"For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, v. 2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient, v. 3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator. v. 4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them."
the continued announcement of judgment upon Judah. Israel never had a chance because they never broke away from the sins of Jeroboam. All that you read of them is that 'they did evil in the sight of the Lord'. And God removed them from the land becuase of their sin. Any people, nation, family or individual that practices these same things will see the same response from God. Now, Judah has been inconsistent in its walk with the Lord. They have a good king that serves the Lord, then two wicked kings. Very inconsistent and much sin to be answered for. And if this continues then God sends judgments to rid the land of its sin and push the people to respond in repentance.
For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff - God is going to remove these things from them; Why does God remove things from our life? Anything that does not bring glory unto Him is potential to be removed. Anything that keeps us from HIm runs the risk of being removed in our lives.
