September 2, 2026, Jeremiah 26:16-24
September 2, 2026, Jeremiah 26:16-24
16 Then the officials and all
the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve the
sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.” 17 And
certain of the elders of the land arose and spoke to all the assembled people,
saying, 18 “Micah of Moresheth prophesied in the days of
Hezekiah king of Judah, and said to all the people of Judah: ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“‘Zion shall be plowed as a field;
Jerusalem
shall become a heap of ruins,
and
the mountain of the house a wooded height.’
19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all
Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord
and entreat the favor of the Lord,
and did not the Lord relent of the
disaster that he had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great
disaster upon ourselves.”
20 There was another man who
prophesied in the name of the Lord,
Uriah the son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city
and against this land in words like those of Jeremiah. 21 And
when King Jehoiakim, with all his warriors and all the officials, heard his
words, the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah heard of it, he was
afraid and fled and escaped to Egypt. 22 Then King Jehoiakim
sent to Egypt certain men, Elnathan the son of Achbor and others with him, 23
and they took Uriah from Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim, who
struck him down with the sword and dumped his dead body into the burial place
of the common people.
24 But the hand of Ahikam the
son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah so that he was not given over to the people to
be put to death.
Jeremiah 26:16-24 details the dramatic aftermath of
Jeremiah’s trials, where the royal officials and elders spare his life by
citing legal precedents, contracting his survival with the tragic execution of
another faithful prophet.
●
The elders used the historical example of King
Hezekiah to make a wise, godly decision in their present crises (verse 19). How
often do you reflect on the history of God’s work - or past mistakes - to guide
your current decisions?
● Jeremiah was spared, but Uriah was executed, even though both spoke
the exact same truth from God (verses 23-24).
How do you process the reality that following God can lead to physical
safety for one person but immense suffering or sacrifice for another?
Robin Adams
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