DAY 216 Read Jeremiah 26; 35; 25.
Today's reading: Several of Jeremiah's prophecies made use of object lessons. In chapter 35 the Lord used the faithfulness of the Rechabites (a nomad clan) to rebuke Judah's unfaithfulness.
Memory gem: "Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me forever" (Jeremiah 35:19).
Thought for today:
"God sought...to bring into sharp contrast the obedience of the Rechabites with the disobedience and rebellion of His people. The Rechabites had obeyed the command of their father, and now refused to be enticed into transgression. But the men of Judah had hearkened not to the words of the Lord, and were in consequence about to suffer His severest judgments....
"When men's hearts are softened and subdued by the constraining influence of the Holy Spirit, they will give heed to counsel; but when they turn from admonition until their hearts become hardened the Lord permits them to be led by other influences. Refusing the truth, they accept falsehood, which becomes a snare to their own destruction....
"The lesson is for us. If the requirements of a good and wise father, who took the best and most effectual means to secure his posterity against the evils of intemperance, were worthy of strict obedience, surely God's authority should be held in as much greater reverence as He is holier than man."--Prophets and Kings, pp. 424-426.
NOTE: Jeremiah 26:2-6 gives a summary of chapter 7:1-15. Then verses 7 and onward tell the reactions of princes and people to Jeremiah's "temple discourse" of chapters 7 through 10.
"Nebuchadrezzar" (Jeremiah 21:2; 25:9; 35:11) is a variant spelling for Nebuchadnezzar, actually closer to the Babylonian.
The "seventy years" of captivity (see Jeremiah 25:11,12; Daniel 9:2) begin with the first taking of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in 606/605 B.C.
Some of the place names in Jeremiah 25:20-26 cannot be positively identified. Some may be cryptic designations of places known by other names.
Today's reading: Several of Jeremiah's prophecies made use of object lessons. In chapter 35 the Lord used the faithfulness of the Rechabites (a nomad clan) to rebuke Judah's unfaithfulness.
Memory gem: "Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me forever" (Jeremiah 35:19).
Thought for today:
"God sought...to bring into sharp contrast the obedience of the Rechabites with the disobedience and rebellion of His people. The Rechabites had obeyed the command of their father, and now refused to be enticed into transgression. But the men of Judah had hearkened not to the words of the Lord, and were in consequence about to suffer His severest judgments....
"When men's hearts are softened and subdued by the constraining influence of the Holy Spirit, they will give heed to counsel; but when they turn from admonition until their hearts become hardened the Lord permits them to be led by other influences. Refusing the truth, they accept falsehood, which becomes a snare to their own destruction....
"The lesson is for us. If the requirements of a good and wise father, who took the best and most effectual means to secure his posterity against the evils of intemperance, were worthy of strict obedience, surely God's authority should be held in as much greater reverence as He is holier than man."--Prophets and Kings, pp. 424-426.
NOTE: Jeremiah 26:2-6 gives a summary of chapter 7:1-15. Then verses 7 and onward tell the reactions of princes and people to Jeremiah's "temple discourse" of chapters 7 through 10.
"Nebuchadrezzar" (Jeremiah 21:2; 25:9; 35:11) is a variant spelling for Nebuchadnezzar, actually closer to the Babylonian.
The "seventy years" of captivity (see Jeremiah 25:11,12; Daniel 9:2) begin with the first taking of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in 606/605 B.C.
Some of the place names in Jeremiah 25:20-26 cannot be positively identified. Some may be cryptic designations of places known by other names.
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