And then I finally do what, have done in the first place, I dialed 333 (Jeremiah 33:3) and asked God for the solution. c. He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth: The great promises of restoration and blessing under the completion of the new covenant would come about through an appointed Man, the Branch of righteousness, who would be a descendant of David. False prophets were popular, but truth-bearers have been persecuted in every generation, especially the one Jeremiah ministered in. Your email address will not be published. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. We read in the first verse of this chapter, "Moreover the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah the second time, while he was yet confined in the court of the prison." Jeremiah, at this time, then was a prisoner. In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the lowlands: God described different geographical regions of the land of Israel, explaining that the restoration promised would extend to all of these regions. However, I do not want us to miss the source of it all. We continue into Jeremiah 33:4-5 and its as if we jumped into another passage of Scripture. God's message to the Jews who had gone astray from God's ways was to turn back towards God so they could have their livelihood's back again. And as weve seen at least a few times so far in this book, God often starts his discussion of future blessings for his people with a reminder of where they were currently as a nation. However, if we choose to harden our hearts against God as Israel did, we can expect to be a tragic story similar to Jeremiah 33:5. With the incorrect reference of these words to knowing and making known there is connected the further error, that the command, "Call unto me," is directed to the person of the prophet, and gives an admonition for his behaviour towards God, for which the text affords on foundation whatever; for it does not run: "Thus saith Jahveh to me" (), and the insertion of this is unwarranted, and inconsistent with the use of which introduces the announcement. God will answer you but you need to listen for His instruction that may not be what you expected. Yet, He invites us to call unto Him and trust Him anyway. We see this happening in verses 19 through 22. God tells Jeremiah to call out to Him and to listen for all that God can teach him even in a prison cell. And if that were not incredible enough, he promises to answer you when you call on him. We believe all that we do flows from the gospel. If you can break My covenant with the day and My covenant with the night: Gods covenant with David the promise to bring the Messiah who will reign from his line (2 Samuel 7:12-16) was as certain as the reliability of day and night. a. God's ways are higher than our ways. The best part of all is that God promises to show us GREAT and MIGHTY things! He told Jeremiah that He would SHOW it to him. Now in verses 10 and 11 we have another cycle of Gods declaring the current destruction of Judah and contrasting that with the restoration that he has planned for them in the future. Hes powerful, loving, just, and totally honest. 33 But this shall be the a covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my b law in their inward parts, and write it in their c hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. 2 "I, the Lord, do these things. Here they would fear and tremble because of the greatness of Gods blessing in restoring His people. Well, what does that even mean? Jeremiah 33:3, KJV: Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which . 4 For so said the Lord God of Israel concerning the houses of this city and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah that are demolished for the mounds and for the sword. Old Testament Poetry And against that backdrop, the Lord will now in verses 6 through 9 speak of the glorious restoration that he had and still has in store for his people Israel. And Ngelsbach has quite evaded the objection that Jeremiah does not obey the injunction. And he actually points to the houses in that city. Why? Jeremiah was imprisoned, but his life was in hearing and speaking the messages of God. and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. The maker of what? These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. The Jewish people in exile needed reassurance and hope for the future as they lived in a foreign land. d. This is the name by which she will be called: The Lord Our Righteousness: This would be the title of restored Jerusalem under her Messiah, the Branch from the line of David. Jehovah, our God, can speak to us whenever He pleases, and He does speak to us. TITLE: Call Unto Me TEXT: Jeremiah 33:3 TOPIC: Prayer --- Preached by Louis Bartet at Point Assembly of God on January 26, 2003. Rather, God has established a covenant with the sun and the moon. (Ryken). You will find a free printable PDF of 31 scriptures about God's presence in the Resource Library. Jeremiah may have been lonely and uncomfortable in prison but God reminded him that he can be in His presence anywhere and all the time. I have followed your commentary for quite awhile and have found it helpful. He does that yet again in verses 4 and 5 where the Lord calls to mind the current state of Jerusalem. Oddly enough, Jeremiah was in prison for telling King Zedekiah the exact message God instructed him to share. What is happening here? Commentary on Jeremiah 33:1-13 (Read Jeremiah 33:1-13) Those who expect to receive comforts from God, must call upon him. XXXIII. