Notice that you also see the prophet’s position with the Word. The Lord says, ‘See I have appointed you this day over the nations and over the kingdoms.’ That is absolutely staggering. You see what he is saying. There is a certain royalty about the prophet Jeremiah. In one sense the prophet is king. He has been placed over the nations and over the kingdoms—that is his position. So whatever Yahweh says about a nation or a kingdom through Jeremiah will take place. You see that fleshed out in chapters
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