A palace official pulled him up

THE QUESTION

When Jeremiah was lowered into an empty cistern and sank down into the mud, how did he get out?

A) An angel lifted him out

B) An earthquake shook him free

C) He climbed out on his own

D) A palace official pulled him up with ropes ✓

A closer look

Jeremiah’s enemies lowered him into the cistern with ropes and left him sinking in the mud. Then Ebed-Melek, an official in the royal palace, went to the king and asked to save him (Jeremiah 38:6-10).

And he did it with such care. He let down old rags and worn-out clothes and told Jeremiah, “Put these old rags and worn-out clothes under your arms to pad the ropes” (Jeremiah 38:12).

If you thought of an angel or an earthquake, you were remembering two other rescues: the angel who woke Peter (Acts 12:7) and the earthquake that opened the prison for Paul and Silas (Acts 16:26).

That cistern was in the courtyard of the guard, the same place where God told Jeremiah, “Call to Me and I will answer you” (Jeremiah 33:3).

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