This prophecy was delivered five years after Jeremiah entered into his office; he ministered in all forty years before the captivity; so early in his course were his hopes cut away. Though Jeremiah had some narrow escapes in the reign of this king, he survived. Jeremiah 1:8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I [am] with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. Jeremiah 1:6-10. The Lord always supports the servants whom He sends on His missions (cf. C. Jeremiah preaches his third sermon. Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth: see, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.". Let us not turn away from trial when God brings it on us, or play the coward in the fight of faith. Jeremiah 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Jeremiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.This book, one of the Nevi'im or Books of the Prophets, contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Jeremiah.This chapter serves as an introduction to the Book of Jeremiah and relates Jeremiah's calling as a prophet. The Responsibility of Spiritual Shepherds Ezekiel 34. No prophet commenced his labours with greater encouragement than Jeremiah. Their grievous judgments, Jeremiah 8:13-17; bewailed by the prophet, Jeremiah 8:18-22. Jeremiah 1:8 Context. He knew what he was to expect from the disobedient and the rebellious, and must now be prepared to meet it. So, we’ve seen so far two parts of this message that have been adorned with poetic imagery or symbolic actions. Verses 2:1 – 4:4: Jeremiah’s preparation was over. God was ready to give him “the word of the Lord” for the nation – first an indictment and judgment against Judah for worshiping other gods (2:1-37), and then a call for the people to turn from their sinful ways before it is too late (3:1 – 4:4). Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Jeremiah 1:4-8. Genesis 1:1-8 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith) Study ... Commentary on Jeremiah 29 ← Back to Matthew Henry's Bio & Resources. Jeremiah. Read Jeremiah 1 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). Browse Sermons on Jeremiah 1:4-8. Even sinners long dead must yet bear the shame of their sins. The reason, also, for boldness and confidence, that is added, ought to be noticed, For I am with thee to deliver thee By these words God reminds the Prophet, that there would be sufficient protection in his power, so that he had no need to dread the fury of his own nation. 20 When the priest Pashhur son of Immer, the official in charge of the temple of the Lord, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, 2 he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the Lord ’s temple. 2 The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, 3 and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of … Their brutish impenitency, Jeremiah 8:4-7: Their vain boast of wisdom; their covetousness, security, impudence, Jeremiah 8:8-12. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Jeremiah chapter 26 repeats this message. 1 The words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin. This God promises to Moses, Exodus 3:12 Deuteronomy 31:6,8. 24 ¶ And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein; (23-32) Also the scoffers at true prophecy. "Behold, we count them happy who endure." "Do not be afraid of them, For I am with you to deliver you," declares the Lord . All of us live in a world which promises well, but does not fulfil; all of us begin with hope and end with disappointment. "At that time" points back to "days come" in Jeremiah 7:32. Jeremiah 18:1-6 . But there was this difference between the earlier and the later prophets: the earlier lived and died in honour among their people,—in outward honour; though hated and thwarted by the wicked, they were exalted to high places, and ruled in the congregation. They shall bring out the bones of the nobles and princes, At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. I am with thee; I will not only send thee as other kings do their ambassadors, but I will go with thee. Jeremiah was called to oversee the death of the nation Israel. Be not afraid - (Ezekiel 2:6, "Be not afraid of their words, nor dismayed at their looks"). Chapter 29. False confidence 7:1-15 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (Psalm 1:3).shall not see — that is, feel. The prophet writes of them, saying: {4BC 1137.4} Bible Commentary “Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evil-doers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward” ( The Review and Herald, August 6, 1895 ). These six mighty infinitives outline the scope of Jeremiah's commission, which was very largely one of destruction; but as indicated by the last two, "giving ground for hope following judgment."