Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. David Appold, pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Paducah, KY, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Jeremiah 38:1-28. Jeremiah continues to preach that only those who surrender to the Babylonians, earning him the scorn of King Zedekiah’s officials. Concerned only with military morale, they exert their power over Zedekiah to throw Jeremiah into a muddy cistern. It is an Ethiopian who finally speaks up on behalf of Jeremiah, prompting weak-willed Zedekiah to allow Ebed-melech to rescue the prophet. Jeremiah’s suffering and vindication serve as a foreshadow of the ministry of Jesus. Zedekiah secretly seeks Jeremiah’s counsel once again, desperately attempting to discern the times. Yet he fails because he does not heed the difficult but certain Word of God spoken by the prophet. In this way, Jeremiah’s faithful and consistent preaching reminds us that only God’s Word serves as a solid foundation.   “A Time to Destroy and a Time to Build” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Je