JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:1 What Abraham discovered when pleading for Sodom (Genesis 18:23), Jeremiah discovers now. There is not a single just, faithful, and covenant-keeping person in Jerusalem for whose sake God would PARDON the whole people. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("i... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:3 STRUCK THEM DOWN, BUT THEY FELT NO ANGUISH. God’s discipline has not led to repentance; the people have merely become more hardened in their sin (see Jeremiah 2:14, Jeremiah 2:30; Amos 4:6). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:7 God cannot find a reason to PARDON (see v. Jeremiah 5:1), for the Israelites swear by THOSE WHO ARE NO GODS. They have COMMITTED ADULTERY AND TROOPED TO THE HOUSES OF WHORES even though their divine Husband has met all their real needs (Jeremiah 2:1; Hosea 2:1). This im... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:14 GOD OF HOSTS is a title often used to describe God as a judge (Isaiah 3:1; Isaiah 5:16). Jeremiah’s true and rejected words become a FIRE that will CONSUME the PEOPLE. God will thus use him to judge the nation (Jeremiah 1:9). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:15 The destroyer, Babylon, was indeed ANCIENT and famous for literature, religion, and for its inclination to go to war. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:18 Israel’s punishment will be for disciplinary purposes, to bring them to their senses (see Leviticus 26:14) and to educate them. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:23 Rather than a circumcised heart (Jeremiah 4:4), the people have a STUBBORN AND REBELLIOUS HEART (Jeremiah 5:3) that turns AWAY from God (Jeremiah 2:4), not toward him (Jeremiah 3:11). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:25 YOUR INIQUITIES HAVE TURNED THESE AWAY refers to the rain in v. Jeremiah 5:24 that had not come. The Israelites’ sin had led to a change in weather and a loss of crops, through God’s judgment. GOOD. The blessings of v. Jeremiah 5:24 could have been theirs. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:26 WICKED MEN grow FAT AND SLEEK through DEEDS OF EVIL. The FATHERLESS had no adult male in the family to protect and provide for them (see note on 7:6). The rulers did not protect their rights or the rights of the NEEDY (see Isaiah 1:16; Amos 2:6; Amos 4:1). God must pun... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 5:30 The PROPHETS and PRIESTS conspire to lie and oppress, rather than to teach God’s word and rule justly (Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 14:14; Jeremiah 20:1). MY PEOPLE LOVE TO HAVE IT SO. They crave such false teaching (compare... [ Continue Reading ]