Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Jeremiah 22:24-30
by: Michaella Osborn.
Time and time again in the Old Testament, God used captivity to teach the Israelites about justice. He often reminded them that they were slaves in Egypt before instructing them to treat others justly and mercifully. King Coniah (a.k.a. Jehoiachin), who was unrighteous, was given the same treatment. Because of the way he acted, he was given into the hands of the Babylonians and his line was no longer allowed to sit on the throne. It is clear that God takes injustice seriously. He will not allow evil to go overlooked. Are there ways that you are walking in injustice in your life? What do you think God’s response would be to this?