YHWH LAYS DOWN HIS FINAL TERMS (JEREMIAH 3:1). The latter rains have failed to come because they have been faithless to YHWH, something that is evident to anyone who will look to the bare hills or the wayside resting places. For there their flagrant misbehaviour is made apparent. But if they will o... [ Continue Reading ]
YHWH CALLS ON JUDAH TO CONSIDER WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO ISRAEL, HER NORTHERN NEIGHBOUR, WHEN SHE HAD FAILED TO TURN BACK TO HIM, SOMETHING THAT JUDAH IS ALSO FAILING TO DO (JEREMIAH 3:6). YHWH here refers Judah back to consideration of the behaviour of Israel, her erstwhile northern neighbour whose lan... [ Continue Reading ]
A BRIEF GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EVERLASTING KINGDOM (JEREMIAH 3:12). Having established that Judah was even more guilty than Israel YHWH now breaks into the message of gloom by demonstrating hope for the future for Israel. On the basis of His great mercy He called through Jeremiah... [ Continue Reading ]