It went like this: 2 "Get out in the streets and call to Jerusalem, 'God's Message! The Global Message of Jeremiah Jeremiah in Redemptive History . Caught along with their kings and princes, They walk up to a tree and say, ‘My father!’, They pick up a stone and say, ‘My mother! Visiting every sex-and-religion shrine on the way, You were a select vine when I planted you. Take a deep breath. It went like this: “Get out in the streets and call to Jerusalem, ‘GOD’s Message! Look closely. Jeremiah 2:5 God's Message: "What did your ancestors find fault with in me that they drifted so far from me, Took up with Sir Windbag and turned into windbags themselves? 2-3 “Say, ‘Listen, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship God. I’m addicted to alien gods. I remember thee, etc. You cut and hurt a lot of people to get where you are.And yet you have the gall to say, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong. I’ve never chased after the Baal sex gods’!Well, look at the tracks you’ve left behind in the valley. This is a one-sided impression that is not based on the entire contents of the book. You shook off all restraints.You said, ‘I will not serve!’    and off you went,Visiting every sex-and-religion shrine on the way,    like a common whore.You were a select vine when I planted you    from completely reliable stock.And look how you’ve turned out—    a tangle of rancid growth, a poor excuse for a vine.Scrub, using the strongest soaps. I remember your youthful loyalty, our love as newlyweds. Throw up your hands in disbelief—this can’t be!”. “I’ve wasted my time trying to train your children. Tracks of a camel in heat, running this way and that. Her flighty sister, Judah, saw what she did. 2 "Get out in the streets and call to Jerusalem, 'God's Message! Was it worth it to have walked out on your God?”        God’s Decree, Master God-of-the-Angel-Armies. stuck with me through all the hard places. 33-35 “What an impressive start you made    to get the most out of life.You founded schools of sin,    taught graduate courses in evil!And now you’re sending out graduates, resplendent in cap and gown—    except the gowns are stained with the blood of your victims!All that blood convicts you. “Get out in the streets and call to Jerusalem. Maybe a long drink of Euphrates River water? They’ve paid no attention to me, ignored my discipline. He hasn’t punished me, has he?’. Take a deep breath. Look around. cisterns that leak, cisterns that are no better than sieves. Brides don’t show up without their veils, do they? “My people have committed a compound sin: they’ve walked out on me, the fountain Of fresh flowing waters, and then dug cisterns— cisterns that leak, cisterns that are no better than sieves. I can’t quit.’. I can’t stand to even look at you!”. Maybe a long drink of Euphrates River water?Your evil ways will get you a sound thrashing, that’s what you’ll get. I assumed that after she had gotten it out of her system, she’d come back, but she didn’t. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. And yet you have the gall to say, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong. Verse 2. And you’ve gotten rid of your God-messengers. How do you account for what is written in the desert dust—. You stayed with me through the wilderness years, stuck with me through all the hard places. Look around. 1-2 God showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the Temple of God. Jeremiah was to "go and cry in the hearing of Jerusalem," yet his message was about all Israel (Jeremiah 2:1-3). 31-32 “What a generation you turned out to be! I’m addicted to alien gods. just as he was beginning to lead you in the right way? 18 1-2 God told Jeremiah, “Up on your feet! - In the cars of Jerusalem.Presumably Jeremiah had received his call at Anathoth (comp. I remember your youthful loyalty, our love as newlyweds. Isn’t it because you walked out on your God    just as he was beginning to lead you in the right way? Has this ever happened before. And chased empty god-dreams and silly god-schemes. Quick outline of Jeremiah. 12-13 “Stand in shock, heavens, at what you see! “I’ve wasted my time trying to train your children. Why wear yourself out? They’ve paid no attention to me, ignored my discipline. The sin-grease won’t come out. 25 “Slow down. Read verse in The Message Bible Day after day after day they never give me a thought. Here begins the book, and Jeremiah's first sermon; and the following contains the message he was sent with, to which the preceding chapter is only a preface or introduction. But when things go badly, they don’t hesitate to come running. You bore me!’All I ever see of them is their backsides. Your evil ways will get you a sound thrashing, that’s what you’ll get. In other words, what is the book of Jeremiah really about? treating them like dirt and sweeping them away. Was it worth it to have walked out on your God?”. And then God's message was to go to the "house of Jacob and all the families of the house of Israel" (verse 4). It never occurred to them to say, ‘Where’s, Who took care of us through thick and thin, those rough-and-tumble. A land that no one who enters comes out of, The priests never thought to ask, ‘Where’s. And isn’t that what you’ve done— ‘whored’ your way with god after god? Maybe a cool drink of Nile River water?Or what do you think you’ll get by going off to Assyria? Let them save you from your bad times. Scour your skin raw.The sin-grease won’t come out. Look closely. He faithfully proclaimed the message that God gave—a warning message of impending punishment unless the people repented of their willful disobedience. for empty god-dreams and silly god-schemes. “Stand in shock, heavens, at what you see! All I ever see of them is their backsides. What is the Message of the Book of Jeremiah? wilderness years of parched deserts and death valleys. “As the thief is ashamed when he is found out, So is the house of Israel … 19-20 God’s Message to me: “Go stand in the People’s Gate, the one used by Judah’s kings as they come and go, and then proceed in turn to all the gates of Jerusalem. fought over by snarling and roaring lions? He hasn’t punished me, has he?’