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Home >> Sunday School >> Bible Stories >> Bible Story for Kids - Jeremiah
Bible Story for Kids - Jeremiah
2 Kings 25:8-24
For many, many years now, God had sent prophets to warn His people. Ifthey did not stop praying to false gods,they would become weak. Jerusalem would be destroyed. God's people would become slaves. But the peoplehad not listened.
Now the time had come for theBabylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, tocapture and destroy Jerusalem.Nebuchadnezzar had ordered hissoldiers to set fire to the temple of theLord. He burned the king's palace. Heburned all the houses of Jerusalem.Any building worth anything at all,the Babylonians set on fire. The entirecity went up in flames!
Then his army broke down thewalls of Jerusalem and captured allthe people. They made them intoslaves and sent them to Babylon.While Jerusalem burned, KingNebuchadnezzar sent his men into thepalaces and temple to strip them of treasure. With buildings burning allaround them, his soldiers grabbed every piece of gold and silver theysaw. There was nothing left of thetemple! Nebuchadnezzar carried it all away to Babylon, even the hugebronze pillars.
God's prophet at this time was aman named Jeremiah. Except for thepoor, he was the only manNebuchadnezzar spared.Nebuchadnezzar gave orders that heshould not be harmed. One of theking's captains told Jeremiah,"Everything has happened just as yousaid it would. The Lord has brought disaster on this place because thepeople didn't listen. But now you arefree. Come with us to Babylon where you'll be safe, or stay here. Go wherever you want."
When Jeremiah did not choose togo with the king's bodyguard to Babylon, the captain said, "All right,stay here with the people." Then hegave Jeremiah some food and moneyand let him go. Jeremiah chose to stay with God's people. These were thepoorest of the poor, all that was left of the ruined city Jerusalem.
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