JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:1 Restoration for Judah and Israel. The book now turns to positive themes. At last Jeremiah may “build and plant” (Jeremiah 1:10). He claims that God will restore the nation (ch. Jeremiah 30:1), make a new covenant with Israel (ch. Jeremiah 31:1), bring Israel back to th... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:2 WRITE IN A BOOK. See Jeremiah 25:13; Jeremiah 36:2. This would preserve the words for future generations. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:3 DAYS ARE COMING. Seventy years in the future (Jeremiah 25:12). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:4 These promises of hope include the long-defeated ISRAEL, not just JUDAH. The whole nation will be united again. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:7 THAT DAY. The day of the Lord, the day of judgment (Isaiah 2:6; Amos 5:18; etc.; see also The Day of the Lord in the Prophets). TIME OF DISTRESS FOR JACOB. Israel will suffer. YET HE SHALL BE SAVED OUT OF IT. The day of judgment will remove Israel’s foes. ⇐ ⇔... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:8 YOKE. See Jeremiah 2:20; Jeremiah 5:5; Jeremiah 27:8; Jeremiah 28:1. BURST YOUR BONDS. See Jeremiah 2:20; Jeremiah 5:5. FOREIGNERS. Such as [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:9 The people will respond to deliverance by serving GOD and the Davidic king (Jeremiah 23:1). For DAVID as the name of the Davidic king (and ultimately the Messiah), see Ezekiel 34:23; Ezekiel 37:24; Hosea 3:5. This service will be a complete reversal of their previous d... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:11 I AM WITH YOU TO SAVE YOU. For God to be “with” someone is for him to help that person to carry out his calling (Jeremiah 1:8, Jeremiah 1:19; Jeremiah 20:11; Jeremiah 42:11; see Genesis 39:2). MAKE A FULL END. Completely destroy ... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:14 LOVERS. Former allies and their gods (Jeremiah 3:1; Jeremiah 4:30; Jeremiah 22:20; Lamentations 1:2, Lamentations 1:19). THE BLOW OF AN ENEMY. God turned from fighting for Israel ... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:20 ESTABLISHED BEFORE ME. They will regain God’s favor. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:22 Jeremiah expects the privileges of the covenant (Exodus 29:45; Leviticus 26:12; Deuteronomy 27:9) to be renewed, especially after the exile (see Jeremiah 24:7; Jeremiah 31:33; Ezekiel 37:23;... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 30:24 God’s INTENTIONS include removing the wicked in Israel (v. Jeremiah 30:23), displacing Israel’s enemies, and establishing Israel’s king (v. Jeremiah 30:21). Israel will be God’s pure people again, yet only IN THE LATTER DAYS, that is, sometime in the unspecified futur... [ Continue Reading ]