In 603 BC, Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah was ruling in his 4th year and Jeremiah the prophet was bringing a message of warning from God. Jeremiah identifies the timing like this, “From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, this is the twenty-third year…” (JEREMIAH 25:3). In other words, “I’ve been speaking to you about these things for twenty-three years!” Jeremiah goes on to warn the people of Judah that disaster was
coming because they had ignored the Godly prophets of the past, including Jeremiah himself, by not repenting of their sins. Jeremiah’s ministry would see Jerusalem exposed and humiliated; the time of warnings was coming to an end. God would give the land seventy years of rest since the people had refused to follow God’s Law, which would have seen the land be given regular rests or sabbaths. It’s interesting to me that God repeatedly identifies the other gods the people have worshipped and served. God never goes back on His Word. He will judge every sin; He will make all injustices right. It is a matter of timing.

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