[10]. But all of the glorious promises to the patriarchs would be fulfilled in a "righteous remnant" who would form the nucleus of the New Israel in Christ; and all racial considerations on God's part disappeared forever! The Theology of Work Bible Commentary is an in-depth Bible study tool put together by a group of biblical scholars, pastors, and workplace Christians to help you discover what the whole Bible--from Genesis to Revelation--says about work. Be not afraid of their faces.] Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD. God turns to the people. The motives of this desecration of the sepulchres might be either the wanton ferocity of barbarian conquerors, bent, after the manner of savage warfare, on the mutilation of the dead, or the greed of gain and the expectation of finding concealed treasures. With an awful re-iteration of the word, so as to give the emphasis as of the toll of a funeral bell, the prophet heaps clause upon clause, “the bones of the kings,” “the bones of the princes,” and so on. But now it seems like in the rest of Jeremiah 13, God sets all of that aside and just lays out another very direct plea for the people to repent. What might not be effected in a course of years, however corrupt and degraded was the existing state of his people? By Dr. Bob Utley, retired professor of hermeneutics (Biblical interpretation) STUDY GUIDE COMMENTARY SERIES OLD TESTAMENT, VOL. You'll find David Jeremiah's introduction to the Book of Matthew on page 1281-1283 of The Jeremiah Study Bible. They were following false prophets and were worshipping idols instead of God. They shall bring out the bones of the nobles and princes, as Manasseh and others, possibly led to it out of greediness, supposing to find great treasure in their sepulchres; of the priests and prophets, principally the false ones, as a just judgment of God against them for deceiving the people; of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their spite and fury kindled against them, as soldiers, or in contempt and ignominy: and this notes the utter desolation of the city, not only razing the walls, but turning up the very sepulchres, which were accounted sacred, and not to be violated. Or rather, their purpose was to do the greatest dishonor to the dead (Isa 14:19).The calamity of the Jews, both dead and alive, Jeremiah 8:1-3. Just as little needs youthful bashfulness or shy unwillingness to speak before high and mighty personages stand as a hindrance in the way of his accepting God's call. Genesis: It all begins with God - by Marie Wetherill and Keith Simons. The Lord will be with him, so that he needs have no fear for any man. To be fore-warned is to be half armed. Four times the New Testament declares that, "There is no distinction between Jews and Gentiles" (Acts 11:12; 15:9; Romans 3:12; and 10:12). The Message in the *Temple 7:1-8:3. Jeremiah 1:8. Jeremiah 8:1. He indeed saw, that he had to do with a degenerated people, who had almost all departed from the law of God: and since they had for many years shaken off the yoke, and were petulantly exulting in their freedom, it was difficult to bring them back to obedience, and to a right course of life. We hence see that due honor is then conceded to God, when being content with his defense we disregard the fury of men, and hesitate not to contend with all the ungodly, yea, though they may rise up in a mass against us: and were their forces and power the strongest, we ought yet to feel assured that the defense of God alone is sufficient to protect us. I. viii., p. 124. i. Biblical Commentary Jeremiah 18:1-11 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: Chapter 17 tells of the sins of the people of Judah (17:1-4) and promises that those who trust in human powers will be like dry shrubs in the desert, but those who trust in Yahweh will be “as a tree planted by the waters” (17:8)—for those who have turned away from Yahweh have, in fact, “forsaken Yahweh, the … Reference: Jeremiah 2:2.—Spurgeon, Morning by Morning, p. 352. Whether or not, however, such hope of success encouraged Jeremiah's first exertions, very soon, in his case, this cheerful prospect was overcast, and he was left to labour in the dark. When prophets and teachers have to do with a teachable people, they have no need to fight: but when there is no fear of God, and no regard for him, yea, when men are led away by the violence of their lusts, no godly teacher can exercise his duty without being prepared for war. You'll find David Jeremiah's introduction to the Book of Ezekiel on page 1051/1053 of The Jeremiah Study Bible. Commentary on Jeremiah 15:10-14 (Read Jeremiah 15:10-14) Jeremiah met with much contempt and reproach, when they ought to have blessed him, and God for him. But God applied a suitable remedy to his fear; for what does he say? Psalm 103 is classified as an Individual Hymn of Thanksgiving, a psalm in which a single voice praises God for goodness to or on behalf of that individual, usually for deliverance from some trying situation. Jeremiah and Pashhur. The Holy Bible reveals that nothing is more powerful than the touch of the Lord's hand. vii. The nation of Judah had turned their backs upon God. As the time approached for the coming of the true Prophet of the Church, the Son