Rev. Zelwyn Heide, pastor at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Hannover, ND and Zion Lutheran Church in New Salem, ND, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Jeremiah 2:20-37.
The LORD continues His case against His people, leaving them without excuse for their idolatry. Though He had freed them from slavery in Egypt, they chose further slavery for themselves by their blatant idolatry. They did not simply stumble into their idolatry; they sought it out with the eagerness of a young female animal in heat. The LORD mocks their idolatry, challenging His people to let their multitude of false gods provide help in time of trouble. They have not responded to the LORD’s discipline; they have forgotten the joy of having the LORD as their husband. Their wickedness knows no bounds as they refuse to admit their sin; for this, judgment is coming.
“A Time to Destroy and a Time to Build” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Jeremiah. The prophet calls the people of Judah and Jerusalem to repent of their faithless idolatry and warns them of the destruction that is coming in the Babylonian exile. Yet Jeremiah does not leave us without hope in the midst of such dark days. Jeremiah and all who believe the Word of God he preached survive because of hope that is found in the righteous Branch from the line of David, Jesus Christ.
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