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But it is found in all the oldest versions. Jeremiah was one of the priests from the town of Anathoth. The antithesis is between the voice of God in His prophets to whom they turned a deaf ear, and the cry of the enemy, a new teacher, whom they must hear [CALVIN]. 1. For the shepherds have become dull-hearted, God will cast Judah out of the land that fast, that hard, and that far. . During the 13th year of the reign of King Josiah of Judah, the Lord selected him to act as His prophet and he served in that role for many years. Jeremiah 10:9 suggests one reason: the appeal of the visually impressive; but perhaps verse 2 goes deeper, in pointing to the temptation to fall into step with the majority.â (Kidner). And of the hands of the metalsmith; For his molded image is falsehood, For they cannot do evil, Book of Jeremiah Chapter 10. at this once--at this time, now. of Scripture. This verse gives the cause of the impending calamity. Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, who do not know You, They are upright, like a palm tree, Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing. a. Jeremiah is a prophetic book that reports the ministry of the prophet Jeremiah to the people of Israel both before (primarily) and after the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians in 587 B.C.E. The imperative, "Pour out," is used instead of the future, expressing vividly the certainty of the prediction, and that the word of God itself effects its own declarations. 7. The New Testament
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(Jer 10:11-16) The glory of the Creator God. My children have gone from me, ( Revelation 15:4 ). He warned the people of the land to quickly prepare. But the Lord is the true God; (Jer 10:1-5) The custom of the decorated tree made an idol. And made his dwelling place desolate. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed
22. bruit--rumor of invasion. i. âThe test between idols and Jehovah he declared to be the test of creation.â (Morgan), ii. A. The worship of the tree is indicated by the warning, Do not be afraid of them, in the sense that one would give reverence to a pagan idol. Every metalsmith is put to shame by an image; . The idol is worthless; âIt is like an immobile and speechless scarecrow in a patch of cucumbers.â (Thompson). For thus says the Lord: signs of heaven--The Gentiles did not acknowledge a Great First Cause: many thought events depended on the power of the stars, which some, as PLATO, thought to be endued with spirit and reason. Biblical Commentary Jeremiah 1:4-10, 17-19 EXEGESIS: JEREMIAH 1:1-3. 12. HEEREN thinks Ophir the general name for the rich countries of the south, on the Arabian, African, and Indian coasts; just as our term, East Indies. 5. upright--or, "They are of turned work, resembling a palm tree" [MAURER]. 2 Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.. 3 For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the … MICHAELIS translates, "I will bind them together (as in a sling) that they may reach the goal" (Babylon). vapours . The peoples of the world have false customs. Summary page for Preaching outline and Commentary on the book of Jeremiah including Big Idea statement and some Notable Quotes. ii. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. . • In chapters 1-10, God calls Jeremiah and proclaims, “I have put My words in your mouth” (1:9). 'â (Harrison). 20. tabernacle is spoiled--metaphor from the tents of nomadic life; as these are taken down in a few moments, so as not to leave a vestige of them, so Judea ( Jeremiah 4:20 ). Johannine Writings
Literally, "At the voice of His giving forth," that is, when He thunders. For the Gentiles are dismayed at them. --------------------
Thus the parallel, "confounded by the graven image," corresponds (so Jeremiah 51:17 ). would do, if left to itself ( Isaiah 41:7 ). There is no one to pitch my tent anymore, And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; neither . "Do not learn the way of the Gentiles; Historical Books
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Jeremiah was also the father of Hamutal, who later became the wife of King Josiah. He is the Maker, He has chosen Israel as the tribe of His inheritance, and He is the God of heavenly armies (The Lord of hosts is His name). 17. wares--thine effects or movable goods ( Ezekiel 12:3 ). The prayer is filled with pain and distress. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point
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Jeremiah came to warn God’s people of the danger of placing trust in anything other than Him and simultaneously to comfort them that God will not abandon them no matter how far they have strayed. (Jer 10:21-22) The trouble that comes from dull-hearted shepherds. Johannine Writings
And will distress them, 16. portion--from a Hebrew root, "to divide." Here is a plea to separate themselves from the foolish customs of the nations that do not know God. My wound is severe. Jacob--He reminds God of the distinction He has made between His people whom Jacob represents, and the heathen aliens. But the Lord is the true God: The inescapable contrast between Yahweh and the idols of the nations is that they are the work of menâs hands; He is the Creator of those very hands. Prophets