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Speaking truth had only brought him sorrow and frustration. Old Testament Narrative Now, here the emphasis is on Judah and Jerusalem. You dont believe it? For I will cause their captives to return, and will have mercy on them.. There shall be heard in this place: In Jerusalem under siege, the sounds of the city were terrible. i. In fact, the Lord promises the continuation of both king and priests in verses 14-22. Christ could return for us at any moment. Its such a powerful verse though. At this point I just want to say that this is happening in a way right now. This was a major focus of the first church. thus they have [despised/little regard for] my people, that they should be no more a nation [before them/in their estimation]. So, this is the current state of Israel a year or two before Babylon finally takes their city and kills most of them and exiles the rest of them out of their land. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. On a, note, God has shown me how to figure out how to do certain things on my blog. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Jeremiah Chapter 33 Jeremiah 33 - Promises from the Prison Video for Jeremiah 33: Jeremiah 32-33 - The Prophet in Prison A. And forgetting the Lord our God is at the bottom of all sin. "Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, fenced in and hidden, which you do not know (do not distinguish and recognize, have knowledge of and understand).". So let's take a look at what happened to Jeremiah the Prophet. It isthe person of Jesus Christ (Jer. They were a rebellious people and they did not like the message that Jeremiah kept giving them from God. As soon as humanity is able to count the stars and the sand, thats when his promise concerning David and the Levites will be repealed a.k.a., NEVER! Stay in God's presence and listen for His direction. b. . But that doesnt matter! But a time is coming when God will be their healer. The unfaithfulness of God's people. People cannot heal when they are consistently woundingtheir souls with sin. These idolaters go to their gods to get information relative to the issue of the present commotions; but there is no light in them. i. But a time of truth is coming. People cannot find peace and truth when they are ignoring the truth. Jeremiah 31:33 - Spurgeon's Bible Commentary. Thank you. Theres one more difference between this passage and Jeremiah 23. Sometimes, I don't get the answer to my problem but that usually means that God is working in the background and I have to be patiently waiting! Monarchy and priesthood were the two bases of the OT theocracy. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. God is at his best when things are at their worst. I have found that when I am stuck and I don't know what to do in certain situations, God does give me the wisdom to figure out how to solve the problem. A son to reign on his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, My ministers: The promised Messiah would reign on Davids throne, and with many around Him to reign with Him. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. So, is this literal physical health that God is promising here? 33:15-16). Jeremiah does not reveal as much about the coming Messiah as Isaiah does, but nevertheless provides glimpses of Christ as the Fountain of living waters (Jeremiah 2:13), the good Shepherd (Jeremiah 23:4; 31:10), the righteous Branch (Jeremiah 23:5), the Redeemer (Jeremiah 50:34), the Lord our righteousness (Jeremiah 23:6) and David the king (Jeremiah 30:9). (Harrison). Thus says the LORD of hosts: In this place which is desolate, without man and without beast, and in all its cities, there shall again be a dwelling place of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. The Lord is the maker thereof? i. Filter the troubling events happening in our country through this reality, friends. I would encourage you to read Hebrews 7:13-28, Hebrews 9 and 10, and 1 Peter 2:4-10 which I think gives a better interpretation into the meaning of these verses. 6-9 After its destruction those are to be brought near who are to be led out of falsities, 10-11 who will worship the Lord from an affection for truth and good, 12-13 and who will be in truths of every kind after the former church has ceased to be. However prosperous, a people kingless and without a priesthood would consider itself no better than a rabble: so here is the climax of the promise. (Kidner), ii. Call Me and I will answer you: to inform you of future events. Jeremiah 33:3. (1) God says to His unfaithful people, " Return to Me ." "They say, 'If a man divorces his wife, And she goes from him And becomes another man's, May he return to her again?' Would not that land be greatly polluted? 33:1-3) Jeremiah 33:3 is not a foreign verse of Scripture to most. This is a conclusion hastily formed by one who is in difficulty, for Jeremiah 33:3 has not the nature of a parenthesis. Heavenly Father, thank You that You are a good and faithful God Whose Word stands fast forever and ever. The Prosperity Gospel is a heresy it divides Christs church. Jeremiah 3 - A Word to Backsliders A. Old Testament Poetry PIN ME TO YOUR FAVORITE PINTEREST BOARD. 