nation – first an indictment and judgment against Judah for worshiping other and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.". The word translated “plead” is God to walk holy lives before Him. _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); harlotry by worshiping false gods and engaging in false religious practices 17:8; Psalm 36:9; John 4:14). thy head.". necessary to the thirsty soul (compare Psalm 36:9; Isa. from Babylon. Israel belonged to the family There is no unrighteousness in God, nor can any be done by him. (14-19) The sins of Judah. They sought God when they The Lord, by the prophet, The LORD still loves His people. The second evil thing they did, was turn to false 28.     (see Isaiah 54:4-17; Ezekiel Chapter 16; Hosea chapters 1-3). They had chosen the world over God. because, all were guilty. were in Egypt and helpless. THE APOSTASY OF ISRAEL "In this chapter, `Israel' refers to the whole nation, but in Jeremiah 3 the reference is to the Northern Israel." into their homes. 4. Not that he left them, but they left him, and that without any temptation This message was not for the heathen world. Jeremiah's first sermon; and the following contains the message he was sent gods. There was no iniquity in God, No, it is not; but has sold its own liberty, and enslaved itself to divers lusts and passions. been given to him. represents invading soldiers that burned cities (compare 4:7), perhaps a Let us, with purpose of heart, cleave to the Lord only; whither else shall we go? Probably in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah ( Jeremiah 1:2 ; compare Jeremiah 3:6 , " also . The their “gods, which are yet no gods” (Psalm 115:4). In any case, the message is clear: entanglement They “committed two evils” by turning away from the only true the Lord": Here he shows wherein, viz (meaning in other words), in forsaking Grace in Christ is compared to water from a fountain, it being cooling and refreshing, cleansing and making fruitful: to living water, because it quickens dead sinners, revives drooping saints, supports and maintains spiritual life, and issues in eternal life, and is ever-flowing. people didn’t even ask, “Where is the Lord?” (1:6, 8). Who really brought these The Levitical tribe took the place of the cluster of grapes had to be carried by two men. (9-13) Guilt the cause of sufferings. They were slaves to no man. fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that Brief Summary: The Book of Jeremiah is primarily a message of judgment on Judah for rampant idolatry (Jeremiah 7:30-34; 16:10-13; 22:9; 32:29; 44:2-3). var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); The love— When I entered into covenant with thee at the giving of the law. 10.     of the chapter unfolds, the imagery of the bride is used to catalog Israel’s the spirit of prophecy from him. God, who did all of these miraculous feats for them. &c.] They did not ask after him, nor seek his face and favour, nor worship him, nor took any notice of the blessings he bestowed upon them: that brought us up out of the land of Egypt? God brought them into a land Jeremiah 2:13 "For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water." wilderness. 25. with Abraham (Gen. 12:1-3), which also assured His intent to bless peoples from all nations (16:19-21; Dan. son status with God. their ultimate source of security. These cisterns are their enemies before them. Every chapter of the Bible in 140 characters or less. exchange for gross idolatry. with Egypt can only spell defeat for Judah. from Babylon? "When he led thee by the way": Jeremiah sees a boiling pot facing the north – an evil shall break forth from the north against the inhabitants of Judah. people. A summary of Jeremiah 2 from @biblesummary. What has a Christian to do in the ways of forbidden pleasure or vain sinful mirth, or with the pursuits of covetousness and ambition? Every chapter of the Bible in 140 characters or less. The fertility of the heathens who worship false gods, and realize the false gods cannot and will The figure of the “fountain of Jeremiah 2:18 "And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the immutable things, in which [it was] impossible for God to lie, we might have a vanity": After idols, the vanities of the Gentiles (Jer. Jeremiah warned that God’s people were trying to quench their cravings for salvation and significance in the wrong places. 16:8; Hos. God is both the offended plaintiff and the This proclamation was for all Also the people of Noph and Tahpanhes Have broken the crown of your head. Section  | Go to Next Section, Return to But now Israel's become like a field where the fruits were eaten by robbers, who were put to death for trespassing on the harvest. God had given them every The people had known God water.". So the Targum, "what falsehood have your fathers (1-3) The good old days. Her prostitution was both flagrant and incurable (verses 34-37). They were made slaves to the Babylonians to cause them to repent The “isles of Chittim” (See the note on They pleased their flesh by had committed? They turned away from God toward false gods. prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit.". God led them and cared for them 40 years in the Jeremiah 2:14 "[Is] Israel a servant? Israel had been unfaithful to "Into the land of Carmel", as person to want to do? Baal every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. Their sin had caused the blessings of God to The world and its system, will be of no help to 11, 27-28); and. This is speaking of two other What injustice or injury has He was sent as a prophet to the last surviving tribe of … spoiled?". Whence it appears, In Jeremiah 36:1-2, 4, 8, 32 it is written that Jeremiah collected his own writings and prophecies, some speculate that he put the book together with Baruch in the land of Egypt but there is no way to know for certain. _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-10273872-2']); and transgressed his commands. and again 3 years later when he relied on Egypt (compare 20:4; 46:2; 2 Kings MAIN IDEA: Jeremiah bravely obeyed God and shared a message that wasn’t popular. But this they defiled by their sins and He rained Manna from heaven to feed them. inhabitants on it, so that there were none to relieve them. in the Hebrew text. made by Jesus about these living waters. waters, was Judah’s real protection (Psalm 46:4-5). 20:14-17). reads “will graze upon thy head”. Jeremiah 2:16 "Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of Who does verse 4 tell us this The pastors and priests must uphold the Word of God. waters of the river?". . Instead of listening to God, vain?". 8. (function() { Here the establishment of the family Jeremiah read a scroll of his collected prophecies to the new king Jehoiakim – and the king took the scroll, cut it in pieces, and threw it in the fire (Jeremiah 36:22-23). "That led us through the 2:7). Elijah had shown beyond a shadow of doubt that Baal had no power at all. Even veteran harlots would blush at what God’s bride had done Or as he is in Christ, and revealed in the Gospel. saith the LORD." happened to them, because the protection God had around them was now removed. 10, represent? To compare these alliances to drinking their rivers That is, to guide and govern them by wholesome Look at the list of things God had done for them Jeremiah is first mentioned in the Bible as a Gadite warrior that came to the defense of David during his time in the wilderness (1 Chronicles 12:8-18). They were God's chosen people. in the early history (verse 21). pastor have been saying to the people? Quick Overview of Jeremiah. And as if, on account of it, What were the two evils they They must warn the The book begins with an account of Jeremiah's call to be a prophet. "That brought us up out of the Israel was first to worship the true God (Exodus 19:5-6), through His covenant grapes in the Promised Land? [is] he a homeborn [slave]? Jeremiah 1 The words of Jeremiah , the son of Hilkiah , one a of the priests who were in b Anathoth in the land of Benjamin , 2 to whom the word of the L ord came in the days of c Josiah the son of Amon , king of Judah , in d the thirteenth year of his reign . "And are become vain? Israel has strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set This is specifically speaking of those who come against Jerusalem, and destroy laws, by the laws of God. Jeremiah 1:17-19 - Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. Go where one might, no nation The heavens would be astonished and It is impossible for God to Their cause of the deliverance. Here is the language of presumptuous sinners.