And it came to pass after ten days, that the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah.
The verse concerns the Jews who were left in the land after Zedekiah's captivity and their flight into Egypt. In chronological order it belongs to events during Zedekiah's reign, following Jeremiah 40 and 41 and preceding chapters 43 and 44. It marks the end of a ten-day wait after the Jewish remnant asked Jeremiah for the Lord's direction about what they should do.
The word that then came directed them to remain in the land under Babylonian protection, where God would bless them, rather than go to Egypt, where sword, famine, and pestilence would overtake them. The people had already decided to go to Egypt and sought God's approval rather than sincerely seeking His direction. This asking for guidance without truly meaning to follow it illustrates praying with the lips while the heart is elsewhere.
The remnant rejected the direction, went to Egypt, and then falsely claimed that Baruch had influenced Jeremiah's message. Their rejection shows the danger of pride and stubbornness when God speaks through a humble messenger.
The verse concerns the Jews who were left in the land after Zedekiah's captivity and their flight into Egypt. In chronological order it belongs to events during Zedekiah's reign, following Jeremiah 40 and 41 and preceding chapters 43 and 44. It marks the end of a ten-day wait after the Jewish remnant asked Jeremiah for the Lord's direction about what they should do.
The word that then came directed them to remain in the land under Babylonian protection, where God would bless them, rather than go to Egypt, where sword, famine, and pestilence would overtake them. The people had already decided to go to Egypt and sought God's approval rather than sincerely seeking His direction. This asking for guidance without truly meaning to follow it illustrates praying with the lips while the heart is elsewhere.
The remnant rejected the direction, went to Egypt, and then falsely claimed that Baruch had influenced Jeremiah's message. Their rejection shows the danger of pride and stubbornness when God speaks through a humble messenger.