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Jeremiah 31:23-26,
23 This is what the LORD
Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "When I bring them back from
captivity, the people in the land of Judah and in its towns will once again
use these words: 'The LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling, O sacred
mountain.'
24 People will live together in Judah and all its
towns--farmers and those who move about with their flocks.
25 I will
refresh the weary and satisfy the faint."
26 At this I awoke and looked around. My sleep had
been pleasant to me.
According
to verse 26 Jeremiah had a pleasant dream in which God promised to return
the exiles. It was not unusual for God to speak to prophets in a dream. The
words of Yahweh were words of comfort. The exiles would return to the
cities of Judah. The city of Jerusalem would again be God¡¦s residence, a
prosperous and sacred place. Farmers and shepherds often had conflicts over
the use of the land. In God¡¦s renewed Judah they would live together in peace.
The exiles would travel by foot for months to return to Judah, The Judeans had God¡¦s promise to
return them to their homeland, if they remained faithful.
B. To Build and to Plant:
Jeremiah 31:27-30,
27 "The days are
coming," declares the LORD, "when I will plant the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the offspring of
men and of animals.
28 ¡§Just as I watched over them to uproot and
tear down, and to overthrow, destroy and bring disaster, so I will watch
over them to build and to plant," declares the LORD.
29."In those days
people will no longer say, 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the
children's teeth are set.
30 Instead, everyone will
die for his own sin; whoever eats sour grapes--his own teeth will be set on
edge.
From the commentary of the
Faith Connection by Robert Branson, p.37: God called Jeremiah to be a prophet of doom, ¡§to uproot
and tear down, to destroy and overthrow,¡¨ but also ¡§to build and to plant¡¨
(1:10). The time of
destruction had come. Jerusalem with the
temple was destroyed. The people were in exile. God had brought judgment
upon them for their sins. They had learned the hard way that the God of
mercy and grace is also the God of anger and justice when His people defy
Him and break His commandments. Every nation needs to hear His word and
keep it in order not to have to face His wrath.
Yet
there would come a time ¡§to build and to plant.¡¨ Israel had been
taken into exile by the Assyrians in 720 BC and Judah by the
Babylonians in 586 BC. God did not forget either of them. The people had
been exiled and their domestic animal life have been devastated by the invading army. Jeremiah likens
God to a farmer who scatters seed upon the soil. Only in this case He would
¡§plant¡¨ people and animals in the kingdoms. Once again His people would
thrive.
The
Judeans, however, felt that they had been unjustly judged. They were being
punished for their ancestors¡¦ sins. They were innocent. This proverb (v.
29) continued to be repeated even in the days of Ezekiel (18:2). The people
blame someone else. The Lord of Israel is a just
God. He judges people individually and corporately for their sins, yet also
is willing to forgive them, if they accept responsibility for their sins.
He is a God who grants grace and mercy to those who acknowledge their
disobedience and ask for forgiveness.
From the Commentary of NIV: The people tried to blame God¡¦s judgment on the
sins of their fathers. One person¡¦s sin does indeed affect other people,
but all people are still held personally accountable for the sin in their
own lives (Deuteronomy 24:16; Ezekiel 18:2).
C. A New Covemant Jeremiah 31:31-34,
31"The time is
coming," declares the LORD, "when I will make a new covenant with
the house of Israel
and with the house of Judah.
32 It
will not be like the covenant I made with their forefathers when I took
them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt,
because they broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,
"declares the LORD.
33 "This
is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel
after that time," declares the LORD. "I will put my law in their
minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be
my people.
34 No longer will a man
teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' because
they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest,"
declares the LORD. "For I will forgive their wickedness and will
remember their sins no more."
God would write his law on their
hearts rather than on tablets of stone, as he did the Ten Commandments. In
17:1 their sin was engraved on their hearts to that they wanted
above all to disobey. This change seems to describe an experience very much
like the new birth, with God taking the initiative. When we turn our lives
over to God, he, by his Holy Spirit, builds into us the desire to obey him.
The old Covenant broken by
the people; would be replaced by a new covenant. The foundation of this new
covenant is Christ (Hebrews 8:6). It is revolutionary, involving not only Israel and Judah, but even the Gentiles. It
offers a unique personal relationship with God himself, with his laws
written on individuals¡¦ hearts instead of on stone. Jeremiah looked forward
to the day when Jesus would come to establish this covenant. But for us
today, this covenant is here. We have the wonderful opportunity to make a
fresh start and establish a permanent, personal relationship with God (29:11;
32:38-40). ¡V Commentary from NIV.
Question: Read Jeremiah 31:31-34, then discuss
the following¡G
1. In what ways did the people break covenant with God?
(worship of idols; broken relationship)
2. In what ways was the new covenant to be different or the
same from God¡¦s original covenant? (God gave the people the law which
became the basis of the old covenant. This new covenant would come through
belief in the sacrifice of God¡¦s son.)
D. Conclusion:
The old
covenant God made with His people required strict obedience to the Law. The
new covenant promised that God will forgive sin and restore relationship
with those whose hearts and lives are turned toward Him. Jesus Christ is
the mediator of the new covenant, and His death on the cross is the
foundation of the promise.
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