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In this
chapter we bring the plight of the kings of Judah to an end. It’s a whimper of a story. Siege is laid to Jerusalem. The people are starving. The king makes a move to run away, but he is
caught. As punishment, the king’s sons
are killed in his presence. All in all,
it’s a pretty bad chapter in the history of Judah.
As I read
through this, I couldn’t help notice something mentions as Babylon takes over
the city. The temple is stripped of its
valuables and then burned. I truly find
this fascinating.
Sometimes we
as human beings wonder why God allows some things to happen. I’m not arguing that God makes some things
happen; I’m arguing that God stands by and allows things to happen. I honestly think that the reason we find
ourselves in such turmoil is because we don’t have the perspective of God.
It’s easy
from a human perspective to think that God would be upset about some of the things
we care about. For example, the
temple. Couldn’t God have worked within
Nebuchadnezzar to have His temple spared?
He’s God, of course He could! But
He doesn’t. He doesn’t flinch when His
temple is stripped and burned. After
all, what is a temple made of earthly things to God? In fact, if you remember, it was David’s idea
to build the temple, not God’s idea! God
was happy dwelling in the tabernacle that He had ordered constructed.
I think this
chapter can teach us much about perspective.
God’s people go captive. God’s
temple is destroyed. Yet God continues
to still be God. Nothing substantial has
really changed.
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