We start today in Chapter 51 seeing the promise confirmed for destroying Babylon. God then promises restoration to Israel. He wants to give us victory and be the one to deliver us. He says He wants to be the lawyer to deliver the people of God. He says He will avenge you. The Lord calls himself here the King of Heaven's Armies and will fight our oppressors.
In chapter 52 we see all these earlier prophecies fulfilled in the fall of Jerusalem and the breaking up of Solomon's Temple. All God's people had resisted His discipline and fought this for over 2 years. Even as Jeremiah's prophesies unfolded they would not accept the word of the Lord. He did take care and restored His people just as He told them. He heard their cries and came to their rescue. His plan is always for restoration. He wants to restore our relationship with Him and then for us to know Him more. He may be able to use you as He did Jeremiah. Let's listen and respond.
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