4 For thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city, and concerning the houses of the kings of Judah, which are [thrown/torn] down [by/to make a defense against] the [mounts/siege mounds/siege ramps], and [by/against] the sword; 5 They [come/go] to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill [them/the houses] with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city. This lamenting man remembered God's mighty deeds of old. Thank you Father that You instruct us to talk to you. Then in the last section of the prayer journal, there is space to record what God is speaking to you through our grace bible verse for today, Jeremiah 33:3. I would have spent hours of frustration trying, googled how to do it and even searched Youtube for answers but I couldn't find any. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD. The great and mighty things are Hishealing, bringing peace and truth, rebuilding, restoring, and showing mercy. Old Testament Minor Prophets No matter what circumstances you find yourself in, God has a Word of hope for you. And Jerusalem will dwell safely. Study the Inner Meaning You can think of others. The nations will hear about all the good that God will do for Jerusalem and they will tremble. They assert that the regularity of day and night is not the product of evolutionary chance. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Just one example. There were some (and are some today) who say that though God once chose them, He has now cast them off. I say to you, 3 'Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. And thank You that Jesus came to be our substitute for sin and endure the pain and suffering of the Cross so that we might live and reign with Him forever. The two families which the LORD has chosen, He has also cast them off: The two families are those of the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah. But here in this passage we have that the city of Jerusalem will be given that name. Take a look again, I will SHOW you. Take a look at verse 6, BEHOLD. The promise has finally arrived! The date of this comfortable prophecy which God entrusted Jeremiah with. Verse 3. He will reign not only over Jerusalem and Israel, but also over the earth, bringing judgment and righteousness. God repeats them for assurance and emphasis. AMEN. Jeremiah was in prison, and the Lord appeared to him a second time (Jer. So, let me be clear the Prosperity Gospel and any other form of teaching that tells you that healing and fortune are for this age that tells you that if you dont have these things somehow you are lacking faith that kind of teaching is a perverted gospel the kind which the Apostle Paul said in Galatians is no Gospel at all and is rather something that even if an angel is preaching to you, that angel is to be accursed anathema. Have you been regularly dialing Jeremiah 33:3? God now begins to do the work of great and mighty things all the way down to verse 17. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, For thus says the LORD: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; nor shall the priests, the Levites, lack a man to offer burnt offerings before Me, to kindle grain offerings, and to sacrifice continually.. Jeremiah 33. Does God want to save all men? Even in a pit, he would be able to converse with the Lord (Jer 38). And I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and will rebuild those places as at the first. We would all love to jump to verses 6-17 and read about healing, abundance of peace and truth, rebuilding, pardoning sin, joy, praises, goodness, prosperity, and mercy. In fact, it is often quoted as a life verse for many believers. Old Testament Major Prophets Bible > Jeremiah > Chapter 33 > Verse 3 Library Free Downloads eBibles Jeremiah 33:3 Context Crossref Comm Hebrew Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They give us the guarantee that God hears and answers our prayers. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Verse of the Day , Jeremiah 33:3 Treasury of Scripture Knowing. 2 Thus saith the LORD the [maker/doer] [thereof/of the earth/of these things]. In the new covenant, the purpose of God extends far beyond Israel but never forsakes Israel. At the time Jeremiah delivered this prophecy, Gods people were full of fear and trembling because of destruction and death. Were verses 4-5 misplaced? Call unto me, and I will answer thee To me alone it belongs to reveal what is future; and the stupendous things which are now coming are known only to myself. And God has promised those people that their king will come in the Millennium. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Thus says the LORD: If My covenant is not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth, then I will cast away the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, so that I will not take any of his descendants to be rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. New Testament Pauline Epistles Thank You that You are a listening God Who hears the calls and cries of Your people, and thank You for the many precious promises that will never fail, because You are faithful and true to Your Word. This is a reference to the second coming of Christ based on the description of his mighty acts. They denied that Israel continued as a nation, a collective people with whom God had a special plan and purpose, and a nation before them not only before God, but also before the world. This beautiful passage (Jeremiah 33:14-26) is not in the LXX and has therefore been subject to many commentators. (Feinberg). We all enjoy these kinds of verses. Do you remember where the Lord has already promised in this very book to send a Davidic king that he refers to as the Branch? c. So will I multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me: God promised innumerable servants to come alongside of the Messiah to come from Davids line. Jeremiah 33:3 is not a foreign verse of