JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 8:1 Removing BONES from a grave was a great insult (2 Kings 23:16). Victorious invaders often did this (Amos 2:1). Ironically, these bones will be placed in full view of the SUN AND THE MOON AND ALL THE HOST OF HEAVEN that Judah WORSHIPED (Jeremiah 7:17). ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 8:8 The Judeans possess God’s LAW, just as they possess the temple. But their SCRIBES, the professional copiers and teachers of the Scriptures, have altered God’s word to fit their own desires. Thus, they have MADE IT INTO A LIE. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTa... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 8:9 These so-called WISE MEN will BE PUT TO SHAME (Jeremiah 2:26; Jeremiah 6:15) because of their changing of God’s WORD. Rejecting God’s word proves they are really unwise. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.get [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 8:11 PEACE, PEACE. See Jeremiah 6:12. The wicked prophets and priests are like incompetent doctors who tell a patient he or she is healthy when in fact the patient is desperately sick (Jeremiah 17:9). Contrast Isaiah 57:18. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 8:15 Israel LOOKED FOR PEACE, but only the peace offered by false teachers (v. Jeremiah 8:11). Such so-called HEALING brings only TERROR. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 8:18 In this exchange between Judah and God, the people claim that God has deserted them, but God notes their ongoing worship of idols. They reply that they ARE NOT SAVED (and readers must assume that this is because they are not faithful). Jeremiah is WOUNDED because of hi... [ Continue Reading ]