Today’s passage: Jeremiah 26:1-24
Helpful thoughts:
- The events of chapter 26 happen before chapters 24 and 25.
- Jeremiah spoke God’s word to the priests, prophets and all the people in the house of the Lord, and they seized him and threatened him.
- The argument of the elders was like this; Since God didn’t destroy us after treating Micah well, and since we killed Urijah, maybe if we don’t kill Jeremiah, God won’t bring this judgment to pass.
- There isn’t any indication of repentance like that which occurred during the ministry of Micah. All they seemed to think was that letting prophets live brought favor and killing prophets made God mad. They were treating God the same way they treated all the false gods.
Questions to consider:
- Where would you expect a crowd to seize a person communicating God’s word? What warning can we receive by the fact this occurred inside the Temple by people who had come to “worship” God?
- What are some ways we might think today, if we do this or that, God will have to show me favor? Does God work blessings in our lives through a bartering system?
- Why do we walk in righteousness and love for God and our neighbors? What is our motivation? How does looking to Jesus truly bring repentance?