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In This Chapter 4 people 12 places 102 terms

People

Israel 2 David 2 Jacob (Patriarch) Jeshurun (Israel)

Places

    Key Terms

    Sabbath 18 Be Holy 8 Sin 7 Save (Help) 7 Word of the Lord 5 Curse (Consign to Death) 4 Hold in Bondage 3 Refuge (Shelter) 3 Praise 3 Possession 2 Trust 2 Bless (Approval) 2 Safety (State) 2 Greatness 2 Burnt Offering 2 Gift (Tribute) 2 Slaughtering 2 To Sin Guilt (State) Transgression Sin (Act) Sin (Incur Guilt) Guilty (Responsible) Guilt (Consequence) Guiltiness Trespass (Sin) Sinful Sin (Offense) To Stand Guilty Sin (Guilty) Sin (Wrongdoing) Guilty Considered Guilty Guilty Of Sin Previously Sin Against To Cause to Possess Possession Force to Serve Serve Enslave Gain Control Over Curse (Invocation of Harm) To Curse Curse (Formula) Curse (Enchant) Curse (Pronouncement Against) Blessing (Act) Bless (Favor) Blessing (Content) Blessed Bless (Request Favor) Safety Safety (Trust) Safe Safety (Security) Safety (Confidence) Glory (Presence of God) Glory (Splendor) Praise (Glorify) Praise (Respect) Salvation Salvation (State) Save (Restore) Salvation (Physical) Salvation (Deliverance) Salvation (Rescuer) Save (Rescue) Salvation (Means) Saving (Means) Refuge (Asylum) Taking Refuge Sabbath (Day of Week) Sabbath Rest Holy Holy (Pure) Holy Thing Most Holy Place Holiness Holy (Devout) Hallow Sanctuary Offering Sin Offering Peace Offering Offering Made by Fire Offering (Contribution) Drink-Offering Guilt-Offering Sacrifice (Offering) Wave-Offering Voluntary Offering Gift (Offering) Dedication (Ceremony) Offer Sacrifice Sacrifice (Act) Sacrifice (Ritual) Whole Burnt Offering Offering (Special) Offering (Voluntary) Sin Offering (Guilt Removal) To Acknowledge

    The Sin and Punishment of Judah

    ⓘ The families of Judah were devoted to Baal...

    The families of Judah were devoted to Baal worship. The Lord listed their sins to justify their judgment.
    1“The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus,engraved with a diamond pointon the tablets of their heartsand on the horns of their altars.2Even their children remember their altars and Asherah polesby the green trees and on the high hills.3O My mountain in the countryside,I will give over your wealthand all your treasures as plunder,because of the sin of your high places,within all your borders.4And you yourself will relinquishthe inheritance that I gave you.I will enslave you to your enemiesin a land that you do not know,for you have kindled My anger;it will burn forever.”
    ⓘ This meditation contrasts the foolishness of trusting in...

    This meditation contrasts the foolishness of trusting in humans with the wisdom of trusting in the Lord.

    5This is what the LORD says:

    “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind,who makes mere flesh his strength†and turns his heart from the LORD.6He will be like a shrub in the desert;he will not see when prosperity comes.He will dwell in the parched places of the desert,in a salt land where no one lives.
    ⓘ Those who trust in the Lord, like trees...

    • Those who trust in the Lord, like trees planted along a riverbank, will have plenty of resources and be ready for life's changes.

    • Water symbolizes the law of the Lord (compare Psalm 1; Ezekiel 47:1–12; Revelation 2:1–2).
    7But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,whose confidence is in Him.8He is like a tree planted by the watersthat sends out its roots toward the stream.It does not fear when the heat comes,and its leaves are always green.It does not worry in a year of drought,nor does it cease to produce fruit.
    ⓘ By nature, the human heart can be deceitful...

    By nature, the human heart can be deceitful and very wicked. Only the Lord truly understands its depth.
    9The heart is deceitful above all thingsand beyond cure.Who can understand it?10I, the LORD, search the heart;I examine the mind†to reward a man according to his way,by what his deeds deserve.
    ⓘ Jeremiah praised the Lord's faithfulness to his people,...

    Jeremiah praised the Lord's faithfulness to his people, unlike the fate of those who turned away from the Lord.
    ⓘ Jeremiah said he learned this lesson and truly...

    Jeremiah said he learned this lesson and truly trusted in the Lord.
    11Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not layis the man who makes a fortune unjustly.In the middle of his days his riches will desert him,and in the end he will be the fool.”

    Jeremiah’s Prayer for Deliverance

    12A glorious throne, exalted from the beginning,is the place of our sanctuary.13O LORD, the hope of Israel,all who abandon You will be put to shame.All who turn away will be written in the dust,for they have abandoned the LORD,the fountain of living water.
    ⓘ Jeremiah asked the Lord to rescue him from...

    Jeremiah asked the Lord to rescue him from his enemies because he had been faithful. He also asked for healing, salvation, and justice.
    14Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed;save me, and I will be saved,for You are my praise.15Behold, they keep saying to me,“Where is the word of the LORD?Let it come now!”16But I have not run away from being Your shepherd;I have not desired the day of despair.You know that the utterance of my lipswas spoken in Your presence.
    17Do not become a terror to me;You are my refuge in the day of disaster.18Let my persecutors be put to shame,but do not let me be put to shame.Let them be terrified,but do not let me be terrified.Bring upon them the day of disasterand shatter them with double destruction.

    Restoring the Sabbath

    (Nehemiah 13:15–22)

    ⓘ The Lord told Jeremiah to go to each...

    The Lord told Jeremiah to go to each gate where people did business. He was to confront the wrongdoers directly, starting with the king.
    ⓘ Driven by greed, the people of Jerusalem were...

    Driven by greed, the people of Jerusalem were disrespecting the Sabbath day (see Exodus 20:8–11; Deuteronomy 5:12–15). By observing the Sabbath, they would miss out on trade income. The Lord explained why they should keep the Sabbath holy.

    19This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and stand at the gate of the people, through which the kings of Judah go in and out; and stand at all the other gates of Jerusalem.

    20Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, all people of Judah and Jerusalem who enter through these gates.

    ⓘ Trading on the Sabbath was wrong and needed...

    Trading on the Sabbath was wrong and needed to stop. The Sabbath was not for buying and selling. It was established in the Sinai covenant as a holy day (Exodus 29:8–11; 31:12–17). On this day, the people of Israel were to rest and honor the Lord.

    21This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. 22You must not carry a load out of your houses or do any work on the Sabbath day, but you must keep the Sabbath day holy, just as I commanded your forefathers. 23Yet they would not listen or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and would not listen or receive My discipline.

    ⓘ The Lord wanted to give the people a...

    • The Lord wanted to give the people a chance to change their behavior. By choosing to obey God, the people could enjoy lasting peace and the continuation of the kingdom and the city of Jerusalem.

    • The promise of chariots and horses symbolized the Lord’s blessing.

    24If, however, you listen carefully to Me, says the LORD, and bring no load through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, and keep the Sabbath day holy, and do no work on it, 25then kings and princes will enter through the gates of this city. They will sit on the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses with their officials, along with the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem, and this city will be inhabited forever. 26And people will come from the cities of Judah and the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, and from the foothills,† the hill country, and the Negev, bringing burnt offerings and sacrifices, grain offerings and frankincense, and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.

    27But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an unquenchable fire in its gates to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.’”