Jeremiah 44:20-30
Summary for Jer 44:20-30: 44:20-30 a This group of Judeans in Egypt had severed themselves from all meaningful relationship with the one true God of Israel; they were condemned to death.Summary for Jer 44:20-23: 44:20-23 b The destruction of Judah and Jerusalem had not been due to the Lord’s inability to provide prosperity; rather, he could no longer bear all the disgusting things the people were doing.
Summary for Jer 44:24-25: 44:24-25 c The Lord released the people to serve the Queen of Heaven; they would bear the consequences of their decision (cp. Rom 1:24 d, 28 e).
Summary for Jer 44:26-28: 44:26-28 f The Judeans in Egypt were now forever free of covenant obligations to the Lord. They were also banned from covenant protection. They chose to sever their relationship with the one true God of Israel, so they retained no privileges—they could not pray or make oaths in God’s name. Still, the Lord would not be absent from their lives, because he would see to it that disaster plagued them. Those who individually turned to the Lord in repentance would enjoy salvation and blessings. Even in Egypt, a small remnant of people trusted in the Lord (e.g., Jeremiah and Baruch).
44:30 g Pharaoh Hophra was killed by his enemies in Egypt in 570 BC.
• This verse concludes the record of Jeremiah’s forty-year ministry. Nothing is known about where, when, or how Jeremiah died.
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