Jeremiah 1 - CHAPTER S 1 TO 10. A (Very) Brief History Of The Time Of Jeremiah. Jeremiah began his ministry prior to the discovery of the Law Book in the Temple in the reign of the godly king Josiah, and he continued his ministry throughout the remainder of Josiah's life, until that life was sadly... [ Continue Reading ]
YHWH IS SEEKING TO CALL HIS PEOPLE BACK TO THEIR FIRST-LOVE (JEREMIAH 2:1). YHWH now sums up His purpose for calling Jeremiah in terms of a restoration of His people to their wilderness first-love. He reminds them of those first heady days after their deliverance from bondage in Egypt and through t... [ Continue Reading ]
YHWH REMINDS THEM OF THEIR SALVATION HISTORY AND BRINGS OUT THE INGRATITUDE OF THEIR RESPONSE (JEREMIAH 2:4). YHWH's initial complaint is that in spite of all that He has done for them in delivering them from Egypt and guiding them through the wilderness to a pleasant and fruitful land, they have t... [ Continue Reading ]
YHWH EXPRESSES HIS ASTONISHMENT AT THE INCREDIBLE WAY IN WHICH THEY HAVE BEHAVED (JEREMIAH 2:9). YHWH expresses His astonishment at the behaviour of His people, and calls on the heavens to witness what they have done, firstly because, unlike all other nations, they have changed the object of their... [ Continue Reading ]
IT IS POINTED OUT THAT IT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR INCREDIBLE BEHAVIOUR THAT THEY HAVE UNDERGONE, AND ARE UNDERGOING, THEIR PRESENT DISTRESSES (JEREMIAH 2:14). It is apparent from the words that follow that at the time when Jeremiah was speaking Judah had already suffered problems from invasions by their... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY HAD BROKEN FREE FROM YHWH TO WORSHIP FALSE GODS AND HAD THEREBY BECOME DEFILED WITH A DEFILEMENT AND A DEGENERACY THAT THEY COULD NOT REMOVE, WHILE STILL INCREDIBLY CLAIMING THAT THEY HAD NOT BROKEN FREE AT ALL. BUT NOW THE TRUTH WAS OUT IN THE OPEN AS A RESULT OF THEIR BEHAVIOUR AND THEY WERE... [ Continue Reading ]
YHWH CHALLENGES HIS PEOPLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THEY ARE BEHAVING AS THEY ARE (JEREMIAH 2:29). YHWH now asks them why they are troubling Him with arguments in their favour when all they had previously done was turn away from Him and reject His admonitions and kill His prophets. In spite of His being a sup... [ Continue Reading ]