5;4,5
Jeremiah is leading us through his thought processes. Initially he thought it was only the poor who were not responding to God, because they were foolish. Surely the leaders will know better! But this was not the case. In fact, they had led the way in rebelling against God, throwing off all restraints and obligations that God had put on them. This is very much the case in our own times. The “elite” have led the way in rejecting God, but it is all stratas of society that suffer, especially the poor.
5:6
This verse makes clear that there is no question about God’s judgement coming upon Judah. The imagery of a lion, a wolf and a leopard are used, just to drive the point home. And why is this happening?Because Judah’s rebellion is great, and her backslidings many. God’s wrath and judgement is often portrayed as being capricious, but it is not. It is based on truth and justice.
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