Five Reasons for Hope in Our Times

I. The Doom of Zedekiah (VV. 1-11)

A. Wickedness Casts Us from the Lord's Presence (VV. 1-3)

B. In Anger, the Lord Sent Nebuchadnezzar against Jerusalem (vv. 4-8)

C. The Mighty Fallen (vv. 9-11)

Il. Jerusalem Destroyed, Desecrated, Depopulated (VV. 12-30)

A. The Houses of the Great Reduced to Ash (VV. 12-13)

B. The Temple Sacked Again (vV. 14-23)

C. A Greatly Diminished People Exiled (VV. 24-30)

III. Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) Lifted Up (vv. 31-34)

A. The True King Not Forgotten

B. The Promise of Messiah Preserved (Matt. 1:12-13)

IV. Five Reasons for Hope in Our Times A. The Lord Our Refuge in an Ever Changing World

B. Joy Always Comes in the Morning

C. The Heart of Every King in the Lord's Hands

D. The Promise and Kingdom of Jesus Christ Must Prevail

E. God's Word Absolutely True and Determinative