Jerusalem Falls

Jeremiah began his ministry in the time of King Josiah—a king who conducted one of the

greatest revivals of God’s law in history. But it did not last long. The people did not faithfully

grab and hold onto the reality of God’s provision. The Law was still simply a set of laws, not

God’s perfect word. Jerusalem was flagrantly disobedient, and the Judge of heaven and earth

had to do something about it. Jeremiah 1-6 seems to take place during the reign King Josiah

around 625 BC, before the fall of Jerusalem. The people presumed, arrogantly, that God would

not let the city fall because it was the capital city that He established for His people Israel. But

as the time of judgment came closer and closer, it seems as though God wanted the people of

Jerusalem to feel the weight of their sins get heavier and heavier; that the reality of sin would

take root in their hearts, so that they would turn and repent of their ways. Israel’s ignorance

and disobedience was coming to a dramatic end, and Jeremiah wept.