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5 min read“I am the one who knows.” That is what God calls himself in Jeremiah 29:23, and it is the quiet anchor of an episode where the prophet Jeremiah faces death threats, public humiliation, and the crushing weight of telling people what they do not want to hear. In Day 226 of The Bible Recap, Tara Lee Cobble walks through Jeremiah 26–29, three stories of confrontation that together form a single lesson about trusting God’s plan when it makes no earthly sense.
The Trial That Almost Killed Jeremiah
The first incident may be a retelling of an earlier event from Jeremiah 7. God sends Jeremiah to the temple to warn the people that destruction is coming unless they repent. The priests, prophets, and crowd arrest him and charge him with treason and false prophecy—both capital offenses under Deuteronomy 18. Cobble notes a revealing detail: the accusers “conveniently leave out the part where God says he will relent of the destruction if they repent.” They misquote Jeremiah to make him sound more extreme than he was.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:01) **Introduction and Context** - Tara Lee Kobel introduces today’s reading covering Jeremiah’s three confrontations with local leadership.
- 2 (00:48) **Jeremiah’s Arrest and Trial** - After his message, priests, prophets, and the people arrest Jeremiah, accusing him of treason and false prophecy.
- 3 (01:46) **Jeremiah’s Life Spared by Ahikam** - Despite the acquittal, the people still want to kill Jeremiah, but Ahikam, son of Shaphan, saves his life.
- 4 (02:06) **Transition to Chapter 27: Jeremiah’s Yoke Prophecy** - The transcript explains that the timeline shifts, and the rest of today’s reading likely occurs after Babylon’s invasion.
- 5 (03:14) **God Calls Nebuchadnezzar His Servant** - Despite Nebuchadnezzar not following Yahweh, God uses him to serve His purposes.
- 6 (03:47) **Confrontation with False Prophet Hananiah** - In chapter 28, Jeremiah faces Hananiah, another prophet claiming to speak for Yahweh.
- 7 (04:29) **Hananiah Breaks Jeremiah’s Yoke** - Feeling rebuked, Hananiah dramatically breaks the wooden yoke Jeremiah is still wearing.
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