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Verse Jeremiah 2:2. _I REMEMBER THEE_] The _youth_ here refers to
their _infant_ _political state_ when they came out of Egypt; they
just then began to be a people. Their _espousals_ refer to their
r...
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Up to this time Jeremiah had lived at Anathoth, he is now to make
Jerusalem the scene of his ministrations.
I REMEMBER ... - Or, I have remembered for thee the grace “of thy
youth, the love of thine e...
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CHAPTER S 2:1-3:5
Expostulation and Impeachment
_ 1. His love and kindness to Jerusalem (Jeremiah 2:1) _
2. The unfaithful people (Jeremiah 2:4)
3. The two evils and the results (Jeremiah 2:12)...
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JEREMIAH 2:1 TO JEREMIAH 4:4. These Chapter s belong to the time of
Josiah (626ff. B.C.), and contain some of the earliest prophecies of
Jeremiah. Their central thought is the faithlessness of the peo...
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GO AND CRY. Jeremiah continued to retain his connection with Anathoth
(Jeremiah 11:21; Jeremiah 29:27; Jeremiah 32:7; Jeremiah 37:12)
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I REMEMBER THEE, &C.— "I remember my first kindness to thee, when I
delivered thee from the bondage of Egypt, and espoused thee to myself,
to be my own peculiar people." See Isaiah 54:5. Instead of _a...
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CHAPTER FIVE
SERMONS FROM THE REIGN OF JOSIAH
Jeremiah 2:1 to Jeremiah 6:30
Chapter s 2-6 contain several discourses uttered at different times in
the early years of Jeremiah's prophetic ministry. S...
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Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I
remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals,
when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that...
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THE ARABIAN] the Bedouin freebooters. As they are eager to despoil a
passing caravan, so is Israel eager for the worship of false gods.
THE KINDNESS OF THY YOUTH, etc.] Israel's earliest devotion to...
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JEREMIAH'S SECOND PROPHECY (2:1-3:5)
The prophet expostulates with Israel because of their unfaithfulness
to Jehovah.
1-13. Under the figure of the marriage relation Jehovah reminds the
people of Hi...
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GO AND CRY... — The scene of the call, was, we may believe, in his
home at Anathoth. Now the prophet is sent to begin his work in
Jerusalem.
I REMEMBER THEE. — Literally, _I have remembered for thee....
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הָלֹ֡ךְ וְ קָֽרָאתָ֩ בְ אָזְנֵי֙
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם...
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CHAPTER II
THE TRUST IN THE SHADOW OF EGYPT
Jeremiah 2:1; Jeremiah 3:1
THE first of the prophet's public addresses is, in fact, a sermon
which proceeds from an exposure of national sin to the menace...
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UNGRATEFUL FORGETFULNESS
Jeremiah 2:1-8; Jeremiah 26:1-24; Jeremiah 27:1-22; Jeremiah 28:1-17;
Jeremiah 29:1-32; Jeremiah 30:1-24; Jeremiah 31:1-40; Jeremiah 32:1-44
God regarded
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The first movement in commissioning the called man now commences. He
was commanded to utter a great impeachment in the ears of Jerusalem.
This impeachment was threefold. It first declared how Israel h...
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Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I
remember thee, the (a) kindness of thy youth, the love of thy
espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, (b) in a land...
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_Espousals. He speaks ironically. (Theodoret) --- Yet the Israelites
at first shewed greater proofs of love than they did afterwards. It is
true they often prevaricated, in the wilderness, Exodus xxxi...
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I pray the Reader to observe, the graciousness of God's dealings with
his people, even when he is about to reprove them. He puts them in
mind of their past affection, and when matters were different w...
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God now mentions to his servant the commands which he was to convey to
the king and priests, and to the whole people; for by the _ears of
Jerusalem _he means all its inhabitants. God here intimates th...
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Chapter 2 contains a most touching appeal to the people at Jerusalem.
It requires no explanation, but deserves the heart's serious
attention. It testifies in the most striking manner to the kindness
a...
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GO, AND CRY IN THE EARS OF JERUSALEM,.... Of the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, the metropolis of Judea. The prophet seems now to have been
at Anathoth, and therefore is bid to go from thence to Jerusalem,...
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Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I
remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals,
when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land [that...
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Jer. 2:2, 3. "I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of
thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a
land that was not sown." Israel was holiness to the Lord, and...
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ISRAEL'S LACK OF FAITHFULNESS...
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Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, the expression "in the ears"
showing that the prophet should preach to the people living in this
center of idolatry with clamoring insistence, saying, THUS 'SAITH...
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THEE:
Or, for thy sake...
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1-8 Those who begin well, but do not persevere, will justly be
upbraided with their hopeful and promising beginnings. Those who
desert religion, commonly oppose it more than those who never knew it....
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Go, viz. from Anathoth to Jerusalem. CRY IN THE EARS; proclaim it so
that they may hear it. OF JERUSALEM; declare God's will to the
inhabitants thereof; a metonymy of the subject. THUS SAITH THE LORD;...
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Jeremiah 2:2 Go H1980 (H8800) cry H7121 (H8804) hearing H241 Jerusalem
H3389 saying H559 (H8800) says...
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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...
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Jeremiah 2:1. Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Go and
cry in the ears of Jerusalem saying, Thus saith the LORD: I remember
thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals...
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Jeremiah 2:1. Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Go and
cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I remember
thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousal...
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CONTENTS: First message to backslidden Judah concerning their
ingratitude to God and wickedness against Him.
CHARACTERS: God, Jeremiah.
CONCLUSION: It is a great affront to God to neglect Him and for...
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Jeremiah 2:2. _I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth._ God now
addressed them, that he might do the same to the children as he had
done to the fathers, and rejoice over them as the bridegroom rej...
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_I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth._
YOUTHFUL RELIGION
I. The rich and glowing description of youthful piety here given.
1. Ardent affection.
2. Union of the soul to Christ.
3. A going a...
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JEREMIAH 2:1 Israel’s Covenantal Adultery. These five related
messages were probably delivered during Josiah’s reign (Jeremiah
3:6). Jeremiah declares that God’s chosen people commit spiritual
adulter...
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—1. CHRONOLOGY. Most probably in
thirteenth Josiah, quickly after his call. Dr. Dahler (Stratsbourg)
would interpose Chapter s 4, 5, 6; deferring this chapter till after...
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EXPOSITION
The second chapter forms the introduction of a group of discourses
(Jeremiah 2-6), which should be read together. It is called By Ewald
(and the position of the prophecy favors this view) t...
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Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Go and cry in the
ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD (Jeremiah 2:1-2);
Now this is the first message that he has to deliver. As God is
cal...
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Deuteronomy 2:7; Deuteronomy 8:15; Deuteronomy 8:16; Deuteronomy 8:2;...
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Go — From Anathoth to Jerusalem. Remember — I remind thee of the
kindness that was between us. The love — When I entered into
covenant with thee at the giving of the law. Wilderness — I took
such care...