JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:1 PEN OF IRON... POINT OF DIAMOND. These were tools for carving on stone, which is what THEIR HEART has become. BESIDE EVERY GREEN TREE, ON THE HIGH HILLS, ON THE MOUNTAINS. Serving idols in every conceivable location is the sin engraved on their hearts. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var image... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:5 CURSED. Experiencing negative consequences (Deuteronomy 28:15). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:6 LIKE A SHRUB IN THE DESERT. Alone and without resources when disaster comes. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:7 BLESSED. Filled with God-defined benefits. WHOSE TRUST IS THE LORD. Only trust in God motivates confident obedience in times of crisis. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:8 TREE PLANTED BY WATER. Settled with resources no matter what happens. A perfect contrast to the “shrub in the desert” (v. Jeremiah 17:6; see Psalms 1:3). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:9 HEART. The human will and emotions (see vv. Jeremiah 17:5). DESPERATELY SICK. The sinful heart cannot be cured without God’s help (Jeremiah 15:18; Jeremiah 30:12, Jeremiah 30:15; Micah 1:9). WHO CAN UNDERSTAND IT? A rheto [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:12 GLORIOUS THRONE. The temple (Jeremiah 14:21; Psalms 80:1). OUR SANCTUARY. A place of security when the people trust Yahweh, but a place of thieves when they do not (Jeremiah 7:1). WRITTEN IN THE EARTH. Those who turn away from God shall die and be buried without honor... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:14 Jeremiah prays for his own healing and salvation. MY PRAISE. That which he most values and speaks of with most joy. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:16 THE DAY OF SICKNESS. Judah’s spiritual unfaithfulness and its punishment. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:17 For now Jeremiah stands with God, not the people. Thus he fulfills God’s commands in Jeremiah 1:7, Jeremiah 1:17; Jeremiah 15:19. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, l [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 17:24 Restoration of SABBATH rest and worship will result in permanent rule by David’s lineage, permanent life in the land, and permanent worship. Refusal to keep the Sabbath will result in FIRE IN ITS GATES, a metaphor for destruction (Amos 1:3). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = docume... [ Continue Reading ]