It’s very funny and also ridiculous for the people of Judah to ask for God’s help through Prophet Jeremiah at the last minute they observed the enemies were coming but they were not ready to repent and obey the Lord.
“Opposition to truth cannot be excused on the basis of ignorance, because from the creation of the world, the invisible qualities of God’s nature have been made visible, such as his eternal power and transcendence. He has made his wonderful attributes easily perceived, for seeing the visible makes us understand the invisible. So then, this leaves everyone without excuse.” Apostle Paul in Romans 1:20
Their sins were so terrible that they emulated the paganistic traditions of the Canaanites sacrificing their children at the altar of Molech, an idol they worshipped in a place called Tophet in the valley of Hinnom or Gehenna in the Southern part of Jerusalem.
This is how it’s done; they would set fire under Molech and because the idol is made of metal, it will be very hot and it’s at that point they would lay the baby in the hands of Molech and the baby would cry to death.
To prevent the parent of the baby or any sympathizer hearing the agonizing cry of the baby, the worshippers would beat their drums and blow their trumpets, dancing and celebrating.
What a terrible and barbaric act. See how it is done in the pictures in the link below and also read the rest of the message from the link:
Why did Jeremiah purchase a clay jar and broke it at the valley of Hinnom?
This will be the 3rd time so far that Prophet Jeremiah would mention the valley of Hinnom, and the atrocities committed in it. His first mention was in Jeremiah Chapter 2:23, second mention was in 7:30-32 and then in our today’s study chapter 19:2. We will see the 4th mention in chapter 32:35.
What’s so special about the valley of Hinnom that it keeps coming up in Jeremiah’s prophecies? Let’s look at some facts.
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In the Bible, whenever a preacher intends to convey God’s message to the people in a way that would make the message stick to their memory, they tend to use symbolic illustrations. No wonder, the same strategy is being used till date, especially in schools. Students tend to grasp information better when such information are expressed with symbols, pictures, and portraits.
Note that whatever you esteem higher than God has become an idol.
Their idolatry obsession was so strong to the point that their children were also infected with the same obsession.
They already had their imagination and memories filled with images of idols.
Therefore, every parent must be careful about their actions because your children are watching! Whatever your child sees you do consistently over time, he or she will start practising the same thing.
Why would God prohibit Jeremiah from mingling with those people at that time?
The reason is simply because God did not want him to be corrupted or produce another corrupted generation. Because the sins of these people had already reached unbearable threshold and they were already awaiting judgement.
So, whatever happened to them was brought upon them by their sins and rejection of solution to their sin’s problem. Read more in verses 10-13.
If we are to interpret this using the lens of the epistles, we will see something similar here in 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 (TPT)
Even the priests and other prophets available at that time deserted God and were busy lying in the name of God. They twisted God’s message of warnings and were busy preaching messages contrary to God’s Word. They were turning people’s hearts against Jeremiah and God’s Word, that telling have nothing to worry about, that no enemies would come and invade the land, that there is nothing like war or famine. Read Jer 14:14
In Chapter 13 of the book of Jeremiah, we could see the two warning signs that the Prophet used to form the basis of his message to the people of Judah and Jerusalem.
The first sign was “The Linen girdle” also known as sash or waistband.
The second sign was “The Wine Jar” used for storing wines in those days.
What do both signs signify?
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Good day People of God in Christ Jesus. You are all welcome to another new day. Glory to God for the gift of life. It is a joyful new day for us all, in Jesus name. In our today’s episode 502 of studying and understanding the Bible, we shall be examining Jeremiah Chapter 12 titled: … [Read more…]