2:1,2
“The word of the Lord came to me”, this echoes the words in 1:4. Now the focus is the actual prophesying to the nation. Jeremiah was to proclaim “in the hearing of Jerusalem”. In one sense v2 looks a bit fanciful, rather looking at events through rose tinted spectacles. For Israel went through the wilderness because of her disobedience, and they were not exactly a happy band of travellers, complaining there way across the desert. Yet despite, they did follow the Lord through the wilderness. There are times in the life when our following of Jesus is not exactly done with great joy and gladness, yet the key thing is that we continue to follow Him.
2:3
Despite Israel’s failings, they were still following God through the desert, and God defended her against any enemies who attacked her. This is relevant as now that Babylon was a great threat, Judah was turning to other nations for help. She should have learnt from her history.
Notice that it says about Israel that she was the “firstfruits” of God’s harvest. Israel was meant to be a model of what a godly people were like so that the rest of the world could follow.
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