Day 223 of the podcast, reading Jeremiah 7-9 NET, read along at:
https://netbible.org/bible/Jeremiah+7-9/
This is day 223 of our journey.
The Lord laments his people. They have treated the temple as if it were a lucky charm. "We have the Lord's temple, no harm will come on us!" But, the Lord does not honor people because of a temple, but rather for seeking him. They will be punished for their evil. God questions, "When people fall, don't they get back up? Why do my people refuse to turn from their sin and repent?" Finally, he relents, "What else can I do?", I will "purify them in the fires of affliction".
Join me in Jeremiah 7-9 turn back to God when you fall!
Key verses:
Jeremiah 7:11
Do you think this temple I have claimed as my own is to be a hideout for robbers? You had better take note! I have seen for myself what you have done! says the Lord.
Jeremiah 8:5
Why, then, do these people of Jerusalem continually turn away from me in apostasy? They hold fast to their deception. They refuse to turn back to me.
Jeremiah 9:7
Therefore the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says, “I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. What else can I do?
All Scriptures are from the NET.
