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1 | study for jeremiah chapter5 | Jeremiah | nedra cadle | 145855 | ||
study for jeremiah chapter5 |
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2 | study for jeremiah chapter5 | Jeremiah | EdB | 145856 | ||
5:1 find a man. The city was too sinful to have even one man who, by truth and justice, could qualify to be an advocate to secure pardon for Judah. Refusal to repent was the norm (v. 3) for the common people (v. 4) and for the leaders (v. 5). 5:6 lion. Three animals which tear and eat their victims represented the invader: the lion (see note on 4:6,7), the wolf, and the leopard, picturing vicious judgment on both poor (v. 4) and rich (v. 5). 5:7 adultery. Often the idea of adultery is figurative for idolatry or political alliances (see note on 3:1), but the language here refers to physical adultery by men seeking out a harlot or going to neighbors’ wives (v. 8), thus violating the seventh commandment (Ex. 20:14). 5:10 not the Lord’s. The people, depicted as vine branches to be destroyed (cf. 11:16,17), did not genuinely know the Lord in a saving relationship, but had forsaken Him and given allegiance to other gods. The description of having eyes but not seeing, and ears but not hearing (v. 21) is used by Isaiah (6:9) and Jesus Christ (Matt. 13:13) for such false professors as these branches. Jesus also referred to false branches in John 15:2,6 which were burned. 5:14 My words … fire. The judgment of Judah prophesied in God’s Word by Jeremiah will bring destruction, but not elimination (v. 18), to the nation, cf. 23:29. 5:22 sand … of the sea. God’s providential acts in the natural world such as 1) creating the seashore to prevent flooding, 2) giving rain at the appropriate times (v. 24), and 3) providing time for harvest (v. 24) are witness enough to the Lord’s reality and grace. As the nation turns away from God, He will take these unappreciated gifts away (v. 25). 5:31 prophesy falsely. These included prophets with bogus messages, priests who asserted their own authority, and also followers who indulged such falseness. All are guilty before God. MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (Je 5:1). Nashville: Word Pub. |
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