Post by Woody Williams on Oct 12, 2006 7:24:51 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Jeremiah 3:6-10
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The LORD said to me in the days of King Josiah: Have you seen what
she did, that faithless one, Israel, how she went up on every high
hill and under every green tree, and played the
there? And I
thought, "After she has done all this she will return to me"; but she
did not return, and her false sister Judah saw it. She saw that for
all the adulteries of that faithless one, Israel, I had sent her away
with a decree of divorce; yet her false sister Judah did not fear,
but she too went and played the. Because she took her dom
so lightly, she polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and
tree. Yet for all this her false sister Judah did not return to me
with her whole heart, but only in pretense, says the LORD.
Devotional
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Infidelity in human relationships was a metaphor several of the
prophets used to describe the faithlessness of Israel when Israel
turned from God to other gods. This happened when Israel forgot the
covenant relationship that they had with God that said they would
worship God alone. God warned Judah that Israel's faithlessness,
which was punished, would become their fate as well, unless they
repented and returned to God in worship, trust and righteous living.
Prayer
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Keep my memory alive with your commitment to me, O God, and my
commitment to you. Amen
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The LORD said to me in the days of King Josiah: Have you seen what
she did, that faithless one, Israel, how she went up on every high
hill and under every green tree, and played the
there? And Ithought, "After she has done all this she will return to me"; but she
did not return, and her false sister Judah saw it. She saw that for
all the adulteries of that faithless one, Israel, I had sent her away
with a decree of divorce; yet her false sister Judah did not fear,
but she too went and played the
. Because she took her domso lightly, she polluted the land, committing adultery with stone and
tree. Yet for all this her false sister Judah did not return to me
with her whole heart, but only in pretense, says the LORD.
Devotional
----------
Infidelity in human relationships was a metaphor several of the
prophets used to describe the faithlessness of Israel when Israel
turned from God to other gods. This happened when Israel forgot the
covenant relationship that they had with God that said they would
worship God alone. God warned Judah that Israel's faithlessness,
which was punished, would become their fate as well, unless they
repented and returned to God in worship, trust and righteous living.
Prayer
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Keep my memory alive with your commitment to me, O God, and my
commitment to you. Amen