. cisterns that leak, cisterns that are no better than sieves. ’s Message came to me. You cut and hurt a lot of people to get where you are. The prophets preached god BaalAnd chased empty god-dreams and silly god-schemes. Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and … Israel was GOD’s holy choice, the pick of the crop. This was after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem into exile in Babylon, along with the leaders of Judah, the craftsmen, and the skilled laborers. All I ever see of them is their backsides. And now you’re sending out graduates, resplendent in cap and gown—. Jeremiah 2:2 "Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: 'I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown. 20-22 “A long time ago you broke out of the harness. “And now, what do you think you’ll get by going off to Egypt? for empty god-dreams and silly god-schemes. You’ll get not a lick of help from them.”, Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG). Tell them, ‘Listen, you kings of Judah, listen to God’s Message—and all you people who go in and … Go to the potter’s house. Israel Was God’s Holy Choice - GOD’s Message came to me. Don’t look now, but judgment’s on the way, aimed at you who say, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’. 2 1 God's Message came to me. God doesn’t mind. Didn’t I warn you?Have I let you down, Israel? And why do you think all this has happened? “charging you and your children and your grandchildren. to try out another sin-project when the first one fails? to try out another sin-project when the first one fails? They’ve paid no attention to me, ignored my discipline.And you’ve gotten rid of your God-messengers,    treating them like dirt and sweeping them away. You’ll pay dearly for your disloyal ways.Take a long, hard look at what you’ve done and its bitter results. The prophet's redemptive, reconstructive work comprises the book's portrait of the future--a future that we see fulfilled in the New Testament through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah. “How dare you tell me, ‘I’m not stained by sin. 2 1-3 God’s Message came to me. Jeremiah is often characterized as a cheerless doomsayer with a pessimistic prophetic message. Your Sex-and-Religion Obsessions - GOD’s Message came to me as follows: “If a man’s wife walks out on him And marries another man, can he take her back as if nothing had happened? You stayed with me through the wilderness years. What’s the hurry? Yes, you—House of Israel!God’s Message: “What did your ancestors find fault with in me    that they drifted so far from me,Took up with Sir Windbag    and turned into windbags themselves? Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and … Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying. 7-8 “I brought you to a garden land    where you could eat lush fruit.But you barged in and polluted my land,    trashed and defiled my dear land.The priests never thought to ask, ‘Where’s God?’    The religion experts knew nothing of me.The rulers defied me. Young women don’t forget their jewelry, do they? Day after day after day they never give me a thought. Has this ever happened before,That a nation has traded in its gods    for gods that aren’t even close to gods?But my people have traded my Glory    for empty god-dreams and silly god-schemes. Your evil ways will get you a sound thrashing, that’s what you’ll get. 2 God's Message began to come to him during the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amos reigned over Judah. A land that no one who enters comes out of, The priests never thought to ask, ‘Where’s. When you get there, I’ll tell you what I have to say.” 3-4 So I went to the potter’s house, and sure enough, the potter was there, working away at his wheel. Yet remember that the northern kingdom of Israel had been taken into captivity a century earlier. Let them save you from your bad times.You’ve got more gods, Judah,    than you know what to do with. 3 Israel was God's holy choice, the pick of the crop. treating them like dirt and sweeping them away. Well, look at the tracks you’ve left behind in the valley. Just what are you after anyway?But you say, ‘I can’t help it. You cut and hurt a lot of people to get where you are. Don’t look now, but judgment’s on the way, aimed at you who say, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’. Or what do you think you’ll get by going off to Assyria? I can’t stand to even look at you!”