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Women were being molested on every nook and corner. Armed soldiers
of Iraq’s most powerful ruler Nebuchadnezzar were roaming freely in
the streets of Jerusalem with only one thought on their minds, to
destroy the Israelites’ holiest city and annihilate its inhabitants.
In the midst of this mayhem and chaos, a group of soldiers on
horseback accompanied by their commander were galloping in one
direction. On reaching a Prison in a corner of the city, they dismounted.
Their commander moved forward and asked the prisoners:
“Who is Jeremiah amongst you”?
He did not receive a reply. Instead, all heads turned towards a cage,
where a prisoner was mercilessly tied with ropes. The Commander had
found the man he was looking for. He looked towards the soldiers. They
moved forward swiftly, opened the cage, and freed Prophet
Jeremiah
PBUH
“Jeremiah, are you alright?”
. He fell to the floor in an utterly exhausted state. The
commander walked towards him and stood in front of him. He then
asked courteously:
The prisoner opened his eyes slowly but closed them again due to
extreme exhaustion. The Commander looked at him pensively and said
in a voice filled with pride:
“Jeremiah, your prediction has come true. Our King
Nebuchadnezzar, the emperor of Iraq, has destroyed Jerusalem. Half of
the population is dead and the other half is our slave; we will take them
away along with us. The King has issued special orders that you are not
to be harmed in anyway. You are an honourable man. You tried your
best to warn your nation but they did not pay heed to you and now,
they have been punished for their deeds.”
Having said so, he turned around and issued a command to his
soldiers, “Let Jeremiah go and kill the rest of the prisoners. Thereafter,
quench your thirst with the blood of the men in the city, and satisfy
your lust using the women. Plunder whatever you want and burn the
rest”.
The prisoners were murdered and soldiers spread in all directions to
plunder. Prophet Jeremiah
PBUH
Thereafter, scenes from his era and his life were played in flashback.
He was shown trying to beseech intellectuals and public, but nobody
paid heed. His nation was slave to the supreme leader of Babylonians,
the mighty king of Iraq, Nebuchadnezzar. Annual levy to
Nebuchadnezzar was the only guarantee of their safety and lives.
gathered all his energy and sat up
against the wall of the cage. His city was burning right in front of his
eyes. Every part of his body was aching but to witness the destruction of
his nation was far more painful.
The reason for this slavery was the moral bankruptcy that had
spread through the very veins of the nation. Idolatrous practices were
common amongst these guardians of monotheism. Fornication and
gambling were routine happenings. Dishonesty and oppression of fellow
Jews was their way of life. Making false claims by swearing upon God to
sell their merchandise was prevalent. Mistreatment of neighbours was
the norm. They lent money at usurious interest rates; and enslaved the
whole families of those who could not repay. Religious scholars were
busy fomenting national pride in the masses instead of reforming them.
Ritual animal sacrifice was deemed the crux of the religion rather than
true faith, high morals and abiding by the divine Law. Their rulers were
tyrants and corrupt. Extravagance and luxury was their way of life
instead of fairness.
However, the entire nation was unified on one issue; that they
should liberate themselves from the enslavement of Nebuchadnezzar.
The fact of the matter was that they had incurred the wrath of the
Almighty God. Rather than explaining this bitter truth to the nation,
their leaders indoctrinated them with false national pride and delusions
of their glorious past during the times of Solomon and David. They were
being challenged to take over leadership of the world while the fact was
that they were afflicted with the worst religious and moral decline.
The screen then showed the scene when Jeremiah received the
divine revelation to work for reformation of his people, and to guide
them away from politics and towards the correct path. He was advised
that once his nation managed to develop true faith, it would dominate
the political sphere as well. He was ordered to forego any plans for
marriage and devote himself to warn his people about the impending
devastation.
However, when Jeremiah came forward with this message, almost
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