It seems to me it is saying look at those who believe in Gods other than me. Have they changed their ways? Do they not yet still believe? Why have you forgotten me and why do you stray from me? Especially knowing all that he has done, and what he has commanded them.
I think the prophet Jerimiah was a man called by God;
He was chosen to deliver the message to God's chosen people
who had turn from God's ways to the things of the world. Even
thought he had proven his love time and time again, they continue
sin against Him.
God pleaded to them to turn from their wicked ways; but instead they
try to justify themselves that they were not doing any wrong.
Christ method alone is necessary in trying to win souls for Christ.Jesus preached as one who desired their good supplied their needs .Thus he won their confidence.The bible assures us that the widespread of the gospel will precipitate (speed) the second coming of Jesus Christ.Remember Mathew 28 "THIS WORD OF THE KINGDOM SHALL BE PREACHED TO AL THE WORLD AS A TESTIMONY THEN THE END SHALL COME".
Jeremiah 2:8 The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit. Jeremiah 12:10 Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness. Jeremiah 23:1 Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. John 10:8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. Jeremiah 7:11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.
This is the truth, I am blessed by the commentary, forsake not the grace of God it is peace, life and beyond life internal. Surely, let me run for my life, return ye Moses to the original love, pure and ready to answer God's call, whether I understood or not I was there for God. Return ye, remember where thou have fallen. Plead with your soul, the loving kindness of God is hear today to save.
Is true that we're all human being? That's why they call us human being because we're all half animal and half human. Nobody's perfect in this world except Jesus! We will learn how to be a perfect human until we die still we won't be perfect.
Suresh, I believe what verse 21 an 22 are referring is, they were given the word to know right from wrong and were cleansed in 22, but still chose to do wrong.
Verse 18, Sihor is the name given for the river Nile. Perhaps this verse is asking Israel why they drink waters from nations that are not theirs. This can have both a spiritual and a physical meaning both being symbolic in presentation. Jesus is the living water which Israel rejects and does not drink. That is spiritual. When one drinks water physically, the water is consumed and taken into ones body. I think this verse is speaking of expansion into areas that do not belong to Israel to bring those areas into the nation of Israel. Israel attempts expansion on the basis of self protection while rejecting the fact that it is GOD that is Israel 's protection. The very act of expanding their borders puts Israel in peril. They are not putting their faith in GOD to protect them but in their own military positioning security instead.
The main reason as Christians, we under deliverance is to become pure and serve Him whole heart , we are not delivered to go free , we are delivered to become slaves of serving Him. Because when your in the world you 're strongly slave , after deliverance you become slave for Christ too.
I believe Jeremiah Chpt 2 23 is talking about being lost and not knowing it. Like a camel wandering without a guide who swiftly runs away without any direction. Lost!
verse 32:can a maid forget her ornaments? this verse tells us that we should forget about God in whatever situation we might be in but we should remember the Good things God has done to us.
God is so merciful that He's pleading with us to change our ways and return back unto Him before It's too late. His mercy has given us chance after chance.
It sounds like a people, who have forgotten upon whose name we called and forgotten who it is that has delivered us. Yes right after God has showed his mercy and grace we spit in his face. We disregard all the hurt and pain we were in until we called upon the name of the Lord and he answered but now that we are out of what seems to be immediate danger we for got all about God. The term when the cats away the mouse will play seem to be how we are, yes we've turn are backs on God and started following that other great God the World, all of which man can not serve both. Being true to God will shelter you from a multitude of problem that you will find just living in this wicket world. The reason for the Ten Commandments was to point out the wrong the sin that was in the world and show us what did not please God. We have went right back to where we were suppose to have come out from, God can never be happy with this for the God we serve is a Jealousy God , he deserves the Glory, and as long as we follow him we'll have Glory as well.
Verse 7: "And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination." Think about this in the context of how we defile the land with mountaintop removal coal mining, ocean drilling spills, pollution of our water with fracking fluids, contaminating the air and water with coal refuse, AND the ultimate offence ruining the Earth�s climate by dumping greenhouse gases and warming the Earth.
We should always remember where God has got us from, for if we can know the things he has done, we will always acknowledge that he is the creator and seek his kingdom not the other pleasures. GOD, HAVE MERCY UPON US.
Wow, its amazing how people can take whatever they wish from these passages. Or take one phrase or part of a phrase and make it a whole life's obsession.
If one claims to be a Christian, does that mean you take the teachings of Jesus over the old testament? Or can you pick and choose parts of the bible to affirm your point of view while discarding the rest.
If Jesus walked among us today, would he be on Wall Street or with Occupy Wall Street?
He was chosen to deliver the message to God's chosen people
who had turn from God's ways to the things of the world. Even
thought he had proven his love time and time again, they continue
sin against Him.
God pleaded to them to turn from their wicked ways; but instead they
try to justify themselves that they were not doing any wrong.
If one claims to be a Christian, does that mean you take the teachings of Jesus over the old testament? Or can you pick and choose parts of the bible to affirm your point of view while discarding the rest.
If Jesus walked among us today, would he be on Wall Street or with Occupy Wall Street?