The kingdom assured them of the divine guidance. After he has cleansed them from their sin, he will bring them back and they will rebuild the city to Gods glory (6-9). There will come a time in the land of Judah when there shall once more be heard the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride (33:10-11). Jeremiah is not someone who looks at the world through rose-colored glasses. Jeremiah 33:14 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. But during the Kingdom Age, there will be offerings in Jerusalem. The meaning of the Prophet is, that God would at length render evident the power of his word, by fulfilling it. December 2, 2012. 13 In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the vale, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD. That has been fully taken care of. Verse Jeremiah 33:14. are adverbs, "day and night," for "the regular alternation of day and night." (Note: Continebatur autem salus populi duabus istis partibus. Time is like a river and its current is swift. 1. This promise concerned the whole priesthood in the person of Phinehas, and the Levites also, inasmuch as the Levites were given to the priests; hence there is mention made in Malachi 2:4, Malachi 2:8, of a covenant with Levi. and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not ( Jeremiah 33:3 ). would quickly come; five or six hundred years more, and then This designation of Jerusalem as "Jehovah Our Righteousness" makes it mandatory to read "Jerusalem" here as "The New Jerusalem." Jeremiah 1:1-16 - The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of . And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first. They are those who have been loosed from their sins and cleansed in the blood of Christ. The promises of God seemed to have come to an end. God told Jeremiah that He has not rejected them. God has a gracious set of promises that he will fulfill. "At the same time," says the LORD, "I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be My people." Thus says the LORD: "The people who survived the sword Found grace in the wilderness Moreover the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying, Thus saith the LORD the maker, the LORD that formed it, to establish it; the LORD is his name; Call unto me, and I will answer thee ( Jeremiah 33:1-3 ), Well now, he's just been calling unto the Lord. house of Israel and to the house of Judah; In the cities of Judah there will be joy, in the pastures there will be peace, and in the temple there will be the sound of praise to God (10-13).Once more a king of the dynasty of David will rule over Israel, and Jerusalem will be the city of Gods salvation. Burnt-offering, meat-offering, and sin-offering are the three species of sacrifice which were to be brought, according to the law, as in Jeremiah 17:26. This if betokens the impossible; man cannot alter the arrangement in nature for the regular alternation of day and night. which I have promised unto the He had been divinely called to denounce Israel's spiritual apostasy and proclaim severe judgement upon them. That is certainly the reason this passage is one of the lectionary readings for the first Sunday in Advent. and are in apposition to , "my covenant the day - the night," for "my covenant with regard to the day and the night, which is this, that day and night shall return at their appointed times." Who is that Branch of righteousness growing up out of David? We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. The people of Israel grew weary of Jeremiah's message of repentance, and even asked the king to silence him by putting him into prison. , to cause to sprout of grow, corresponds to the figure of the , under which the Messiah is represented in both passages. This land that you say is desolate is going to be filled with voices of joy and happiness, voices of the bridegroom and of the bride." Christ is here prophesied of, 1. This is the name by which Jehovah shall call him, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. On the other side, Kueper, Wichelhaus, and Hengstenberg (Christology, vol. When it is so, let us learn to exercise faith and patience, so that our souls may not tremble, though Gods promises may not every moment manifest their power by being actually fulfilled. When God renders punishment on Israel and Judah, some hold the notion that He has rejected them. Yeremia a prophet of Judah in 627 B.C., who wrote the book of Jeremiah,a man of Libnah; father of Hamutal, mother of Jehoahaz, king of Judah,head of an important clan in eastern Manasseh in the time of Jotham,a Benjamite man who defected to David at Ziklag,the fifth of Saul's Gadite officers who defected to David in the wilderness,the tenth of Saul . God chose, but He's cast them off. And Jeremiah in this 33 rd chapter reminds us that even in the midst of life's worst woes, even in a time of collapsing securities and the disorientation that always results, God has a word. Some think that they pass under the hand of him that telleth them that they may be tithed, Leviticus 27:32. Thus saith the LORD; If ye can break my covenant of the day, and my covenant of the night, and that there should not be day and night in their season; Then may also my covenant be broken with David my servant, that he should not have a son to reign upon his throne; and with the Levites the priests, my ministers. As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the sea measured, so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites who serve me. Jeremiah 23 PARAGRAPH DIVISIONS OF MODERN TRANSLATIONS (The parentheses represent poetic literary units) READING CYCLE THREE (see introductory section) FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR'S INTENT AT PARAGRAPH LEVEL This is a study guide commentary,which means that you are responsible for your own interpretation of the Bible. His situation looked bleak, as this was not a good time to be a true prophet of God. Voices of praise unto the Lord as they come into the temple again offering the sacrifices of praise. Such is Advent faith, and Advent hope. Studying the book of Jeremiah 33; shows a significant summary of the history, time and relevant details according to the bible's acts based onBenson Joseph - Bible Commentary and reading parallely the bible's version New English Translation. But they are wasting their time, as the city is going to be destroyed (4-5).Nevertheless, God will not forsake his people. i. Jeremiah now shews why God had promised that there would be a quiet habitation for shepherds, so that no one would by force take away their flocks. