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The Scroll the King Burned: A Cistern, a Rescue, and a Word That Endures | Jeremiah 36–38
Episode Overview
What happens when someone tries to destroy God's word? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 36 through 38. Jeremiah dictates all his prophecies to Baruch, who writes them on a scroll and reads them publicly. When the scroll reaches King Jehoiakim, he sits by his winter fire and cuts off column after column as it is read, burning the whole thing piece by piece. God's response is almost understated: write it again, and add more. The page can be burned; the word cannot.
As the siege tightens, a desperate King Zedekiah keeps sending for Jeremiah, asking privately for a word from God…
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