JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 23:1 SHEPHERDS. See note on 3:15. Rather than bind up, heal, protect, and feed their SHEEP, Judah’s leaders have destroyed and SCATTERED them (Jeremiah 10:21; Ezekiel 34:2; Zechariah 11:15). ATTEND TO YOU. Judge them because they have not judged God’s people well.... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 23:3 GATHER. Bring back to Judah from exile. This process began in 538 B.C. (Ezra 1:1). For the expectation, see Jeremiah 29:14; Jeremiah 31:8, Jeremiah 31:10; Ezekiel 11:17; Ezekiel 28:25. [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 23:5 God will honor his covenant with DAVID (2 Samuel 7:1). A RIGHTEOUS BRANCH (see notes on Zech. 3:8–9; 6:12) ... SHALL REIGN AS KING. This Davidic king, a “branch” from the tree of David, will embody all good kingly characteristics: making good decisions, ruling fairly,... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 23:6 JUDAH WILL BE SAVED. For the whole people being “saved,” see Exodus 14:30. God rescues his people from danger—including the danger to which their own sin has subjected them—and provides for them the conditions in which faithful life can flourish. DWELL SECURELY. Free f... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 23:7 THEY SHALL NO LONGER SAY. The people’s return and the Messiah’s subsequent reign will be so great as to overshadow the exodus (see Jeremiah 16:14). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 23:11 Spiritual adultery begins with ungodly spiritual leaders. Such “guides” will be LIKE SLIPPERY PATHS IN THE DARKNESS. The people need spiritual leaders—specifically PROPHET AND PRIEST—who will be godly examples (a recurring theme in Jeremiah; Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 5:3... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 23:15 Compare Jeremiah 9:15. Judah’s UNGODLINESS begins with those who teach God’s ways falsely (see Exodus 20:7). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 23:21 “I DID NOT SEND THE PROPHETS.” True prophets would have asked the people to repent of their unfaithfulness. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 23:29 LIKE FIRE. God’s WORD, in contrast to that of the false prophets, burns the straw of falsehood (v. Jeremiah 23:28). LIKE A HAMMER. God’s word shatters the sinful heart. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 23:31 God opposes those who falsely claim to speak his words through their LYING DREAMS and harmful LIES. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]