Homilist Jeremiah 2:4-8 Hear you the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:… 1. THE SINNER IS DIVINELY DESCRIBED. 1. Sin is departure from God. Alienation of sympathy and soul. 2. Sin is a progress of vanity. A going from the real to the unreal. (1) The pleasures he seeks are unsatisfactory; all empty, and outside him. (2) The honours he aspires to are unreal; neither enrich nor ennoble the soul. II. THE SINNER IS DIVINELY CHALLENGED. 1. If iniquity were found in God, there would be some justification for apostasy. 2. The discovery of such iniquity is an absolute impossibility. (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:WEB: Hear the word of Yahweh, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel! |
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