Highlighted Verses and my thoughts:
"The Lord, the God of their ancestors, repeatedly sent his prophets to warn them, for he had compassion on his people and his Temple." 2 Chronicles 36:15
"So the message of the Lord spoken through Jeremiah was fulfilled. The land finally enjoyed its Sabbath rest, lying desolate until the seventy years were fulfilled, just as the prophet had said." 2 Chronicles 36:21
Again, the Lord showed his intense compassion for his people by giving them yet another warning to change their ways. But, again they ignored the message from the prophet. The Temple was now destroyed by the Babylonians, just as the prophet had warned. These verses tell of the fulfillment of Jeremiah's prophesy and the beginning of his lamentations of mourning. Jeremiah wrote Lamentations to mourn the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC and the beginning of the Exile.
My response to God: Dear Lord, thank you for your patience with me, over and over again, just as you were patient with your people so many years ago. Open my eyes so that I will not be blind like those in Jerusalem, but that my life will be pleasing in your sight.
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