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. As a king that shall protect his subjects from all injury. Yes, yes, I know that we all celebrate the New Year on January 1, but because we are Christians, and because we still attend church on Sunday . Notice that Jeremiah 33:17. says that, from the time this prophecy was given, David would not lack a descendant to sit on the throne not of the house of Judah, but of the house of Israel. This is no contradiction, because the New Jerusalem is the Church of God, completely identified with the True Israel who is Jesus Christ, a truth which becomes crystal clear in the New Testament. Ed. We'll be going there for big barbecues and having a great time as we offer the sacrifices and as we sit and eat with the Lord in that glorious fellowship with Him. And his salvation encompasses not just Judah and Jerusalem, but the whole world. In our text for today, Jeremiah is languishing in a prison attached to the palace of the besieged king (Jeremiah 32:1-3). All will admit the total impropriety of associating a name like that with the literal earthly Jerusalem. Yet now, in the midst of catastrophe, the prophet finally speaks words of promise! forever: Yeshua, Jesus, God saves. Show us signs of your presence: a light in the darkness, a voice in the silence, and a stirring deep within us. As a righteous king, righteous in enacting laws, waging wars, and giving judgment, righteous in vindicating those that suffer wrong and punishing those that do wrong: He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. They are demolishing houses and palaces in order to obtain materials to strengthen the city walls against the enemys battering rams. (Spoiler Alert: Its always Jesus.) For over a year the Babylonians besieged the city. And we are made the righteousness of God in him. God has a plan. And that is a theologically sound way of reading this passage from Jeremiah. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord . I. Studying the book of Jeremiah 33; shows a significant summary of the history, time and relevant details according to the bible's acts based onBenson Joseph - Bible Commentary and reading parallely the bible's version Tree of Life Version. We are called to speak a word of hope and promise in a world often filled with fear and uncertainty, even despair. The Jewish Messiah, the Christian Messiah July 10, 2021 Prophecies by Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Amos, and others about a messianic figure who assists in . "I will cause a Branch of righteousness to arise unto David " (Jeremiah 33:16). We claim the Old Testament as well as the New as our Holy Scripture. How might you broaden your sermon about redemptive hope to include all of Creation, and not just humanity? In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and this is the name whereby she shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness. Commentary on Acts 15:1-6. 14 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. Behar, BeHar, Be-har, or B'har ( Hebrew for "on the mount," the fifth word, and the first distinctive word, in the parashah) is the 32nd weekly Torah portion ( , parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the ninth in the Book of Leviticus.The parashah tells the laws of the Sabbatical year ( , Shmita) and limits on debt . The recent rise in acts of anti-Semitism in the United States make this a danger we must take seriously. But taken together, the verses tip us toward a sense of kinship, a promise of God which is fulfilled in multiple ways and which includes ever more than we could possibly imagine. "The predicted restoration (the days are coming) is not, however, to be looked for in the immediate time of the return from the Captivity. And if we accept one (verse 17) as fulfilled prophecy, should we not also accept the other (verse 18)? He afterwards speaks of the kingdom of Israel, and of the kingdom of Judah, to intimate that he would be merciful to the whole people, though the ten tribes had been for a long time separated from the tribe of Judah, and from the half tribe of Benjamin, as it has been stated elsewhere. Such is the word of promise and hope in this text. It is promised that the people who were long in sorrow shall again be filled with joy. As Jellie noted, "It was impossible, and now is impossible, to restore: (1) either a literal reign of David's descendants or (2) the Levitical priesthood, for two reasons: (a) Their genealogical tables have been irrecoverably lost, and (b) nothing short of a direct decision from God Himself could distinguish the descendants of David or Levi from the descendants of any other of the twelve tribes of ancient Israel."