2 Chronicles 36:15-17 (ESV Strong's)
The Lord, the God of their fathers, sent persistently to them by his messengers, because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place. But they kept mocking the messengers of God, despising his words and scoffing at his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord rose against his people, until there was no remedy.
Therefore he brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or aged. He gave them all into his hand.
Subject: God's promise of discipline
We love to tout the promises of God. We love to claim them and rejoice in them. We fail, however, to remember that God not only has promises of blessings, He also has promises of cursing. God sent, time and again, His "messengers" to the Kings of Judah. But, "they kept mocking the messengers of God." They kept "despising His words and scoffing at His prophets." As a result, God allowed Babylon (the Chaldeans) to capture and pilage the great city Jerusalem. The very Word of God is coming true in the midst of them, even though they refused to believe it when it was prophesied to them. God's promises are true. The are abundantly true. Even if the promise is for discipline when we disobey God and refuse to repent when God sends messengers to us to confront us with His word. ALL His promises are true.
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