“Ebed-Melech is mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah chapter 38 as an Ethiopian official at the palace of king Zedekiah of Judah during the Siege of Jerusalem.”

Everyone needs an Ebed Melech in their story! He was the advocate for Jeremiah the prophet, who pleaded with the authorities to get Jeremiah out of the pit. There is always an advocate in our stories, someone who sees the heart of God in the situation, and pleads the cause! An advocate for the prophets—what a cool role in the story!

Without that guy, Jeremiah, would have had a hard time finishing his story! Good reminder of the importance of those friends in our lives today! Interesting also that in this story, the advocate was a “foreigner”. That rings true also! Good meditation today as I was reading my favorite lamenter Jeremiah today! I love all the painting of Jeremiah, he is always in a cave, half collapsed from emotional fatigue! And from wearing his heart on his cloak, so to speak!