The Prophets Jeremiah & Ezekiel
God inspired the prophets to tell the people what they needed to know and do in order to follow His will. God inspires the prophets Jeremiah and Ezekiel to reveal to the Israelites why they will become captives to Babylon, His anger against false prophets, and the restoration of Israel.
In chapter 25 of Jeremiah, Jeremiah is inspired to go out to the people of Judah. The prophets had told the people of Judah earlier, "Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways
and you can stay in the land
Do not worship other gods
"(Jeremiah 25:5-6) He tells them "Because you have not listened to my words, I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
and I will bring him against this land
"(Jeremiah 25:9) Jeremiah makes it clear why the Israelites will go into exile; because they didn't follow his commandments. Later Jeremiah states in the very same chapter how long the captivity will last.
Ezekiel too mentions idolatry as the reason for......
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