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The charge Jehovah brings against the church and state of Judah is that they have transgressed the Covenant He made with Moses, Exodus 19- 24. Therefore God will pour out on Judah the curses of the covenant described in Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28.
The purpose of this Mosaic Covenant of redemption by atonement, reconstruction by law and reconciliation by the Temple was to make Israel fully aware that she is God's property, of whom he is creating a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, Exod. 19:5-6; I Pet. 2:5, 9.
This covenant has a central emphasis in Jeremiah's preaching: 3:16; 11:2-10; 14:21; 22:9; 31:31-33; 32:40; 33:20-25; 34:8-18; 50:5. Jehovah will judge Judah because she has disbelieved the promises and disobeyed the laws of this covenant.
The charge Jehovah brings against the church and state of Judah is that they have transgressed the Covenant He made with Moses, Exodus 19- 24. Therefore God will pour out on Judah the curses of the covenant described in Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28.
The purpose of this Mosaic Covenant of redemption by atonement, reconstruction by law and reconciliation by the Temple was to make Israel fully aware that she is God's property, of whom he is creating a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, Exod. 19:5-6; I Pet. 2:5, 9.
This covenant has a central emphasis in Jeremiah's preaching: 3:16; 11:2-10; 14:21; 22:9; 31:31-33; 32:40; 33:20-25; 34:8-18; 50:5. Jehovah will judge Judah because she has disbelieved the promises and disobeyed the laws of this covenant.
The charge Jehovah brings against the church and state of Judah is that they have transgressed the Covenant He made with Moses, Exodus 19- 24. Therefore God will pour out on Judah the curses of the covenant described in Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28.
The purpose of this Mosaic Covenant of redemption by atonement, reconstruction by law and reconciliation by the Temple was to make Israel fully aware that she is God's property, of whom he is creating a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, Exod. 19:5-6; I Pet. 2:5, 9.
This covenant has a central emphasis in Jeremiah's preaching: 3:16; 11:2-10; 14:21; 22:9; 31:31-33; 32:40; 33:20-25; 34:8-18; 50:5. Jehovah will judge Judah because she has disbelieved the promises and disobeyed the laws of this covenant.
Broken Covenant A. (11:1-5) THE BREAKING OF THE MOSAIC COVENANT 1. The charge Jehovah brings against the church and sutte ofJudah is that they have transgress,ed the Cove- nant He made with Moses, Exodus 19- 24. Therefore God will,' pour out on Judah the curses of the covenant des- cribed in Leviticus 26 and!Oeuteronomy 28. 2. See my study on Jeremiah and the Covenants of Promise in a previous issue. 3. The purpose of this Mosaic Covenant of redemption by atonement, reconstruction by law and reconciliation by the Temple was to make Israel fully aware that she is God's property, of whom he is creating a kingdom of priests and a holy nation, Exod. 19:5-6; I Pet. 2:5, 9. 4. This covenant has a central emphasis in Jeremiah's preaching: 3:16; 11:2-10; 14:21; 22:9; 31:31-33; 32:40; 33:20-25; 34:8-18; 50:5. Jehovah will judge Judah because she has disbelieved the promises and disobeyed the Jaws of this covenant. B. (11:6-8) THE COMMAND TO PREACH A BROKEN COVENANT 1. Jehovah commissions Jere- miah to preach to Judah that Judah's basic sin is that she has transgressed God's covenant; that God will judge her unless she repents; and that God through Jeremiah calls Judah back tore- newed faithfulness to that covenant. In like manner America has broken her covenant with Jehovah; and we must re- pent or suffer the covenant curses. 2. The thrust of biblical preach- ing is: Listen to and obey the voice of Jehovah or suffer the consequences. Pro- phetic preaching has two central empha- ses: judgment and mercy (hope), both in a covenant context 3. Notice that although Judah has transgressed the covenant, it re- mains in effect, in that the curses are operative on disobedience, whereas blessings would be operative on obedience. C. (11:9-13) THE CONSPIRACY OF COVENANT BREAKING 1. God considers covenant-break- ing as a revolt or mutiny against him - the formal, self-conscious, and insidi- ous uniting of the people of a nation against the God of the Bible. Psalm 2 brings out the international and politi- cal nature of this conspiracy against Jehovah and his Christ. By means of a carefully organized plot, apostate Judah renounced Jehovah's lordship over the church and state of that nation. 2. Judah followed its more re- cent anti-christian heritage, rather than its more distant Christian heritage, which lay right at the foundation of that nation. National covenant breaking is not only a change of gods, it is a re- pudiation of a godly history and founda- tion. It is an all-out attempt to banish God from a culture. 3. The inescapable consequence of refusing to hear God's words (in his Spirit-inspired prophets and apostles, and through faithful preaching) is disaster and the abandonment of that nation by God. 4. Notice the powerlessness and emptiness of all other religions and idols, vs. 12f. Power, truth, life and salvation are to be found in Christianity alone. 