Preservation of Jeremiah and of Ebed-Melech in the Capture of Jerusalem

    The same Providence which secured the punishment of Zedekiah, preserved Jeremiah from injury. The king of Babylon issues orders for his protection, and he is guarded in safety and in honour. The preservation of Ebed-melech was still more strange: for, as being about the person of the king, he was not likely to escape. But Providence can preserve in the midst of danger. Verily, in the end it will be seen that the service of the Lord is wisdom. The wise men of this world, mighty and mean, are fools. Let the Christian ponder on the Providence that preserved Jeremiah and Ebedmelech in all the confusions of a stormed city. Can any thing be more consoling in the present times? The wisdom of this world is seeking for safety from compliances with spreading corruptions and errors. The standard of divine truth is lowered by many of his own professed people. Men of God raise high the banners of the cross; and, if desolation comes, look to the God of Jeremiah and Ebed-melech.