JEREMIAH 38

ZEDEKIAH REFUSES TO SURRENDER 

Jeremiah continues sharing his message of warning with Judah, but the people do not respond positively. Despite their obvious rebellion and the beginning of the siege, the people do not want to hear about Babylon’s impending attack.

Because of his message, Jeremiah is thrown into a deep, muddy cistern. A non-Israelite man named Ebed-Melek sees what happened and pleads with the king to release Jeremiah. Ebed-Melek, using rags and cloth tied together, retrieves Jeremiah from the cistern.

After Jeremiah was saved, Zedekiah meets with him. Jeremiah tells Zedekiah that his family will be spared if he surrenders to Babylon, but Zedekiah is conflicted and fearful of how the people of Judah will react to his surrender.