Jeremiah 29:1-32

29:1-14 | Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles taken away to Babylon in 597 BC presents Israel’s true hope for the future in contrast to the empty promises offered by the false prophets.

29:10 | When reading this prophecy near the time of the end of the captivity, Danieel knew what God was about to do and he began to pray and confess his sins and the sins of his people (Dan. 9:2-3). He did not know the exact timing, but he knew God would fulfill His promise.

29:12-13 | The Lord would restore His people when they turned back to Him and sought Him with all their hearts (Ps. 50:15; 145:19). There could be no restoration without true repentance. Those who earnestly seek God anywhere and everywhere will, in time, cultivate the sacred art of meeting Him at every crossroad and of feeling His breath in every wind. Though pain and victory, each new step will help them come to know Him better.

29:20-23 | The Lord would carry out the death penalty for false prophets (Deut. 18:14-21) by delivering Ahab and Zedekiah into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, who would put them to death for inciting treason. False teaching ultimately demonstrates itself in a lifestyle of greed and immorality (2 Pet. 2:14-20; Jude 8-16).