They have the sensitiveness of a girl, and the nervous organism of a gazelle. Jeremiah 1:9-10 recounts God's commission to Jeremiah, at the time a teenager. . Commentary on Jeremiah 31:18-20 Now I have seen Jesus I know God identifies Himself with men. The Holy Bible reveals that nothing is more powerful than the touch of the Lord's hand. Surely He’s as guid as He can be. All rights reserved. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. Other cases of touching the lips are those of Isaiah 6:6, symbolical of purification; and of Daniel 10:16, symbolical of supernatural strengthening. 1:5). Touched, Heb. “Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. Jeremiah 29:11 is no different. touched. Ver. Leviticus 10 ff. Here Jeremiah speaks again of his calling, that his doctrine might not be despised, as though it proceeded from a private individual. For God is not dumb, and His prophets today are not deaf. Against this power nothing earthly can stand; it is a hammer that breaks rocks in pieces, xxiii29." Commentary on Jeremiah 19:1-9 (Read Jeremiah 19:1-9) The prophet must give notice of ruin coming upon Judah and Jerusalem. We might see this in the history of any nation, of old or of today, but I will take Israel, because we are more familiar with its history and its prophets. That place which holiness made the joy of the whole earth, sin made the reproach and shame of the whole earth. (See Jeremiah 25:8–14 for one example.) (11-19) Commentary on Jeremiah 1:1-10 (Read Jeremiah 1:1-10) Jeremiah's early call to the work and office of a prophet is stated. It is life that speaks to life, heart that comforts heart. Then — God having excited the prophet by command and promise, now in a vision confirms him, either by the hand of an angel, or by himself in some visible shape. Jeremiah's call to the prophetic office. Other cases of touching the lips are those of. Many are moulded upon this type. 2. What is the nature of God? Then the Lord put forth his hand and touched my mouth.] And the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth." (1-10) A vision of an almond-tree and of a seething-pot, Divine protection is promised. Chapter 1 of the Book of Jeremiah could be titled: Humility Precedes Enlightenment Rev. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. Preachers may preach forever that God is love, and it will not have the force of one God-filled deed of love. It is to those who have no might that He increaseth strength. Yet such, like Jeremiah, may play an heroic part on the world’s stage, if only they will let God lay down the iron of His might along the lines of their natural weakness. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.” Jeremiah 11:11 Translation & Meaning. See Jesus weeping over Jerusalem. "They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they … Nature is full of prophecy, life everywhere throbs with expectancy of greater being; God begins with the simplest and works towards the greatest, He starts with a cell of living matter, and ends with the wonderful human frame, He starts with a spark of life and ends with a spirit in His own image. John Calvin's Commentaries On Jeremiah 1- 9. Let us remember that it was because Jesus was one with the Father that He could be the medium of the Word of God. This is a great message. Suns rise and set and do not deceive us. , symbolical of supernatural strengthening. The one thing that God demands of thee is absolute consecration to His purpose, and willingness to go on any errand on which He may send thee. Jeremiah 1:9 New International Version (NIV). There is a Word of God for us in nature. . I see His love going out to wretched men and women. We have the promise of God's purpose. Jeremiah 29 is addressed to the exiles in Babylon. Jeremiah 19:1–13: the acquisition of a clay jug and the breaking of the jug in front of the religious leaders of Jerusalem. 2 One of the fathers of the Rechabites was named Jeremiah (Jer 35:3). Fear not, therefore, though thou be, as thou objectest, infantissimus et infirmissimus; but "go in this my might," and preach lustily. Jeremiah 27 –28: The wearing of an oxen yoke and its subsequent breaking by a false prophet, Hananiah. Jeremiah Chapter 19 Verses 1-9: Smashing the jar in front of the elders and priests symbolized the coming destruction of Judah. But when Eric felt love in this godly woman it set him to thinking about the goodness in God. He was not like the gods of the Babylonians, fickle, full of whims, acting by impulse, but He was a God who weighed and considered; who looked at motives as well as deeds; who meted out rewards and punishments by desert. 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