Jeremiah 5:20-22 - Should you not tremble in my presence?

5:20,21

This is reminiscent of Isaiah 6:9. The having eye but not seeing, ears but no hearing is a comment on the spiritual deafness of the people. They had the word of God both in terms of the Law and the words of the prophets, but they never understood a word of it, never took it on board. Jeremiah is to proclaim this to the people ”you foolish and senseless people”. There is a time to be blunt, and God is very blunt with His people.

5:22

“Should you not fear me?” We can see this today in the churches that delight in ignoring God;s words on sexual morality. What a foolish thing to do! God is our creator, the creator of the whole universe. Why ignore God and choose to listen to so-called progressives!? We should not be surprised if such a path leads to disaster. If we are Bible believing Christians (and there really isn’t any other sort) it is easy for us to say that, for we do believe God knows best. But what about when we face threats or danger in our own lives. Whom do we fear? Do we fear the circumstances, or do we fear God?

God is the creator of all things, and creation reflects parts of His glory. So the sand is a boundary for the sea. We just take this for granted, but God says it reflects something deeper. The sea is so powerful, but there is a limit to how far it can go. It is so dangerous, yet it is limited. Babylon was a very real threat, but there was a limit to how far it would go. It would go very far, but what Judah needed to do was to fear the Lord.