Jeremiah 11:5

That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD. OATH - (Psalms 105:9). AS IT IS THIS DAY. These are the concluding words of God to the Israelites at the time when formerly they were brought out of Egypt. "Obey, etc., that I may at this time make good the promise I made to your fathers, etc., to give," etc. (Maurer). The English version makes the words apply to Jeremiah's time, 'As ye know at this time that God's promise has been fulfilled,' namely, in Israel's acquisition of Canaan. SO BE IT - Hebrew, Amen. Taken from . Jeremiah hereby solemnly concurs in the justice of the curses pr...

He adds, _That I may establish the oath which I have sworn to your fathers, to give them a land abounding in milk and honey, according to _what it is at _this day _Here he does not refer to the chief part of their happiness; but only the land of Canaan is mentioned as the pledge or the earnest of God’s favor; for his promise had regard to something much higher than to the land of Canaan. God had indeed promised this as an inheritance to the Israelites: but when he says, that he would be their God and they his people, the promise of eternal life and of celestial glory is included, according to what is said elsewhere, that he is not the God of the dead but of the living. (Matthew 22:31) And we must ever bear in mind what is said by the Prophet Habakkuk, “Thou art our God, we shall not die.” (Habakkuk 1:12) God then promised to the Israelites s

1-10 God never promised to bestow blessings on his rational creatures, while they persist in wilful disobedience. Pardon and acceptance are promised freely to all believers; but no man can be saved who does not obey the command of God to repent, to believe in Christ, to separate from sin and the world, to choose self-denial and newness of life. In general, men will hearken to those who speak of doctrines, promises, and privileges; but when duties are mentioned, they will not bend their ear....

Verse Jeremiah 11:5. _SO BE IT, O LORD_] Let thy promises be fulfilled; and let the incorrigible beware of thy threatenings!...

AS IT IS THIS DAY - God had kept the terms of the covenant. Whether the promised land would permanently remain the property of the Jews would depend upon their observance of their part of the covenant. SO BE IT, O LORD - Or, “Amen, Yahweh.” The prophet was literally obeying the command given in Deuteronomy 27:14, and the same word should be kept in both places....

EXPOSITION The superscription in Jeremiah 11:1 evidently belongs to the three chapters 11-13, though Jeremiah 11:1 and Jeremiah 12:1 are more closely connected with each other than with Jeremiah 13:1. To which period the group of prophecies belongs—whether to the reign of Josiah, or of Jehoiakim, or of Jehoiachin, or to various periods, is a matter of dispute. It contains at any rate one passage (Jeremiah 12:7) which was almost certainly put in by a later editor. It is doubtless Jeremiah's work, but seems out of place her

THAT I MAY PERFORM THE OATH WHICH I HAVE SWORN UNTO YOUR FATHERS,.... Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: TO GIVE THEM A LAND FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY: that is, abounding with plenty of all kind of provisions; see Exodus 3:8: AS IT IS THIS DAY; the land of Canaan continued to those times a very fruitful country; it was as it was promised it should be, and which was a clear thing; their eyes saw it, and the day bore witness to it: THEN ANSWERED I, AND SAID; that is, the Prophet Jeremiah, to whom the above order was given: SO BE IT, O LORD; or, "Amen, Lord" f; either agreeing to publish what the Lord commanded him; or as wishing that the land of Canaan might continue the same fruitful land it was, and the people of the Jews in it, they keeping the words of this covenant; or else as assenting that the curse might fall upon the m

CHAPTER 11 The Broken Covenant and the Plot Against Jeremiah _ 1. The broken covenant (Jeremiah 11:1) _ 2. The plot revealed and Jehovah's answer (Jeremiah 11:18) Jeremiah 11:1. Jehovah had made a covenant with His people. He tells the prophet about it and the responsibility which was connected with that covenant. They were to obey His voice. Then should they be His people and He their God. And of this covenant it was written, “Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant.” The prophet answered the Lord: “So be it LORD” (Amen). Then he is commanded to proclaim this covenant and tell the people that they had broken the covenant. They had followed the evil exampl

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE COVENANT. Jeremiah is commissioned to enforce solemnly (_cf._ Deuteronomy 27:26; Deuteronomy 29:9) on Judah and Jerusalem the covenant which Yahweh made at the time of the national deliverance from Egypt, as the condition of blessing. He solemnly accepts this commission, and is sent to the smaller cities, as well as to the streets of the capital, to declare the penalty of disobedience to this covenant, as shown by past history. Jeremiah 11:2. The verbs, hear ye, and speak should be emended to the singular, in view of Jeremiah 11:3....

THE OATH WHICH. HAVE SWORN. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 7:12). A LAND FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 3:8; Exodus 3:17; Exodus 13:5; Exodus 33:3.Leviticus 20:24.Numbers 13:27; Numbers 14:8;...