down,
and I will plant you and not pluck you up.
For I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought upon you.””
Jeremiah 42:7-10

1. “And it happened after ten days that the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah”

a) God could have chosen to reply immediately.

b) He caused them to wait for 10 days before a reply came from the LORD.

2. “Then he called Johanan the son of Kareah, all the captains of the forces which were with
him, and all the people from the least even to the greatest”

a) Jeremiah called all the remnant to hear this message from God.

b) The following were called:

i) The leader of all the captains, Johanan the son of Kareah

ii) The captains of the forces.

iii) All the people, the greatest to the youngest.

3. “And said to them, ‘Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel,
to whom you sent me to present your petition before Him'”

a) This word was from the LORD, the God Israel.

b) This is the Person to whom Jeremiah was asked to bring their petition to.

4. “If you will still remain in this land, then I will build you and not pull you down,
and I will plant you and not pluck you up.
For I relent concerning the disaster that I have brought upon you”

a) If the people remained in the land.

b) God would do the following things:

i) He will build them up.

ii) He will not pull them down.

iii) He will plant them.

iv) He will not pluck them out.

c) The disaster that God had allowed to be released on Judah.

i) God has relented.

ii) He would put an end to the punishment imposed on the people.