ROSENMULLER, for "fortress," translates, "siege," that is, the besieged city. (1-2) Jeremiah – God’s spokesman in the stocks. . ( Job 38:34 , Psalms 29:3-5 ). 9. He makes lightning for the rain, For the shepherds have become dull-hearted, and have not sought the Lord: In thinking of the despair of Judah under the Babylonian invasion, Jeremiah also considered a significant part of the cause. "The land" is the champaign region opposed to the "fortified" cities. The various articles, in this view, are supposed to be lying about in confusion on the ground during the siege. d. Do not be afraid of them, for they cannot do evil, nor can they do any good: Jeremiah gently mocked the idolatrous worship of inanimate objects such as decorated trees. I know, O Jehovah, that the march of the Babylonian conqueror against me (Jeremiah identifying himself with his people) is not at his own discretion, but is overruled by Thee ( Isaiah 10:5-7 ; compare Jeremiah 10:19 ). Because they cannot go by themselves. Everyone is dull-hearted, without knowledge; Though thou now seemest to inhabit an impregnable fortress, thou shalt have to remove. . b. their visitation they--When God shall punish the idol-worshippers (namely, by Cyrus), the idols themselves shall be destroyed [ROSENMULLER] ( Jeremiah 10:11 ). 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). . A summary of Jeremiah 10 from @biblesummary. 6. none--literally, "no particle of nothing": nothing whatever; the strongest possible denial ( Exodus 15:11 , Psalms 86:8 Psalms 86:10 ). Behold, the noise of the report has come, As for the idols, they spared no expense in decorating them; blue and purple are their clothing: âThese were the most precious dyes; very rare, and of high price.â (Clarke). i. There is a multitude of waters in the heavens: 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). i. Jeremiah 10:11 may have been a popular anti-idolatry proverb or saying of that time, quoted in Aramaic. and continuing for about 40 years. rod of his inheritance--The portion marked off as His inheritance by the measuring rod ( Ezekiel 48:21 ). But I say, "Truly this is an infirmity, Poetical Books
And so, I think that’s the reason why now in Jeremiah 10:1-16 the Lord warns his people to not adopt north country--Babylon ( Jeremiah 1:15 ). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Gather up your wares from the land: Jeremiah prophetically saw the invading army of the Babylonians, coming as an instrument of Godâs judgment. a. In the temple; either as if they had done no such thing, like the whore, that wipes her mouth, and saith she hath done no wickedness (Prov. Yet, itâs difficult to read this description and condemnation of an ancient pagan custom and not immediately think of the custom of the Christmas tree as practiced in the modern Christian world. Silver is beaten into plates; one cutteth a tree, &c.--rather, "It (that which they busy themselves about: a sample of their 'customs') is a tree cut out of the forest" [MAURER]. And they are no more. âTarshish was the westward limit of the ancient world, perhaps Tartessus in Spainâ¦.Uphaz is unknown as a location, and may instead be a metallurgical term for ârefined gold. a. All rights reserved. 1. --------------------
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Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. i. âThe signs of the heavens referred to are not the sun, moon, and stars, or signs of the zodiac, meant by God to be signs (Genesis 1:14), but unusual phenomenon like eclipses, comets, and meteors, which were supposed to portend extraordinary events.â (Feinberg). God leads the reader through … Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps. Historical Books
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So that it will not topple. All heavenly phenomena, eclipses, comets, &c. are included. No particular reverence should be given to them; they are powerless to do anything, either good or evil. Every chapter of the Bible in 140 characters or less. The work of the hands of the workman, with the ax. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. He has made the earth by His power: In contrast to the pagan gods, Yahweh is a living, active God who made the earth and established the world, and who stretched out the heavens. And a great commotion out of the north country, steps--to give a prosperous issue to ( Psalms 73:23 ). But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish; GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point
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And have not sought the Lord; God tells Israel not to follow the ways of foreign nations or check their horoscopes. The son of a priest from the small town of Anathoth in Judah, the 1. Proud member
Probably the reference is general, namely, to the Chaldeans, famed as astrologers, through contact with whom the Jews were likely to fall into the same superstition. Jeremiah, a Judaean prophet whose activity spanned four of the most tumultuous decades in his country’s history, appears to have received his … 8. altogether--rather, "all alike" [MAURER]. In the time of their punishment they shall perish. Jehovah will not change his judgment (1-9) Jeremiah’s complaint (10) Jehovah’s answer (11-14) Jeremiah’s prayer (15-18) Delight in eating God’s words (16) Jeremiah fortified by Jehovah (19-21) 16. The pagan gods are altogether dull-hearted and foolish. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. Or, rather, it is prophetical of their ultimate acknowledgment of their guilt as the cause of their calamity ( Lamentations 3:39 ). (29-34) Commentary on Jeremiah 7:1-16 (Read Jeremiah 7:1-16). stock is a doctrine of vanities--The stock (put for the worship of all idols whatever, made out of a stock) speaks for itself that the whole theory of idolatry is vanity ( Isaiah 44:9-11 ). Share this page using one of these tools: Email / username or password was incorrect! GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point
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