Jeremiah 3
Refusing to Be Ashamed of Sin
Jeremiah ends his first message by exposing the spiritual harlotry of Judah. The first verse introduces his theme: God’s law (Deut. 24:1-4) forbade a wife, divorced by her first husband and married to another, to return to her first love. Yet Judah, who had separated from h …
Hope For a Backsliding Nation
Jeremiah pauses in his condemnation of sin to offer a message of hope to backsliding Israel. An invitation is given to backsliding Israel to return to God (v. 11-12). Also (vv. 6,8,14).They are instructed to acknowledge their sin against God, by worshiping false gods (v. 13). Precio …