Prophetic Tour For America

Jer. 11 [1] The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, [This discourse is supposed to have been delivered in the first year of the reign of Zedekiah.] [2] Hear ye the words of this covenant, and speak unto the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem; [This covenant - alluding to the book of the Law (Deuteronomy 31:26) found in the temple by Hilkiah the high priest, five years after Jeremiah's call to the prophetic office (2 Kings 22:8-23:25'). The Law was delivered by Moses, to which the people more than once promised obedience. Hear ye - Others besides Jeremiah were to spread G-d's will to the people; it was the duty of the priests to read the Law to them (Malachi 2:7).] [3] And say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel; Cursed be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant, [After the reading, the prophet appears to sum up the things contained in what was read to them; as if he had said, “Ye hear what the L-rd said unto you: remember, the sum of it is this: The man is cursed who obey not; and he is blessed who obeys. From these declarations G-d will not depart.”] [4] Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God: [In the day - that is, when. The Sinaitic covenant was made some time after the exodus, but the two events are so connected as to be viewed as one. Iron furnace - (Deuteronomy 4:20 , 1 Kings 8:51 ). "Furnace" expresses the searching ordeal; "iron," the long duration of it. The furnace was of earth, not of iron (Psalms 12:6 ); a furnace, in heat and duration enough to melt even iron. G-d's deliverance of them from such an ordeal aggravates their present guilt. Do them - namely, the words of the covenant (Jeremiah 11:3). So - (Leviticus 26:3 Leviticus 26:12 ).] [5] That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD. [Oath - (Psalms 105:9-10.) So be it, O L-rd – Hebrew, Amen, taken from Deuteronomy 27:15-26. Jeremiah hereby solemnly concurs in the justice of the curses pronounced there. ] [6] Then the LORD said unto me, Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying, Hear ye the words of this covenant, and do them. [Proclaim all these words - Jeremiah was to take a prophetic tour throughout Judah, to proclaim everywhere the condemnation in the book of the Law found in the Temple. Let the same covenant, with the blessings and cursings, be read in every city of Judah, and in all the streets of Jerusalem, that all the people may know their duty, their privileges, and their danger. Hear . . . do - (Romans 2:13 , 1:22).] [7] For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice. [Even unto this day - I brought upon them.] [8] Yet they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear, but walked every one in the imagination of their evil heart: therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant, which I commanded them to do; but they did them not. [Imagination - rather, "stubbornness." Words - threats (Jeremiah 11:3 Deuteronomy 27:15-26). Did them not - For this G-d threatens to bring upon them all His words of threatening, annexed to the covenant of the Law.] [9] And the LORD said unto me, A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. [A conspiracy is found - All sorts of people have done alike, as if they had conspired together, determined to cast off the Divine yoke, and no longer to have G-d to reign over them, a deliberate combination against G-d and against Josiah's reformation. Their idolatry is not the result of a hasty impulse (Psalms 83:5, Ezekiel 22:25).] [10] They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers. [They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers - A great reformation had taken place under the reign of Josiah, and the public worship of idols had been abolished, and most of the high places destroyed; but under the reign of his son and his successors, they had turned back again to idolatry, and were become worse than ever. It required a captivity to cure them of this propensity: and G-d sent one: after that, there was no idolatry among the Jews.] [11] Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. [I will not hearken – G-d will not hear them crying to Him in their adversity, who refuse to hear Him speaking to them in their prosperity. Cry unto me - contrasted with "cry unto the gods," (Jeremiah 11:12). Not hearken - (Psalms 18:41, Proverbs 1:28, Isaiah 1:15, Micah 3:4.)] [12] Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. [Cry unto the gods . . . not save - (Deuteronomy 32:37 Deuteronomy 32:38 ). Compare this verse and beginning of Jeremiah 11:13, Jeremiah 2:28. In the time of their trouble - that is, calamity (Jeremiah 2:27).] Have we not promise our obedience ‘in G-d we trust?’ If G-d can cut off His people from disobedience - why do you think He would He not do the same to us? People tend to shrink at the word law, but G-d’s Laws are His instructions on how to live. Why isn’t the Laws preached anymore? We are not under the letter of the Law but the Law still exists, it was not put there to condemn us but to teach us how to live G-dly lives, that all the people may know their duty, their privileges, and their danger, there are 613 Oral Laws swash down to 7 Noachide Law to 10 Written Laws. All are cursed who obey not; and all is blessed who obeys! From these declarations G-d will not depart regardless of nationality, male or female. We have gone far astray, what is wrong we call good, are government is passing laws that should not have been put in place. We all will pay the price for disobedience. We have cast off our Divine yoke and turn to idolatry in our hasty desires. We need to turn back to the iniquities of our forefathers – In G-d we trust. G-d will not hear America crying to Him in their adversity, who refuse to hear Him speaking to them in their prosperity. The time of our trouble will soon be upon us, it’s not too late for each individual to make a change, were He leads. Open up your hearts and ears to what He is saying to you.