jeremiah 26

Okay, in this chapter, Jeremiah stands, on orders, in the gateway of the court of the temple. He has stood in the gateway of Jerusalem, but now its the very Temple of Yahweh... And here, he prophesies against the cities of the land, gathered there to worship YHVH.

The Priests, the Prophets, and the People in the temple riot on him, seize him, and the Princes from the King's house come and there's an ad hoc trial, right there... deliberations are held,and an example on either side of the argument (some irony in the contrast of the two kings there) leaves them leaning toward killing Jeremiah.

One man's influence rescues Jeremiah, when all is said and done.

Notable in the chapter:

v.2
"...do not diminish a word..." Jeremiah is commanded not to soften the prophecy. This is an example of 1 Cor.14's statement that the spirit of the prophet is under the control of the prophet. Sometimes we get a word that is a "thing" that we must communicate about. Sometimes its a word that must be directly stated...

v.3
"...Perhaps everyone will listen and turn from his evil way, that I may relent concerning the calamity which I purpose to bring on them because of the evil of their doings."
God is being silly, again. These guys are bad to the bone, and we know it, eh? Look what they end up doing to Jeremiah, here.

God is still a hopeless lover of this evil people. He seems to vacillate back and forth... what's up with that? comments? (i love that he does that.)