of God, they resembled Him in their earthly fortunes more and more, and as He was to suffer, so did they. So Hyrcanus, to the great scandal of the Jews, broke open the sepulchre of David (Joseph., Ant. Genesis 1-11: God makes Adam and Eve and Everything Genesis 12-24: God speaks to Abraham Genesis 25-36: God helps Isaac and Jacob Genesis 37-50: God gives great Honour to Joseph Genesis: God's … Take the prophets for an example of suffering affliction and of patience. Read . Just as little needs youthful bashfulness or shy unwillingness to speak before high and mighty personages stand as a hindrance in the way of his accepting God's call. Josiah, too, was young—at most twenty years of age—in the beginning of his reformation. Read . These, enraged by the threatenings of punishment which he must proclaim to them, will seek to persecute him and put him to death (cf. behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. Look they never so big, as did Henry VIII upon Latimer and upon Lambert, who yet told him his own; as did Stephen Gardiner upon Dr Taylor, martyr, but had as good as he brought. For I am with thee to deliver thee.] Plain Sermons by Contributors to "Tracts for the Times," vol. It hence appears that the Prophet was restrained by this difficulty, so as not to venture to undertake the prophetic office. Let us prepare for suffering and disappointment, which befit us as sinners, and are necessary for us as saints. Here we have the parable of the potter. Be not afraid of their faces; their fierce looks, Ezekiel 3:9, the indication of their enraged minds, Daniel 3:19; neither when thou deliverest my message to them, nor when thou mayst be cited before them, Matthew 10:18,19. Be not afraid of their faces,.... Their stern looks, their frowning brows, and angry countenances, which would threaten him with destruction and death: for I am with thee, to deliver thee, saith the Lord; out of their hands, when in the most imminent danger. Not even the dead should sleep in peace. This chapter being a continuation of the former, he proceeds in carrying on the threatening with higher aggravations of the judgment, viz. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, "To pluck up, to break down, to destroy, to overthrow, to build and to plant", for I am with thee, to deliver thee, saith the Lord, "Be not afraid of their words, nor dismayed at their looks", "As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor foresake thee", John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Keil & Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. I am aware of a formatting issue in the NIV '84 edition. Jeremiah 13 Commentary | Repent While There’s Time! The “faces” of his adversaries would be a source of terror to him. This, then, is what God intimates, when he bids his Prophet to be courageous; for he saw that there would be as many enemies as professed themselves to be the children of Abraham. Ezekiel was a priest in Jerusalem before being deported to Babylon in 597 B.C. Huldah foretold a woe—an early removal of the good Josiah to his rest, as a mercy to him and to the nation, who were unworthy of him; a fierce destruction. Long before Jeremiah lived, God declared that work is good for people (Genesis 1-2). At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: They shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah. and the bones of his princes; of the princes of Judah: and the bones of the priests; that sacrificed to idols: and the bones of the prophets: the false prophets; though this might be the case of the priests and prophets of the Lord; whose bones, in this general devastation, might be exposed as well as others; which of all might be thought to be the most sacred: and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem out of their graves; high and low, rich and poor, male and female; their graves, in common, were without the city. One true prophet of God, Urijah, was executed during the reign of Jehoiakim (26:23-24). It was, indeed, at first, a formidable undertaking, when Jeremiah saw that he had to carry on war, not with a few men, but with the whole people; but God sets himself in opposition to all men, and says, I am with thee, (12) fear not. Jeremiah 17:24-26 gives Judah a promise if they do keep the Sabbath. As we have noted elsewhere, Jeremiah’s method was to accept what God had revealed earlier, and call attention to how it is being lived out — or not lived out — in his day.In (chapter 2), Jeremiah called out how the people were perverting the goodness of work. In this week’s Old Testament lection, God invites Jeremiah to enter a potter’s shed and there observe the potter working with clay, so that Jeremiah may better hear God’s words (Jeremiah 18:1), understand God’s way with Israel (18:6), and summon God’s people to conversion (18:11). YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE! Jeremiah 1:8. Written in EasyEnglish by MissionAssist. Jeremiah 1:1-8 New International Version (NIV). 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