Jeremiah 28
-In the same forth year of
Zedekiah, Hananiah of Gibeon spoke falsely in the House of the LORD concerning
the breaking of the yoke of King Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon with a returning of
all the vessels, which were taken from the Temple (Jeremiah 28:1-3). Hananiah
also proclaimed that he was speaking the word of the LORD in a return of
Jeconiah and all the exiles. Jeremiah wanted to affirm and agree with his
words, but he made a speech about how a true prophet is confirmed as his
predictions come to pass. Upon hearing this, Hananiah bolstered his position by
taking the yoke off of Jeremiah that the LORD had commanded him to carry
(Jeremiah 27:2) and broke it (Jeremiah 28:4-11). However, sometime later after
Jeremiah had gone his way the actual Word of the LORD came to him saying to
Hananiah, “You have broken the yokes of wood, but you have made instead of them
yokes of iron. I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations, that
they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they will serve him. And I
have also given him the beasts of the field (Jeremiah 28:12-14).” Jeremiah then
boldly called out the false prophet Hananiah and accused him of making the
people trust in a lie. His crime was clear, which was counseling rebellion
against the LORD. For this the LORD would remove him from the face of the
earth, which actually happened two months later (Jeremiah 28:15-17). *Application* To distinguish from
the true prophet and the false takes discernment and observation to see if what
they are saying is actually accurate as things play out. If a person is truly
speaking the Word of the LORD, what they say will come to pass since God does
not let one word of His real prophets fall to the ground (Deuteronomy 18:20, 1
Samuel 3:19).
Verse to Memorize: Jeremiah 28:14
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