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Jeremiah 29:10-14 says the following: “For thus says the LORD: When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will visit you, and I will fulfill to you my promise and bring you back to this place. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, TO GIVE YOU A FUTURE AND A HOPE. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the LORD, band I will restore your fortunes and gather you from all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, declares the LORD, and I will bring you back to the place from which I sent you into exile.”
The hope referred to above, in Verse 11, could be seen first as the hope of the Hebrews having their fortunes restored and returning to Babylon which might be considered their homeland. But this comes after they seek the Lord and pray to Him.
In the Bible, hope in general refers to a quest for well-being under God, followed by being with Him when we pass on. To be sure, there are other kinds of hope which, at first glance at least, may have nothing to do with God, such as people who aim to rob a bank hoping they can get away with millions, and perhaps hoping that the bank guards can be taken out while the robbery is in progress.
But the hope under God involves that everyone believing in Him will be better off if what we hope for comes to pass, inasmuch as Romans 8:28 says “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.”
So, on the one hand it may be said that the hope expressed in Jeremiah 29:10-14, that the Hebrews will return to Babylon with their fortunes restored provided they put their faith and trust in God, is an example of hope under God. To a certain extent, this was fulfilled when King Cyrus allowed them to return.
It seems there is also a functional connection between the hope conveyed in Jeremiah 29:10-14 and the hope that is implied in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 in which the Lord will appear and bring with Him those in Christ who are left at the Rapture. But th key is that we must be in Christ to benefit from the Rapture, which means to live in Christ with the righteousness that it implies. Those who aren’t in Christ will fall by the wayside whether it be just before the Rapture takes place, or in all time before.
Generally speaking, there is a connection between all verses in the Bible 2 Timothy 3:16 says that ALL scripture is breathed out by God for training, reproof, correction and teaching in righteousness, so Jeremiah 29:10-14 cannot be looked at as just the prelude to a historical event. A similar sentiment is described in Deuteronomy 28:1-6 in which Moses says, “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God. Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.” There is an implied hope there that is also well-grounded in faith.
And the connection extends to Lord Jesus who says he comes to fulfill the Law and the prophets. And to the extent that the heavens declare God’s Glory, anyone who believes in God through Jesus will be the same heirs according to the promise God made to Abraham as the Hebrews who returned as was promised in Jeremiah 29:10-14.
The hope referred to above, in Verse 11, could be seen first as the hope of the Hebrews having their fortunes restored and returning to Babylon which might be considered their homeland. But this comes after they seek the Lord and pray to Him.
In the Bible, hope in general refers to a quest for well-being under God, followed by being with Him when we pass on. To be sure, there are other kinds of hope which, at first glance at least, may have nothing to do with God, such as people who aim to rob a bank hoping they can get away with millions, and perhaps hoping that the bank guards can be taken out while the robbery is in progress.
But the hope under God involves that everyone believing in Him will be better off if what we hope for comes to pass, inasmuch as Romans 8:28 says “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose.”
So, on the one hand it may be said that the hope expressed in Jeremiah 29:10-14, that the Hebrews will return to Babylon with their fortunes restored provided they put their faith and trust in God, is an example of hope under God. To a certain extent, this was fulfilled when King Cyrus allowed them to return.
It seems there is also a functional connection between the hope conveyed in Jeremiah 29:10-14 and the hope that is implied in 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 in which the Lord will appear and bring with Him those in Christ who are left at the Rapture. But th key is that we must be in Christ to benefit from the Rapture, which means to live in Christ with the righteousness that it implies. Those who aren’t in Christ will fall by the wayside whether it be just before the Rapture takes place, or in all time before.
Generally speaking, there is a connection between all verses in the Bible 2 Timothy 3:16 says that ALL scripture is breathed out by God for training, reproof, correction and teaching in righteousness, so Jeremiah 29:10-14 cannot be looked at as just the prelude to a historical event. A similar sentiment is described in Deuteronomy 28:1-6 in which Moses says, “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God. Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.” There is an implied hope there that is also well-grounded in faith.
And the connection extends to Lord Jesus who says he comes to fulfill the Law and the prophets. And to the extent that the heavens declare God’s Glory, anyone who believes in God through Jesus will be the same heirs according to the promise God made to Abraham as the Hebrews who returned as was promised in Jeremiah 29:10-14.
