But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.but they mocked the messengers of God, despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until Yahweh’s wrath arose against his people, until there was no remedy.But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Jehovah arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
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… But for some of us, it's just good to see and put our eyes on him. And so those two areas of 2 Chronicles chapter 36, 2 Chronicles chapter 36 verses 14 through 21. We're not going to read those, but I want us to focus on Jeremiah 25, 7 through 14. 2 Chronicles chapter 36, 14 through 21 says basically what Jeremiah 25, 7 through 14 says. I just like the way that one reads a little bit better. But basically it is explaining how the children of Israel found themselves in exile. What happened? What was going on? Why? So then it gives you some context about how we get to 126. And they're like, it was like a dream. This was exciting. So let's read Jeremiah chapter 25 verses 7 through 14. Jeremiah chapter 25 verses 7 through 14. I think this is an NLT version that I have pulled up. So it says this, Yet you have not listened to me, declares the Lord, that you might provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own harm. …
… They did the very opposite of what the prophets and preachers called them to do. Another text in 2 Chronicles 36, verses 15 and 16 gives us the same report. The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent word to them again and again by His messengers, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. But they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, scoffed at His prophets until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, until there was no remedy. One of the prophets whom God used to communicate these messages of warning was Jeremiah. Jeremiah 44, 4 through 6 says this, and this is a message from God through Jeremiah, I sent you all My servants, the prophets, again and again. Notice how many times we've read that repeatedly, saying, oh, do not do this abominable thing which I hate. But they did not listen or incline their ears to turn from their wickedness so as not to burn sacrifices to other gods. Therefore my wrath and my anger were poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, so they have become a ruin and a desolation as it is this day. This is the sad, long history of Israel and Judah. Warning after warning after warning from God's preachers, they rejected them all, and they went therefore from judgment to judgment to judgment. Prophets like Elijah and Elisha, Isaiah, Jeremiah, many others, constantly confronting wayward Israel and as well sinful Judah and sinful Gentile nations, …
… Put this verse in your margins. 2 Chronicles chapter 36 and verse 16. But they mocked the messengers of God and despised his words and misused his prophets until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people till there was no remedy. Now that tells us there is a point that we can go beyond and there's no hope. Listen to that verse again. They mocked the messengers of God and despised his words and misused his prophets until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy. That is, they passed the point where there is no medicine that can do any good. Now, I believe that God wants Bellevue Baptist Church to have a vision. not yesterday's vision, but today's vision for today's need. And I've been searching and praying as a pastor to know what God wants me to say to you, what kind of a pastor I need to be, what kind of a church God wants me to lead this church to be. …