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Second Kings, chapter 25, verses 9 and 10, and he burned the house of the Lord

in the King's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every great house he burned down,

and all the army of the Caldians, who were with the captain of the guard,

broke down the walls around Jerusalem. These two verses summarize the destruction of Jerusalem by

the Babylonians referred to here as the Caldians. And as I read these verses, like the burning of

the temple, the King's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, every great house burned down,

and the walls around Jerusalem, broken down, just total destruction of the city and all that's

in it. I think back to not that many chapters before when the temple in Jerusalem was built by

Solomon in the beginning of first Kings and all of its glory and its majesty. And yet

here at the end of second Kings, it's totally destroyed, burnt down, and all the people of God

ravaged, taken many of them into exile if they are still alive. And all of this is a picture

of the effects of sin and idolatry and immorality and injustice among God's people.

He had warned them over and over and over again, and yet God's people had hardened their hearts

to his warnings. And that's just it, and that's how I want to lead us to pray based on

second Kings, chapter 25. When I think about 1 Corinthians, chapter 10, talking about how these

things were written down for us, that we might be warned by their example, that we would hear

second Kings, chapter 25 today, and be reminded in a clear way in our lives, that obedience leads

to life, walking in obedience to God's word, and living for the worship of God alone,

leads to life, abundant life, and glory, and majesty, and beauty. Not saying that means

everything will always go perfectly for us in this world, but this is life. Life is found in

obedience to God in his word, and living for his worship, and the converse is true. The disobedience

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