Darkness Falling

Josiah's tireless work for God continues to the very end, but can a king really change an unwilling nation?

"Josiah was close to death as the chariot passed out of the valley of Jezreel, and well before the small convoy stopped for the night, the last great king of Judah was dead."

Josiah's sons Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim rule after him, and Judah enters moral free fall.

"As darkness had fallen on me, locked in the stocks, so darkness was falling on Judah."

But what about the individuals who listened to Josiah and Jeremiah and shared their faith in God? Will God protect them when the Babylonian army arrives?

The words of God came to Jeremiah as a fire, burning within him, and with them, his lifetime mission — a prophet to the nations.

Jeremiah was a prophet of God for over 40 years, warning of judgement on the nation of Judah and all the nations around. Few would listen at all, and fewer still would take him seriously. Jeremiah lived to see the prophecies of destruction come true. No-one would believe his words until it was too late — and then there was Terror on Every Side!