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F.E. Marsh :: 121. Ebed-melech

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JEREMIAH 38:& xxxix

IN the darkest page of history there is a gleam of sunshine, and in the chapters before us we have a bright illustration of the Gospel.

  1. As the princes got Jeremiah put into the miry pit, so sin has placed us in the pit of iniquity and unbelief (Psa. 40:2).
  2. As Ebed-melech sought to rescue Jeremiah from the pit, and to save him from the death of starvation (Jeremiah 38:7-9), so Christ has died and acted for us, to deliver us from the wrath to come (1 Thess. 1:10).
  3. As Ebed-melech acted according to the word of the king, so Christ has acted according to the word of God (John 17:4).
  4. As Ebed-melech provided means to rescue Jeremiah (Jer. 38:11), so the Lord has decreed that those who are saved shall bear His message of salvation to others (John 20:21).
  5. As Jeremiah was saved from the miry pit by acting according to the instructions that were given to him (Jer. 38:12), so we are saved by doing as the Lord directs (John 5:24).
  6. As Jeremiah was assured by the king that he should not be put to death (Jer. 38:16), so the Lord assures us that we shall never perish (John 10:28-29).
  7. As Ebed-melech was rewarded because of his trust in the Lord (Jer. 39:16-18), so all those who trust in Christ are rewarded with all spiritual blessings in Him (Eph. 1:3).
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