Jeremiah 22:1-23 Thus said the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,… The prophet is commanded to go down to the king's palace and deliver his prophecies in the royal audience. His mission did not admit of time-serving or evasive utterance. Like that prophet who said to David, "Thou art the man," he had to speak to the king face to face and with great plainness. I. GOD'S CHILDREN ARE OFTEN CALLED UPON TO WITNESS TO HIM IN DIFFICULT PLACES. In king's courts; in society; in unbelieving homes; in the office, workshop, etc. II. THEIR WITNESS IS OFTEN IN SHEER CONTRADICTION TO THE ACTIONS AND HABITS THAT PREVAIL THERE. The sin of Judah was flagrant and open, affecting the most elementary laws of righteousness, The Law of Moses guarded the widow and the orphan. The Law of God, in its righteousness, purity, and love, is still strange to the world's life, and is constantly violated in it. But the duty of witnessing is only rendered the more imperative. III. THEY ARE SUSTAINED BY: 1. The consciousness of inner rectitude and duty. 2. The witness of conscience in the transgressors. 3. The presence and promises of him who sends them. - M. Parallel Verses KJV: Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word,WEB: Thus said Yahweh: Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, |
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