Jeremiah 2:6-8

Jeremiah 2:6

There are three shameful possibilities in life.

I. The possibility of dishonouring the great memories of life. The great memories of life are dishonoured (1) when the vividness of their recollection fades; (2) when their moral purpose is overlooked and misunderstood; (3) when their strengthening and stimulating function is suspended.

II. The possibility of under-estimating the interpositions of God.

III. The possibility of the leading minds of the Church being darkened and perverted. The priests, the pastors, and the prophets, all out of the way. How easy it is for such men to succumb in periods of general corruption is too evident from universal history. The leader is often but the adroit follower. (1) Such men should watch themselves with constant jealousy; (2) such men should never be forgotten by those who pray.

Parker, Pulpit Analyst,vol. ii., p. 569.

References: Jeremiah 2:10. Parker, The Ark of God,p. 77. Jeremiah 2:11. J. G. Rogers, Christian World Pulpit,vol. xvii., p. 345.Jeremiah 2:12; Jeremiah 2:13. W. A. Essery, Ibid.,vol. i., p. 481.