Scripture to most. Every time we truly grow in our knowledge of him, we will be like Paul, praising God for his unsearchable ways. New Testament Pastoral Epistles No, these things will surely happen. They give us the guarantee that God hears and answers our prayers. New Testament Epistles "The opening movement assigns to Jeremiah, while still imprisoned, a vision of the future based upon the elements in the siege. Join us on the journey to find answers to questions were all asking. How will the Levites in the Millennium actually know that theyre Levites? As long as there is a throne there will be a king. God told Jeremiah that He has not rejected them. And these promises have, both in type and tendency, a reference as far forward . Everything he does to bring us to repentance, no matter how painful, is the work of a good Father whose love is everlasting. It is especially difficult for those who hold an amillennial position in eschatology. I will cause to grow up to David It appeared that people were getting away with sin, false prophets looked spiritual, redemption was a joke, and the people of God were hopeless. CONTENTS: Israel in the last days. Text: Jeremiah 33:1-3. (Jer. The opening verse not only gives the prophet's name, Jeremiah, but also his place of birth, Anathoth of the land of Benjamin, and his father's name, Hilkiah. God promised better sounds would come. People will live hundreds of years. And we can think that likely verse 7 has already started in our day. Its what the Lord himself has led us to believe. d. They shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it: The contrast is remarkable. God has promised to bring Israel back to their land. This is fulfilled in the multitudes who reign with Jesus under the new covenant (Revelation 7:9-10). The voice of joy and the voice of gladness: Instead of the terrible sounds or more terrible quiet, restored Jerusalem would be filled with the happy sounds of blessed, prosperous people. New Testament Acts 15 In those days, and at that time, will I cause [the Branch of righteousness/a Righteous Branch] to grow up [unto/for] David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. A service of Logos Bible Software. There was a time where Jeremiah told God that he would no longer speak in His name (Jer. To begin, in verse 14, the Lord points to the fact that hes already promised this kind of thing before. The Word God had for Jeremiah was one of hope and promise (Jer 33:6-9), along with a true Word about the reality of the wickedness of the times. Again, what a contrast to what they were currently experiencing. a. Babylon was coming just as Jeremiah had prophesied, and the people of Israel continued to ignore the message of God. He recalled Israel's escape from Egypt, their entry into the land flowing with milk and honey, their victory over many foes, and God's grace and mercy towards them, despite their apostate ways, abominable sin, and outrageous idolatry. Only if the cycle of day and night stop would his plans for the future concerning Israel stop. #3 "I have drawn you with unfailing kindness." In Hosea 2:14, after telling Hosea to go and take back his wife who had left him to become a prostitute, God says he will do the same thing with adulterous Israel. Jeremiah 33 Commentary | Continuation of King and Priests And speaking of our coming king, he's not just our king. But God's promise was true. It becomes so much richer when we uncover the context for Jeremiah 33:3. Either vers. In some way, Israel/Judah and the Church are one in the same in that system of theology. Has that ever happened to you? Even these last days that we find ourselves living in. He is also the answer for all of our lives today! And that time is drawing ever nearer. Old Testament Law New International Version. Psalm 109:22 King James Version (KJV 1900) 22 For I am poor and needy, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that [telleth/counts] them, saith the LORD. Hjemmeside. Thats apparently where many of these men would be buried if you can call it that in these houses of rubble. This verse is transforming my life & soul. Welcome to Day 2. for one of our short powerful devotions from the 31 Bible Verses About Practicing The Presence Of God. Old Testament Minor Prophets The people of Israel grew weary of Jeremiahs message of repentance, and even asked the king to silence him by putting him into prison. This is such a beautiful and encouraging verse! God is not done with national, ethnic Israel and Judah. Now, in context this is God encouraging Jeremiah to pray so that he could continue to declare to Jeremiah the wonderful blessings that he had in store for Israel. The verse states: "Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and hidden things, which you do not know" (Jeremiah 33:3). Obedience will save us all from the miseries of verses 4-5 and actually speed up the process of verses 6-17. He would come and execute judgement and righteousness (Jer. Well, what does that even mean? We can take away from this verse the fact that God encourages his people to pray for blessings. We believe that it is in the community that we are able to show the true outcome of a Gospel-centered life; a passion to reach people for the hope found only in [], A Place of Discontentment Vision often comes from a deep dissatisfaction with what is, combined with a clear idea of what could be. He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. And any number of similar objections might be cited to try to make this promise mean something different from what it seems to mean. i.