YHWH CALLS ON HIS PEOPLE TO HEAR THE WORD OF HIS COVENANT AND REMINDS THEM OF THE COVENANT CURSE WHICH FALLS ON ALL WHO FAIL TO OBSERVE IT, BUT THEN DRAWS ATTENTION TO THEIR FAILURE TO OBSERVE IT, INDICATING THAT THE RESULTING CONSEQUENCES ARE THEREFORE INEVITABLE (JEREMIAH 11:1). These words may we... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH PROPHESIES AGAINST THE PEOPLE (JEREMIAH 11:16). Israel had been officially named by YHWH as Zayith-ra‘anan-yephe-peri-to'ar (an olive tree green, beautiful and with luscious fruit) when He had called them by that Name as His elect people. But such had been their behaviour that He was now s... [ Continue Reading ]
THE REACTION OF THE PEOPLE OF HIS HOMETOWN ANATHOTH IS TO SEEK TO WARN OFF JEREMIAH WITH THREATS OF DEATH, AT WHICH HE APPEALS TO YHWH (JEREMIAH 11:18). Jeremiah 11:18 ‘And YHWH gave me knowledge of it, and I knew it, Then you showed me their doings.' But all this was known to Jeremiah, because... [ Continue Reading ]
YHWH DECLARES THE DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST ANATHOTH (JEREMIAH 11:21). Jeremiah 11:21 ‘Therefore thus says YHWH concerning the men of Anathoth, who seek your life, saying, “You shall not prophesy in the name of YHWH, that you die not by our hand.” Therefore thus says YHWH of hosts, YHWH's response w... [ Continue Reading ]