[9]. Furthermore, it should be particularly noted that this chapter says nothing at all about any "succession" of Davidic kings, or any series of such rulers, but that he shall have "a son to reign upon his throne." Nevertheless, he has purchased the land as a pledge, as earnest of Gods redemption: For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Houses and fields and vineyards shall again be bought in this land (32:15). 2. The Davidic dynasty and the Levitical priesthood will work together in perfect harmony, and worship will ascend to God perpetually (17-18). The words "He shall rule as king and deal wisely," which in Jeremiah 23:5 bring into prominence the contrast between the kingdom of the Messiah and that of the godless shepherd of the people, were unnecessary for the connection of our passage. Many good words or promises are made before, concerning the spiritual welfare and prosperity of the church; but this is the best of all; this is the better thing provided for saints under the Gospel dispensation, and promised to them, who are meant by the houses of Judah and Israel; for these phrases, as the Jews themselves allow, show that the words belong to the times of the Messiah; and which God, that is true and cannot lie, and who is faithful, that has promised, and is able to perform, will do. show to the prophet, ( Jeremiah By means of the apposition "the Levites," the priests are designated as the legitimate priesthood, established as such in virtue of God's choice of the tribe of Levi, in contrast with priests such as Jeroboam appointed, out of the common people, for the worship set up by him. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. Instead, Jesus restored the Kingdom of God to the whole world and is in the process of bringing that Kingdom to the fruition promised here in Jeremiah 33. Today we hear the story of the prophet Jeremiah, who was born in Josiah's time, but went on the prophesy during the darkest times of Judah's history. You say, "Well, I've been praying about it." No sooner does anything appear than it is swept away, and another comes in its place. 16 In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness. Promised what? See Hosea 1:10, c. Hosea 2:15, c. Hosea 6:11, c. Amos 9:14, c., and Jeremiah 3:12, c. The end of the captivity has been foretold by Micah, Micah 7:9, &c. Zephaniah, Zephaniah 3:10, c. and by Jeremiah, Jeremiah 16:15 Jeremiah 23:3; Jeremiah 29:10; Jeremiah 32:37. his person and office: that I will perform that good thing All rights reserved. principal of the great and mighty things the Lord promised to Why are they having sacrifices after Christ has returned? Jeremiahs many prophecies of judgmentprophecies that have landed him in prisonare coming true. Some texts describe it as polluting Gods land (see Numbers 35) or even being the very reason for the exile, that the land might recover and heal (see also Ezekiel 36). Psalm 25:1-10 appears three times in the Revised Common Lectionary. However, its meaning sometimes is to establish, and sometimes to rouse, (90) so as to make that to appear which was before hidden. Hast thou not seen what this people have spoken, saying, 'The two families which the Lord hath chosen, these He hath rejected?' Jeremiah knew he had been called to preach a tough message. "He spoke of the Messiah as `The Spring of Living Waters' (Jeremiah 2:13), `The Good Shepherd' (Jeremiah 23:4; 31:10), `The Righteous Branch' (here and in Jeremiah 23:5f), `The Redeemer' (Jeremiah 50:34), `The Lord Our Righteousness" (Jeremiah 23:6), `David the King' (Jeremiah 30:9), and as `The Agent of the New Covenant' (Jeremiah 31:31-34). That good thing - Better, the good word Jeremiah 29:10, with reference to the promise already given Jeremiah 23:5-6. One of the chief tragedies of the Babylonian Exile, of course, was the end of the Davidic dynasty. positive used for the superlative, as frequent in the Hebrew Jeremiah 13-14 - Speaking Through Signs A. (Revelation 1:5,6, KJV). Behold, days are coming,' declares the Lord , when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. The same proclamation is given today to us, inheritors of Jeremiahs task. "The waters above the firmament" in the Creation narrative, for example, actually refer to "moisture in the atmosphere, or clouds"; but the Jews had no word for "vapor"; therefore, the waters (liquid) were beneath the firmament, and the waters (vapor) were above the firmament. 23583 Coordinates: 314641N 35149E / 31. No more sin offerings--that has been complete. Nam sacerdos erat quasi medius inter Deum et populum, rex autem representabat Dei personam. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. There shall be religious joy there; temple-songs shall be revived, the Lord's songs, which they could not sing in a strange land. It is promised that the country, which had lain long depopulated, shall be replenished and stocked again. They are those who participated in the "first resurrection." Chapter 33 1 Jeremiah was still confined to the Court of the Guard when the word of Yahweh came to him a second time, as follows, 2 'Yahweh who made the earth, who formed it and set it firm -- Yahweh is his name -- says this, 3 "Call to me and I will answer you; I will tell you great secrets of which you know nothing. Destitution does not have the last word. Their nobles have sent their lads for water; (1-2) Salvation to Israel in the last days. pp. The peace of the country. Wasn't Christ sacrificed once and for all? Jeremiah now shews why God had promised that there would be a quiet habitation for shepherds, so that no one would by force take away their flocks. Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. It was threatened (Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 16:9) that the voice of joy and gladness should cease there; but here it is promised that they shall revive again, that the voice of joy and gladness shall be heard there, because the captivity shall be returned; for then was their mouth filled with laughter,Psalms 126:1; Psalms 126:2. Salem Media Group. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Jeremiah 33:14-16. As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me. Only in a limited and preliminary way were these promises fulfilled in Zerubbabel and Sheshbazzar after the Captivity (cf. He is a branch of righteousness, not a usurper, for he grows up unto David, descends from his loins, with whom the covenant of royalty was made, and is that seed with whom that covenant should be established, so that his title is unexceptionable. miah 33:14-16 Commentary on First Reading by Kathryn Schifferdecker. In fact, this promise helps us see the breadth of the hope promised by God to David and his line, which includes all who put their hope in the Branch. Both of these pillars were broken with the destruction of Jerusalem and of the temple; the theocracy the appeared to have ceased to exist. This is one of the ways we as Christians make sense of verse 17 with its promise that Never shall there be an end to [the line of] David, a man sitting upon the throne of the house of Israel. The discrepancy between the recorded promises of God in Jeremiahs time and the lack of an Israelite king in Jesus time is perhaps one of the reasons why Luke and Matthew took such pains to record the parentage of Jesus through King David. Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them ( Jeremiah 33:24-26 ). The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. It shall not be a habitation of beggars, who have nothing, but of shepherds and husbandmen, men of substance, with good stocks upon the ground they have returned to. . Jeremiah 33:14-18 (Jeremiah 33:14) The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In the midst of darkness, light is about to break in. (mis. How about all of those "kings" and "priests" which are promised here? The Hebrew word for saved is yasha . Five hundred years after God saved the Judeans from their Babylonian exile, a child would be born, and his parents would name him Yeshua, or Jesus, meaning God saves.. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD ( Jeremiah 33:19-20 ); Now is God going to turn off Israel? In the previous chapter, he has purchased a piece of land, a foolish thing to do in a country soon to be conquered by invading armies. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. As a rightful King. The preacher should also acknowledge, however, that like Jeremiah, he or she speaks these words in a time when many are experiencing great loss: loss of job, of security, of home. So God declaring over and over His continued work upon Israel. Then we may take the comfort of what we have when God has had his dues out of it. "And the word of Jahveh came to Jeremiah, saying: Jeremiah 33:24. meant by the houses of Judah and Israel; for these phrases, as GLENN PEASE Follow PASTOR Advertisement Recommended Joel 3 commentary GLENN PEASE 233 views 138 slides Jeremiah 37 commentary GLENN PEASE 121 views 71 slides 10. destruction of jerusalem chucho1943 God shows him that the people of Jerusalem are desperate. In Jeremiah 33:14 it is designated as the establishment, i.e., the realization, of the good word which the Lord has spoken concerning Israel and Judah. Though it is likely that this particular section of Jeremiahs prophecy is a later addition (33:14-26 is lacking in the Septuagint), in its current literary context, the promises are spoken to address a dire situation. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord,. Or, "are coming" t; future times are respected; yet such as would quickly come; five or six hundred years more, and then would be fulfilled what is after promised. "Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins, in his own blood, and made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. attention, and even as calling for admiration. In the waste, he sees an opportunity for a fresh start. Consequently, it was in constant danger of being conquered, subjected, even destroyed. The worst has not yet happened, but it is inevitable. God will fulfill His promises for He is Jeremiah 33:14-15 record Gods promises for the future restoration of the community. The Lukan travel narrative (chapters 9-19) begins with a notice of Jesus' resolve to go to Jerusalem and his inhospitable reception by a . - The very same promise is given to the Levitical priests, i.e., the priests of the tribe or family of Levi ( as in Deuteronomy 17:9, Deuteronomy 17:18; Deuteronomy 18:1, etc.). It may be read, more agreeably to the original, This is he who shall call her, The Lord our righteousness. Such a view explains this addition to our passage, to which critics such as Hitzig have taken objection. The wise senior pastor however . that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah; or, "that good word" (u); that gracious word concerning Christ and salvation by him; that mercy promised to the fathers; that good thing that came out of Nazareth: the good Shepherd that laid down his life for the sheep, preferable to the shepherds before spoken of: or rather, "that best word" (w); the positive used for the superlative, as frequent in the Hebrew language. Civil and religious power will work together for the good of his people as God intended (19-22).When God punishes Israel and Judah, some people claim that he has rejected them. And thats exactly what happened. It's going to happen. Professor and Elva B. Lovell Chair of Old Testament, A resource for the whole church from Luther Seminary. The before is explanatory. [Note: Feinberg, p. 591. of pp. This then is the import and the proper application of this doctrine. 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