. fought over by snarling and roaring lions? Just what are you after anyway? “Because of all this, I’m bringing charges against you”. You stayed with me through the wilderness years, stuck with me through all the hard places. This summary of the book of Jeremiah provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Jeremiah. Isn’t it because you walked out on your God. Have you ever seen anything quite like this? Jeremiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Jeremiah 2 The Message (MSG) Israel Was God’s Holy Choice 2 1-3 God’s Message came to me. 23-24 “How dare you tell me, ‘I’m not stained by sin. a tangle of rancid growth, a poor excuse for a vine. He hasn’t punished me, has he?’Don’t look now, but judgment’s on the way,    aimed at you who say, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong.’, 36-37 “You think it’s just a small thing, don’t you,    to try out another sin-project when the first one fails?But Egypt will leave you in the lurch    the same way that Assyria did.You’re going to walk away from there    wringing your hands.I, God, have blacklisted those you trusted. You’ll get not a lick of help from them.”. Young women don’t forget their jewelry, do they? Take a long, hard look at what you’ve done and its bitter results. Take a long, hard look at what you’ve done and its bitter results. I’ve never chased after the Baal sex gods’! You bore me!’. Why not go to your handcrafted gods you’re so fond of? Sniffing the wind for the slightest scent of sex. And you’ve gotten rid of your God-messengers. 29-30 “What do you have against me,    running off to assert your ‘independence’?”        God’s Decree.“I’ve wasted my time trying to train your children. Throw up your hands in disbelief—this can’t be!”. 26-28 “Just as a thief is chagrined, but only when caught,    so the people of Israel are chagrined,Caught along with their kings and princes,    their priests and prophets.They walk up to a tree and say, ‘My father!’    They pick up a stone and say, ‘My mother! Day after day after day they never give me a thought. https://www.insight.org/resources/bible/the-major-prophets/jeremiah Jeremiah also looks forward to a righteous king from the line of David to arise in the future, and although He has been born (Mt 2:2), the Lord Jesus Christ has yet to take office in Jerusalem. Jeremiah chapter 2 KJV (King James Version) 1 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,. Jeremiah lived and prophesied in the sixth century b.c., in the days leading up to the exile of Judah to Babylon, and then in the wake of that tragic event.Jeremiah’s prophecy exposes the rebellious hearts of God’s own people, which has led to their impending exile to a foreign land. Rouse them. Let them save you from your bad times. “You think it’s just a small thing, don’t you. 9-11 “Because of all this, I’m bringing charges against you”        —God’s Decree—    “charging you and your children and your grandchildren.Look around. Well, look at the tracks you’ve left behind in the valley. I can’t quit.’. I’ve never chased after the Baal sex gods’! Or what do you think you’ll get by going off to Assyria? 1-2 The Message from God to Jeremiah: “Stand in the gate of God ’s Temple and preach this Message. (2) The gate of the Lord's house.--As a priest, Jeremiah would have access to all parts of the Temple. There’s nothing left of her but a few old bones, Egyptians from the cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes. And chased empty god-dreams and silly god-schemes. 4-6 Hear God’s Message, House of Jacob! 6-10 God spoke to me during the reign of King Josiah: “You have noticed, haven’t you, how fickle Israel has visited every hill and grove of trees as a whore at large? Rouse them. “My people have committed a compound sin: Of fresh flowing waters, and then dug cisterns—. The Message Deluxe Gift Bible, Sunlight/Grass Leather-Look, The Message Large-Print Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, teal, The Message Canvas Bible: Coloring and Journaling the Story of God, Leather-Look, Gold Leaf, The Message, Numbered Edition, Personal Size, with Topical Concordance, The Message Outreach Edition, Large-Print, softcover. You stayed with me through the wilderness years. And now you’re sending out graduates, resplendent in cap and gown—. Brides don’t show up without their veils, do they?But my people forget me. running off to assert your ‘independence’?”. It went like this: “Get out in the streets and call to Jerusalem,    ‘God’s Message!I remember your youthful loyalty,    our love as newlyweds.You stayed with me through the wilderness years,    stuck with me through all the hard places.Israel was God’s holy choice,    the pick of the crop.Anyone who laid a hand on her    would soon wish he hadn’t!’”        God’s Decree. “My people have committed a compound sin: Of fresh flowing waters, and then dug cisterns—. Isn’t it because you walked out on your God. born into a family with place and position? Jeremiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Jeremiah 2:1-13 The Message (MSG) Israel Was God’s Holy Choice 2 1-3 God’s Message came to me. “A long time ago you broke out of the harness. “Just as a thief is chagrined, but only when caught. Jeremiah 1:1). Rouse them. except the gowns are stained with the blood of your victims! Have you ever seen anything quite like this? 18-19 “And now, what do you think you’ll get by going off to Egypt? The sin-grease won’t come out. Israel Forsakes God - The word of the LORD came to me: “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “This is what the LORD says: “‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the wilderness, through a land not sown. 1 The Message of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah of the family of priests who lived in Anathoth in the country of Benjamin. Caught along with their kings and princes, They walk up to a tree and say, ‘My father!’, They pick up a stone and say, ‘My mother! Wouldn’t that raise a huge stink in the land? Jeremiah’s teachings: God’s charges against Jerusalem (Jer 1–25) The people reject Jeremiah’s message (Jer 26–28) I’m addicted to alien gods. 