26:7-9
“The priests, the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah”, everyone was without excuse. They all heard the word of God, but they all rejected the word of God. “You must die!” The response was very similar to the response of the religious leaders to Jesus. The people did not hear the word of God. Sceptics and atheists are always seeking to put the blame on God (whom they don’t think exists!), but the guilt always lies with us, not God.
26:10,11
In some ways this is very similar to the way Jesus was treated, with the scribes, priests and teachers of the Law gathering to plot how they could kill Him. However, as we will see in the next section, the eventual outcome was very different. But at this stage, they just out to get Jeremiah. Why are they doing this? Because Jeremiah has prophesied the destruction of the temple and Jerusalem. The religious leaders thought that Jerusalem was God’s city, and the temple was His temple. Now, they were indeed God’s city and temple, but because they were His righteousness was demanded, and persistent unrighteousness could not be tolerated. Things must be done God’s way. We need to remember this when we think about ourselves. God saved us through the righteousness of Christ, and saved us for righteousness.
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