Jeremiah 28:10

Jeremiah 28:10 says, Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.  Hananiah broke the yoke that Jeremiah was wearing at God's command.  Hananiah called himself a prophet, but he was not acting under God's command or authority.   This was supposed to be a sign that he had defeated Jeremiah's prophesy.  No matter what someone does to attempt to change God's prophesy or any of His word, it may look like it did, but it never will.  Verse eleven adds, And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.  Hananiah said that he spoke for God when he said that the yoke of King Nebuchadnezzar would likewise be broken within two years.  Jeremiah did not argue with Hananiah, but simply went on his way.  There is little profit in arguing with those who claim to speak for God when what they say does not agree with what we say.  All we can do is make sure that what we say is indeed God's word, and continue to proclaim it to those who will hear it.  Verse twelve declares, Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet, after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, saying,  After Hananiah broke the yoke that Jeremiah was wearing, God's word came to Jeremiah again.  Verse thirteen adds, Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.  God sent Jeremiah to Hananiah with a massage from God.  If there is a dispute with someone over what God says, we should not argue with them on our own, but if God sends us a message to share with them, then we must go.  God told Jeremiah to tell Hananiah that he had broken the wooden yoke, but that an iron yoke would be placed on the people of Judah.  Verse fourteen states,  For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations, that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.  Jeremiah was to tell Hananiah that God had placed the yoke of iron on the people and that they would serve Nebuchadnezzar and that he would also own all the beasts of the field.  Verse fifteen declares, Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to trust in a lie.  Jeremiah told Hananiah that God had not sent Hananiah, but that he caused the people to trust a lie.  Jeremiah still was not getting into a big argument with Hananiah, but was simply telling him God's word.  Verse sixteen adds, Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD.  Jeremiah said the proof of what he was saying was that Hananiah would die that year for proclaiming lies in the name of God.  It may not be within a year, but eventually everyone will be held accountable for their actions and will suffer a spiritual death if they do not accept God's word.  Verse seventeen concludes, So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.  Jeremiah's prophesy came true, and Hananiah died the seventh month of that year.  We can be certain that God's prophesies either have or will come true.  The question is whether or not we will believe them.