Jeremiah 38-39

“My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah …” (38:9).  Ebed-melech, the Ethiopian servant, heard that the prophet had been put down a well.  At great risk, Ebed-melech petitioned to rescue Jeremiah, and he brought him out of the well with care (v11-13).  Then the king secretly questioned Jeremiah again, hoping to hear something different than a call to repentance.  Jeremiah simply repeated God’s words (v17-18).

Ebed-melech trusted God and risked his life, while the king ignored God (with terrible consequences, ch 39).  When God’s word is declared, we all face the same question: whose side are we on?