God begins by telling Jeremiah to remind the people that if they obey God's commands, He would fulfill the promises he made. Unfortunately, the people didn't listen. In fact, to explain the rapid descent into apostasy after the revival, Josiah brought about, God says that there was a conspiracy, a secret resistance to the policies of renewal that Josiah proclaimed. It explains how a people can seemingly go from faithful service to evil in such a short period. God also revealed to Jeremiah those who were plotting to kill him and promised that they would be wiped out.
God knows what is going on. He's never surprised. We may be, but he never is, and he will bring justice in his time.
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