Jeremiah 28:1-17

28:4 | Hananiah spoke in the name of the Lord and his message sounded very similar to Isaiah’s early promises that the Lord would deliver Jerusalem from the Assyrians (Isa. 37:33-35). False prophets speak just enough truth to make their message sound good, which is why the Bible reminds us to “test the spirits” (1 John 4:1) and warns us that Satan has the power to present himself “as an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14).

28:13-14 | Breaking Jeremiah’s yoke did not have the power to magically thwart the Word of God behind the sign act (Deut. 28:48).

28:15-17 | Hananiah had promised the Lord would deliver Judah from Babylon within “two years,” but the Lord put him to death two months after he had challenged Jeremiah and deceived the people.