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 Eugene H. Peterson by NavPress Publishing. Sniffing the wind for the slightest scent of sex. You stayed with me through the wilderness years, stuck with me through all the hard places. Why wear yourself out? Jeremiah 1:19 They will fight against you but will never overcome you, since I am with you to deliver you," declares the LORD. running off to assert your ‘independence’?”. And why do you think all this has happened? Look closely. Tracks of a camel in heat, running this way and that. Has this ever happened before. born into a family with place and position? How do you account for what is written in the desert dust—. They never look me in the face.But when things go badly, they don’t hesitate to come running,    calling out, ‘Get a move on! just as he was beginning to lead you in the right way? Gill's Notes on the Bible. I can’t stand to even look at you!”    God’s Decree, the Master’s Decree. Take a deep breath. Save us!’Why not go to your handcrafted gods you’re so fond of? (26-28) The shame of Israel. Visiting every sex-and-religion shrine on the way, You were a select vine when I planted you. You’ll pay dearly for your disloyal ways. except the gowns are stained with the blood of your victims! Throw up your hands in disbelief—this can’t be!”        God’s Decree.“My people have committed a compound sin:    they’ve walked out on me, the fountainOf fresh flowing waters, and then dug cisterns—    cisterns that leak, cisterns that are no better than sieves. This is what the LORD says: “I remember how eager you were to please me as a young bride long ago, how you loved … 1-2 “And when the time comes”—God’s Decree!—“I’ll see to it that they dig up the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the princes and priests and prophets, and … I remember your youthful loyalty, our love as newlyweds. Maybe a long drink of Euphrates River water? wilderness years of parched deserts and death valleys. So how would you summarize all of what we’ve considered in the summaries of Jeremiah 1-6 , 7-20 , 21-26 , 27-29 , 30-35 , and 36-52 ? But when things go badly, they don’t hesitate to come running. I can’t quit.’. Gain a concise, fundamental grasp of what the Bible is all about. ’s Message: “What did your ancestors find fault with in me, It never occurred to them to say, ‘Where’s, Who took care of us through thick and thin, those rough-and-tumble. 3 It continued to come to him during the time Jehoiakim son of Josiah reigned over Judah. "Israel [was] holiness unto the LORD, [and] the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall … Brides don’t show up without their veils, do they? It never occurred to them to say, ‘Where’s God,    the God who got us out of Egypt,Who took care of us through thick and thin, those rough-and-tumble    wilderness years of parched deserts and death valleys,A land that no one who enters comes out of,    a cruel, inhospitable land?’. You’ll pay dearly for your disloyal ways. Throw up your hands in disbelief—this can’t be!” GOD’s Decree. Who could possibly corral her!On the hunt for sex, sex, and more sex—    insatiable, indiscriminate, promiscuous. “charging you and your children and your grandchildren. How do you account for what is written in the desert dust—Tracks of a camel in heat, running this way and that,    tracks of a wild donkey in rut,Sniffing the wind for the slightest scent of sex. It went like this: “Get out in the streets and call to Jerusalem. The LORD Pleads with Backsliding Israel. Just what are you after anyway? You’ll get not a lick of help from them.”. You bore me!’. Jeremiah 2:27; Jeremiah 2:32 Read chapter in The Message Bible. Why not go to your handcrafted gods you’re so fond of? stuck with me through all the hard places. What’s the hurry? “Go and shout this message to Jerusalem. 14-17 “Isn’t Israel a valued servant,    born into a family with place and position?So how did she end up a piece of meat    fought over by snarling and roaring lions?There’s nothing left of her but a few old bones,    her towns trashed and deserted.Egyptians from the cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes    have broken your skulls.And why do you think all this has happened? Didn’t I tell you? Have you ever seen anything quite like this? God doesn’t mind. A replacement volume in the Bible Speaks Today Old Testament commentary series, this book offers a new exposition on Jeremiah, a book of the victory of God's love and grace. a tangle of rancid growth, a poor excuse for a vine. Why wear yourself out? “Stand in shock, heavens, at what you see! MSG Jeremiah 2 Israel Was God’s Holy Choice 1-3 God’s Message came to me. From now on we’re on our own’?Young women don’t forget their jewelry, do they? ; rather, 1 remember for thy good the kindness of thy youth.It is an open question whether the "kindness" spoken of is that of … Was it worth it to have walked out on your God?”. And yet you have the gall to say, ‘I’ve done nothing wrong. “Slow down. Am I nothing but a dead-end street?Why do my people say, ‘Good riddance! Jeremiah 2:25-35 The Message (MSG) 25 “Slow down. There’s nothing left of her but a few old bones, Egyptians from the cities of Memphis and Tahpanhes. God -of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel’s God, has this to say to you: God doesn’t mind. 1-2 I wish my head were a well of water and my eyes fountains of tears So I could weep day and night for casualties among my dear, dear people. 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