The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

Day 243: The Lord's Plans (2022)

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Aug 31, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Hananiah's False Prophecy

  • Hananiah, a false prophet, claimed Nebuchadnezzar would fall in two years and the exiled Israelites would return.
  • Jeremiah, wearing a yoke, countered this prophecy, symbolizing the burden of exile.
INSIGHT

Wooden Yoke vs. Iron Yoke

  • Hananiah broke Jeremiah's wooden yoke, symbolizing a rejection of God's warning.
  • God then declared the wooden yoke, a mercy, would be replaced with an iron one, a punishment.
ADVICE

Accepting God's Yoke

  • Accept God's commandments as a "wooden yoke," guiding you back to Him.
  • Dismissing them leads to an "iron yoke," where worldly things control you.
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