JEREMIAH 12

JEREMIAH QUESTIONS GOD’S PLANS 

Jeremiah questions God, asking why the wicked prosper and the treacherous thrive. Jeremiah wants to know why God is allowing good things to happen to such terrible people. Why would God allow for a foreign pagan nation to overthrow His chosen people, even in their sinfulness?

God graciously replies to Jeremiah’s questions. God plans to abandon His people for a period of time, allowing them to be exiled by their enemies. God’s Promised Land will become desolate and barren, but God plans to eventually rebuild and reestablish them. God will allow His people to suffer the consequences of their idolatry, but will ultimately show them compassion.

The surrounding evil nations of Israel will be plucked up and destroyed if they do not listen to God and turn to Him in worship.