In Jeremiah 32 and 33 King Zedekiah of Judah is still holding out against the Babylonians. Jeremiah has been imprisoned. God speaks to Jeremiah and lets him know that He will bring Judah and Jerusalem under the control of Babylon. They too will spend time there until God determines their debt has been paid. God repeats His prophecy concerning Jesus who will save Israel and Judah.

Periodically throughout the book of Jeremiah, God has Jeremiah do something that becomes symbolic of what God is doing to and with the people of Israel and Judah. Jeremiah has insight that these are things God wants him to do or visions that God gives him that will be explained.

John 12 begins the last week of Jesus’ life. His feet are anointed by Mary, sister of Lazarus. Jesus says that she is preparing His body for burial.

Jesus enters into Jerusalem as a king. The people cry out for Jesus to save them.

Jesus knows that soon he will die. He says that He could ask the Father to save Him but that this is the reason He is here at this place and time. Jesus asks God to glorify his name and God replies that it is glorified. The crowd just hears thunder.

He tells the people that it is through His death that people will be drawn to Him. Even some of the religious leaders were beginning to believe in Jesus.