Influence

Devine Testing of Israel

Because Israel forsook the Lord, He forsook them. He turned them over to their enemies time after time. When the judgment became so severe that the nation finally did cry out to God, He would send a deliverer in the form of a judge (vv. 16-17). Sad to say, the people would turn to the Lord …

Live to Influence, Not be Influenced

In this passage, Jeremiah accuses God of not helping him when he really needed it (vv. 15-18). Keep in mind God had promised ultimately to deliver and vindicate Jeremiah (v. 11), but he wanted God to avenge him of his persecutors. Though God was long-suffering, Jeremiah hoped for …

Equal Justice For All

In this passage, another law of the Israelites is given: IV. Things involving Legal Justice: 1. To be a true witness and not side in with the unrighteous in legal cases (v. 1). 2. Not to pervert justice by being influenced by the crowd (v. 2). 3. Not to show favoritism to the poor (v. …