REVIEW OF CHAPTER SIX I. Facts to Master. 1. The interpretation of evil from the north and destroyer of nations (Jeremiah 4:6-7). 2. The charge which Jeremiah makes against God (Jeremiah 4:10). 3. That which was essential if Judah was to be saved in the coming invasion (Jeremiah 4:14). 4. J... [ Continue Reading ]
C. Causes of Coming Judgment Jeremiah 5:1-31 In chapter five Jeremiah discusses the various reasons why God must judge His people. The nation has been guilty of at least six terrible sins: (1) moral corruption (Jeremiah 5:1-6); (2) sexual impurity (Jeremiah 5:7-9)_;_ (3) treacherous unbelief (Jerem... [ Continue Reading ]
2. _Sexual impurity_ (Jeremiah 5:7-9) TRANSLATION (7) Wherefore should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and have sworn by no-gods; and when I fed them, then they committed adultery and they flocked to the house of a harlot. (8) They have become well-fed stallions roaming about; each m... [ Continue Reading ]
3. _Treacherous unbelief_ (Jeremiah 5:10-18) TRANSLATION (10) Go up against her rows and destroy, but do not make a full end; Remove her shoots for they do not belong to the LORD. (11) For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have been thoroughly treacherous with me (oracle of the LORD). (12)... [ Continue Reading ]
4. _Religious apostasy_ (Jeremiah 5:19-24) TRANSLATION (19) And it shall come to pass when you shall say, For what reason did the LORD our God do all these things to us? Then you shall say unto them, Just as you have forsaken Me and served strange gods in your land, thus you shall serve strangers i... [ Continue Reading ]
5. _Social injustice_ (Jeremiah 5:25-29) TRANSLATION (25) Your iniquities have turned away these things and your sins have withheld good from you. (26) For wicked men are found among My people. They watch, with the crouching of fowlers; they set the traps; they catch men. (27) As a cage full of bi... [ Continue Reading ]