Chapter 24:
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Jehoiakim subdued by Nebuchadnezzar. (1-7) Jehoiachim
captive in Babylon. (8-20)
Verses 1-7 If
Jehoiakim had served the Lord, he had not been servant to Nebuchadnezzar. If he
had been content with his servitude, and true to his word, his condition had
been no worse; but, rebelling against Babylon, he plunged himself into more
trouble. See what need nations have to lament the sins of their fathers, lest
they smart for them. Threatenings will be fulfilled as certainly as promises, if
the sinner's repentance prevent not.
Verses 8-20
Jehoiachin reigned but three months, yet long enough to show that he justly
smarted for his fathers' sins, for he trod in their steps. His uncle was
intrusted with the government. This Zedekiah was the last of the kings of Judah.
Though the judgments of God upon the three kings before him might have warned
him, he did that which was evil, like them. When those intrusted with the
counsels of a nation act unwisely, and against their true interest, we ought to
notice the displeasure of God in it. It is for the sins of a people that God
hides from them the things that belong to the public peace. And in fulfilling
the secret purposes of his justice, the Lord needs only leave men to the
blindness of their own minds, or to the lusts of their own hearts. The gradual
approach of Divine judgments affords sinners space for repentance, and believers
leisure to prepare for meeting the calamity, while it shows the obstinacy of
those who will not forsake their sins.
Chapter 24:
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