The Charge to Leaders
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Jeremiah opposes the corrupt ways of the kings, and is confronting them:
Jeremiah opposes the corrupt ways of the kings, and is confronting them:
vs Je.21. 12
O house of David! Thus says the Lord:
“ ‘Execute justice in the morning,
and deliver from the hand of the oppressor
him who has been robbed,
lest my wrath go forth like fire,
and burn with none to quench it,
because of your evil deeds.’ ”
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Je 21:12.
Jeremiah declares the kingdom will perish
Jeremiah provides a word from the Lord for the leaders to be just in providing justice and not exploiting the weakness of others:
Jeremiah provides a word from the Lord for the leaders to be just in providing justice and not exploiting the weakness of others:
Thus says the Lord: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed. And do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Je 22:3.
If they do not obey, their house will fall:
If they do not obey, their house will fall:
But if you will not obey these words, I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Je 22:5.