Post by Woody Williams on Jun 23, 2008 8:19:35 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Jeremiah 26:1-12
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At the beginning of the reign of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of
Judah, this word came from the LORD: Thus says the LORD: Stand in the
court of the LORD’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that
come to worship in the house of the LORD; speak to them all the words
that I command you; do not hold back a word. It may be that they will
listen, all of them, and will turn from their evil way, that I may
change my mind about the disaster that I intend to bring on them
because of their evil doings. You shall say to them: Thus says the
LORD: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set
before you, and to heed the words of my servants the prophets whom I
send to you urgently—though you have not heeded— then I will make
this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse for all the
nations of the earth.
The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah
speaking these words in the house of the LORD. And when Jeremiah had
finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all
the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid
hold of him, saying, ‘You shall die! Why have you prophesied in the
name of the LORD, saying, “This house shall be like Shiloh, and this
city shall be desolate, without inhabitant”?’ And all the people
gathered around Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the
king’s house to the house of the LORD and took their seat in the
entry of the New Gate of the house of the LORD. Then the priests and
the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, ‘This man
deserves the sentence of death because he has prophesied against this
city, as you have heard with your own ears.’
Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying,
‘It is the LORD who sent me to prophesy against this house and this
city all the words you have heard.
Devotional
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The prophet cries out for justice - God's justice. He speaks of God's
righteous anger calling for repentance, describing a terrible
judgment upon Israel. Jeremiah was accused of being a traitor because
he spoke against the people of Israel and not against the enemy. The
people would not hear of it. Being blind to their sins and caught in
the illusion of their favor in God's eye, they rejected God's word of
judgment. Truth telling prophets are hard to live with, but then
again, without them we won't truly live at all. By the way,
Jeremiah's message did come true.
Prayer
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Open my eyes, Lord, show me myself. Open my eyes, Lord, show me
yourself. Amen
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At the beginning of the reign of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of
Judah, this word came from the LORD: Thus says the LORD: Stand in the
court of the LORD’s house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that
come to worship in the house of the LORD; speak to them all the words
that I command you; do not hold back a word. It may be that they will
listen, all of them, and will turn from their evil way, that I may
change my mind about the disaster that I intend to bring on them
because of their evil doings. You shall say to them: Thus says the
LORD: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set
before you, and to heed the words of my servants the prophets whom I
send to you urgently—though you have not heeded— then I will make
this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse for all the
nations of the earth.
The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah
speaking these words in the house of the LORD. And when Jeremiah had
finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all
the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid
hold of him, saying, ‘You shall die! Why have you prophesied in the
name of the LORD, saying, “This house shall be like Shiloh, and this
city shall be desolate, without inhabitant”?’ And all the people
gathered around Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the
king’s house to the house of the LORD and took their seat in the
entry of the New Gate of the house of the LORD. Then the priests and
the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, ‘This man
deserves the sentence of death because he has prophesied against this
city, as you have heard with your own ears.’
Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying,
‘It is the LORD who sent me to prophesy against this house and this
city all the words you have heard.
Devotional
----------
The prophet cries out for justice - God's justice. He speaks of God's
righteous anger calling for repentance, describing a terrible
judgment upon Israel. Jeremiah was accused of being a traitor because
he spoke against the people of Israel and not against the enemy. The
people would not hear of it. Being blind to their sins and caught in
the illusion of their favor in God's eye, they rejected God's word of
judgment. Truth telling prophets are hard to live with, but then
again, without them we won't truly live at all. By the way,
Jeremiah's message did come true.
Prayer
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Open my eyes, Lord, show me myself. Open my eyes, Lord, show me
yourself. Amen