Did you know that we are all exiled? God sending the Israelites into exile for 70 years was a typological symbol of our exile while we await our Messiah. We are not of this world (John 17:16-26). Therefore, we are not to love this world or the things therein (1 John 2:15-17). But we are called to be in the world – thus the saying is true, “be in the world, but not of the world.”
We will see by the end of this series a clearer picture of God’s sovereignty, His love for us, how patient He is toward us, and how His plans unfold to show us those things (and more).
- We will learn about the prophecy that Jeremiah delivered by reading through several chapters of the book of Jeremiah.
- We will read an account of exactly how Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego aligned themselves with the prophecy, thus leading to their salvation.
- We will read how Jesus taught by example the first century Israelites how to live by this way of life, realizing yet how we are all still in exile.
- Each week, we will discuss further how this applies to our current lives and how we should live amongst a crooked and perverse nation (Phil 2:15).
