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  1. It\u2019s not you. It\u2019s me. It\u2019s them<\/em>. \u201cThe LORD said to me, \u201cEven if Moses and Samuel were to intercede with Me, I would not be won over to that people\u201d (verse 1). Even if these titans of the people were to ask for mercy now for the people, they would fail. That\u2019s how God tries to \u201cconsole\u201d Jeremiah. Why specifically Moses and Samuel? These are two great prophets who were known to have had success with their prayers. Moses, after the sin of the Golden Calf (333 chapters ago – Ex. 32), and Samuel, leading up to the sacrifice at Even Ha\u2019ezer (176 chapters ago, in 1 Samuel 7).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Fixing the royal blame<\/em>. Who\u2019s to blame for the destruction? When was the verdict sealed, after which it was not possible to repair the damage? The Book of Kings ascribes the destruction to the sins of King Menashe. In the chapters we have seen so far of Jeremiah, we have seen a different approach, wherein in the early stages of Jeremiah\u2019s prophecy (the days of Josiah, Menashe\u2019s grandson, and the early days of the reign of Jehoiachim) there was still an opportunity for repentance. Verse 4 already moves towards aligning with Kings: \u201cI will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth, on account of King Manasseh son of Hezekiah of Judah, and of what he did in Jerusalem.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Tower and stockade<\/em>. Back in Jeremiah\u2019s prophecy of dedication, he was galvanized in advance of confronting his opponents: \u201cI make you this day A fortified city, And an iron pillar, And bronze walls Against the whole land\u201d (1:18). As the chapters go by and the situation worsens, there is need for reinforcing: \u201cAgainst this people I will make you As a fortified wall of bronze: They will attack you, But they shall not overcome you…\u201d (verse 20).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","image":{"ID":86314,"id":86314,"title":"Points to ponder","filename":"Points-to-ponder.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/points-to-ponder-psalm-84\/points-to-ponder\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"points-to-ponder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":86166,"date":"2021-01-09 20:56:58","modified":"2023-12-28 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