All the people from the least to the greatest went to Jeremiah...
They said, “Please pray to the Lord your God for us. As you can see, we are only a tiny remnant compared to what we were before. Pray that the Lord your God will show us what to do and where to go.” “All right,” Jeremiah replied. “I will pray to the Lord your God, as you have asked, and I will tell you everything he says. I will hide nothing from you.” Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the Lord your God be a faithful witness against us if we refuse to obey whatever he tells us to do! Whether we like it or not, we will obey the Lord our God to whom we are sending you with our plea. For if we obey him, everything will turn out well for us.”Ten days later God spoke through the prophet Jeremiah... do not go to Egypt or you will surely die. As soon as the remnant of Israel hears Gods word, they immediately accuse Jeremiah of lying and they refuse to obey God's command. They decide that they are going to carry out their own plan which is to go to Egypt and... oh by the way... they will continue sacrificing and pouring out drink offerings to other Gods. God is not amused. That remnant of Israel ceases to be a remnant... they die.
Who can call God a liar? Satan and Adam and Eve did in the Garden of Eden and mankind was cursed forever. Johanan and Jezaniah and all the people, from the least to the greatest did near Bethlehem, and the remnant of Judah was cursed forever. Will we choose the same fate? How do we call God a liar today?
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