Jeremiah 39:10 KJV
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
It occurs to me that this is quite the picture of what God says will happen in the future. Gill says, "...here was a strange change of circumstances with them; though the nation, in general, was in distress, they, who before had nothing, are now proprietors of vineyards and fields, when the former owners were carried captive: there might be much of the justice of God conspicuous in this affair..."
So like the rich man and Lazarus, those who had faired sumptuously found themselves captives and in torments while those who were the poorest in this world found themselves being blessed.
Believers may feel sometimes that this world has been created for the unbeliever. It can appear that the lost are the ones who fair so well in this life. But we must remember that this life is not the end of the matter. God has greater plans for us than the mere seventy years or so we may have right now. We look for a better, heavenly city. In that place, we will have vineyards and fields aplenty.
But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.
It occurs to me that this is quite the picture of what God says will happen in the future. Gill says, "...here was a strange change of circumstances with them; though the nation, in general, was in distress, they, who before had nothing, are now proprietors of vineyards and fields, when the former owners were carried captive: there might be much of the justice of God conspicuous in this affair..."
So like the rich man and Lazarus, those who had faired sumptuously found themselves captives and in torments while those who were the poorest in this world found themselves being blessed.
Believers may feel sometimes that this world has been created for the unbeliever. It can appear that the lost are the ones who fair so well in this life. But we must remember that this life is not the end of the matter. God has greater plans for us than the mere seventy years or so we may have right now. We look for a better, heavenly city. In that place, we will have vineyards and fields aplenty.
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