Jeremiah 51-52

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In Jeremiah chapter 52, we read of the fall of Israel, the temple being burned, and the exile of the people of Babylon.

How painful this must have been for the people of Judah. In fact, the next two days we will read the book of Lamentations. A book in which Jeremiah laments what has happened to Israel.

But in the midst of these trying times for Israel, God never forgot His people. From the time of renewal that would come 70 years later, as Jeremiah 29:10-14 prophesied, to the time of Ezra and Nehemiah when the wall and temple of Jerusalem were rebuilt, to the time of Christ when God provided a savior for the Jews and for all mankind, God has never forgotten His people.

We as Christians often have had, are having, or will have difficult times in our lives. Of that, Scripture tells us to be certain.

But as Christians we can also be certain of another great truth that Scripture asserts:

"...for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5)

Soli Deo Gloria.

Today's post was written by Russ Shellhamer.