5. See Gary North's Conspiracy: A Biblical View, Dominion Press, 1986, Ft. Worth, Texas. D. (11:14-17) THE ABANDON- MENT OF COVENANT-BREAKERS BY JEHOVAH 1. The stress here is on the emp- tiness of meaningless rituals and sacri- fices carried out day by day but divorced from obedience to Jehovah. "The mere offering of a sacrifice in the belief that Yahweh w ~ thereby satisfied reduced religion to little more than supersti- tion."--Thompson. Apply this to the use of rosaries and the misuse of the Lord's Supper. 2. Judah was once a beautiful tree, but now its foliage is set on frre and its branches burned up. Jehovah himself, who planted this little tree, ignites the fire because of her evil. It is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of an angry God. II. (11:18-23) The Response of Apostles to Prophetic Preach- ing A. (11:18-20) THE DISCOVERY OF THE PLOT AGAINST JERE- MIAH'SLIFE 1. A plot to murder Jeremiah was instigated by his own family at Anathoth. This shocked Jeremiah. and led him to some deep soul searching about his own mission and the meaning of life in general. 2. For any man to be rejected by his society like this, brings much grief. And yet, often, this is the price we are called upon to pay for being true to our pivine calling. Page12 --------------------------------------------------- The Counsel of Chalcedon, November, 1988 B. (11:21-23) THE RESPONSE OF GOD TO THE RESPONSE OF APOSTATES TO PROPHETIC PREACIDNG 1. (11:21) "The powerful denun- ciation of Israel's past and present fail- ure to please God was quite incompre- hensible to the men of Anathoth; and Jeremiah, who denounced the nation's sin, had brought serious disgrace upon the village which gave him birth and shelter. Such a man was worthy of death." -- Thompson. Such people are threats to the humanists today and are viewed by them as the real terrorists of the modem world. A book has been written about us, the religious Right, called HOLY TERROR. 2. God vindicates his people. His reaction to the plot of Anathoth was decisive. He visited them with terrible judgment. The town did not sur- vive. To this day the cite of Anathoth has not been excavated. ill. (12:1-6) The Humble Com- plaint , of Jeremiah A. (12:1-2) THE AGE-OLD PROBLEM: WHY DO THE WICKED PROSPER, WHILE THE RIGH- TEOUS ARE OPPRESSED? SEE PSALM37. 1. The context of the complaint: Jehovah is righteous, i.e., he is always just and he never acts out of accord with his holy character revealed in his law. 2. The complication of the situation: In verse 2, Jeremiah says that God himself causes the wicked to prosper. 3. Those whom God prospers speak of God with great familiarity, yet their knowledge of God goes no farther than their mouths. It has not penetrated their inner life. B. (12:3-4) THE SOURCE OF JEREMIAH'S COMFORT: THE SEARCHER OF ALL HEARTS KNOWS JEREMIAH'S HEART (Jeremiah's question remained unanswered; but where he does not understand God he trusts him to act justly.) (Continued on page 24) The Counsel of Chalcedon, November, 1988 \)(' THINI-'-.. {1-lf. ARE: Gf:TitNG THfiR. fV\f:SSA0 AC.f\OSS? ------------------------------------------------Page13 War on Drugs Continued from page 11 tions." What were those commands which they were setting aside? Jesus explains in the next verse: "For Moses said, 'Honor your father and mother,' and, 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'" Jesus must have considered this penalty to be valid still, otherwise, why would he have rebUked the Pharisees for setting it aside? The child who curses his parents is also referred to as a "stubborn and rebel- lious son .... [who] will not obey" in Deuteronomy 21:18, 20 (cf. Exodus 21:.17). Our founding fathers applied this principle to any criminal who, be- ing stubborn and rebellious, consistent- ly refused to obey the laws of the land (cf. Deut. 17:8-12). A similar applica- tion could be made to drug pushers who refuse correction and continue pumping their dope into the hands of both children and adults. In conclusion, America is in a crisis. Drugs, violence and high recitivism rates are plaguing our society. But until we are willing to return to God's laws, we will continue facing the problems over and over again. Our founding fathers affirmed in the Declaration of Independence that our American society was built upon "the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God." As a result, they did not face the monu- mental problems we do today. By return- ing to God's wise principles, such as citizen involvement and just civil penal- ties, we can help turn the tide .in the "War on Drugs.'' [] Jeremiah Continued from page 13 C. (12:5-6) THE ANSWER TO JEHOVAH . TO JEREMIAH'S COM- PLAINT L Although Jeremiah's and Judah's plight is a hard one, the worst is yet to come. Jeremiah must stay on guard, keep faith anc.l courage in his present sufferings, and him- self for far more severe trials to come. 2. (12:7-13) The reason for this worsening calamity is the worsening de- The CCo1Ul.ltil.eli of CClhlrul.cedlom. Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID BULK RATE Pennit No. 1553 Greenville, SC P.O. Box 888022 Dunwoody, GA 3035,6 29602 ADDRESS CORRECTION Choose one The Westminster Confession of Faith (The Original Standards) An Exposition of the Confession of Faith by Robert Shaw The Confession of Faith by A.A. Hodge The Westminster Confession of Faith generation of the church and state of thatday. D What is Calvinism? Continued from page 16 at a small part of it. But from what has been said, you can perceive the puerile ignorance manifested by those who al- lege atat Presbyterianism was invented by Calvin. 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