Under Gods Command
Jeremiah 22:15-16 “Does it make you a king to have more and more cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He did what was right and just, so all went well with him. He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the LORD.
God passed judgment to King Jehoiakim. His father, Josiah, had been one of Judah’s great Kings, but Jehoiakim was evil. Josiah had been faithful to his responsibility to be a model of right living, but Jehoiakim had been unfaithful to his responsibility to imitate his father. God’s judgment was on unfaithful Jehoiakim. He could not claim his father’s blessings when he had not followed his father’s God. We may inherit our parents’ money, but we cannot inherit their faith. A great heritage, a good education, or a beautiful home doesn’t guarantee strong character. We must have our own relationship with God.
Under Gods command 