And then they would barbecue it and the priest would take that part for him and for the Lord and then you sit and feast on the rest of it. under the Gospel dispensation, and promised to them, who are And the burnt-offerings what about them? Bible > Jeremiah > Chapter 33 > Verse 14 eBibles Free Downloads Audio Jeremiah 33:14 Context Crossref Comm Hebrew Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All rights reserved. In all the cities of Judah and Benjamin there shall be a habitation of shepherds,Jeremiah 33:12; Jeremiah 33:13. Although his prophecies of the Messiah are not as extensive as those of Isaiah, Jeremiah nevertheless often spoke of the coming of the Messiah. As a righteous king, righteous in enacting laws, waging wars, and giving judgment, righteous in vindicating those that suffer wrong and punishing those that do wrong: He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. The designation of the priests as "the Levites" corresponds, accordingly, to the kings of the family of David. But the burnt offerings were offerings of consecration where you would bring a lamb unto the priest and they would butcher it. What does Jeremiah 33:14-18 mean? Jeremiahs many prophecies of judgmentprophecies that have landed him in prisonare coming true. Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. This is ushered in with a "behold", as being a matter of importance, and deserving attention, and even as calling for admiration. In the cities of Judah there will be joy, in the pastures there will be peace, and in the temple there will be the sound of praise to God (10-13).Once more a king of the dynasty of David will rule over Israel, and Jerusalem will be the city of Gods salvation. This is the principal of the great and mighty things the Lord promised to show to the prophet, Jeremiah 33:3; even the coming of the Messiah, and what concerns his person and office: that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah; or, "that good word" u; that gracious word concerning Christ and salvation by him; that mercy promised to the fathers; that good thing that came out of Nazareth: the good Shepherd that laid down his life for the sheep, preferable to the shepherds before spoken of: or rather, "that best word" w; the positive used for the superlative, as frequent in the Hebrew language. Jeremiah 33:14 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise that I have spoken to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Hast thou not seen what this people have spoken, saying, 'The two families which the Lord hath chosen, these He hath rejected?' Jeremiah 33:14-16 NIV " 'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. Wait a minute. And I will cause the captivity of Judah and the captivity of Israel to return, and will build them, as at the first. Jeremiah 33:15-16 contain a beautiful promise, but also a twofold danger for Christian pastors. Christ is here prophesied of, 1. To a people devastated by loss, Jeremiahs prophecy offered hope: The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah (33:14). Many good words or promises are made before, concerning the spiritual welfare and prosperity of the church; but this is the best of all; this is the better thing provided for saints under the Gospel dispensation, and promised to them, who are meant by the houses of Judah and Israel; for these phrases, as the Jews themselves allow, show that the words belong to the times of the Messiah; and which God, that is true and cannot lie, and who is faithful, that has promised, and is able to perform, will do. This then relates to the apprehensions of men when he says, I will rouse, or establish, my good word, He afterwards adds, which I have spoken; by which clause he confirms the doctrine of Jeremiah, for he shews that he was its author, and that Jeremiah brought nothing from himself, but faithfully testified of his mercy and of the liberation of the people according to the commission he had received. It may be read, more agreeably to the original, This is he who shall call her, The Lord our righteousness. That is certainly the reason this passage is one of the lectionary readings for the first Sunday in Advent. Such is the word of promise and hope in this text. Christ and salvation by him; that mercy promised to the fathers; When it is so, let us learn to exercise faith and patience, so that our souls may not tremble, though Gods promises may not every moment manifest their power by being actually fulfilled. They sang together in praising the Lord, because he is good, for his mercy endures for ever. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. His situation looked bleak, as this was not a good time to be a true prophet of God. "Through him (Christ) then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips that make confession to his name. He is a branch of righteousness, not a usurper, for he grows up unto David, descends from his loins, with whom the covenant of royalty was made, and is that seed with whom that covenant should be established, so that his title is unexceptionable. The blessing promised to the people in the "good word" culminates in the promise, Jeremiah 33:15., that the Lord will cause a righteous sprout to spring up for David. Ezra 1:8; Ezra 2:2; also Ezra 2:40-54; Ezra 8:15-20). Studying the book of Jeremiah 33; shows a significant summary of the history, time and relevant details according to the bible's acts based onBenson Joseph - Bible Commentary and reading parallely the bible's version World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers. Civil and religious power will work together for the good of his people as God intended (19-22).When God punishes Israel and Judah, some people claim that he has rejected them. Lectionary Commentary, Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1st Sunday of Advent (Year C), by Dennis Bratcher at Christian Resource Institute. Yeremia a prophet of Judah in 627 B.C., who wrote the book of Jeremiah,a man of Libnah; father of Hamutal, mother of Jehoahaz, king of Judah,head of an important clan in eastern Manasseh in the time of Jotham,a Benjamite man who defected to David at Ziklag,the fifth of Saul's Gadite officers who defected to David in the wilderness,the tenth of Saul . . "If ye shall break my covenant with the day,then also will my covenant with Davidbe broken." t "venientes", Montanus, Schmidt. We claim the Old Testament as well as the New as our Holy Scripture. ." They are those who have been loosed from their sins and cleansed in the blood of Christ. Explanation and Commentary of Jeremiah 33:3 Jeremiah heard this Word from the Lord while he was confined. It is a word of hope, but not nave hope. The Jews say that in the days of the Messiah all sacrifices shall cease but the sacrifice of praise, and to those days this promise has a further reference. Ultimately, it fell, and its king and elites were exiled to Babylon. Jeremiah 33:14-18 (Jeremiah 33:14) The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. GLENN PEASE Follow PASTOR Advertisement Recommended Joel 3 commentary GLENN PEASE 233 views 138 slides Jeremiah 37 commentary GLENN PEASE 121 views 71 slides 10. destruction of jerusalem chucho1943 As this covenant of nature cannot be broken by men, so also the covenant of grace of the Lord with David and the Levites cannot be broken, i.e., annulled. On the meaning of this promise, see the remarks on Jeremiah 23:5-6. 10 Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, 11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. All the sacrifices were intended for the praise of God, but this seems to be meant of the spiritual sacrifices of humble adorations and joyful thanksgivings, the calves of our lips (Hosea 14:2), which shall please the Lord better than an ox of bullock. But Israel did not maintain its loyalty to God. Jeremiah is not someone who looks at the world through rose-colored glasses. The continuity of a succession of rulers on the literal throne of David and the perpetual ministrations of the Levitical order in their offerings of burnt-offerings, etc., represented to the Jew the full and perpetual restoration of his national life, along with freedom from oppressive foreign rule, and restoration of all the rights and privileges of his holy religion: Furthermore, it was impossible for the Jewish mind to have comprehended such marvelous blessings apart from such promises as are found in these five verses. The prophetic word from God was realized in the person of Jesus Christ, the person that the disciples, the apostles, and the early Christian authors believed was the Davidic king who would sit on the throne of Israel nay, the throne of heaven! But God calls it his good word, because he had promised to be the deliverer of his people. JEREMIAH 33. 16 In those . The nation never experienced fully all the blessings that Jeremiah pictures in this chapter. As a rightful King. "Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins, in his own blood, and made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. But God says, "Call unto Me, and I will answer thee.". will do. The Lukan travel narrative (chapters 9-19) begins with a notice of Jesus' resolve to go to Jerusalem and his inhospitable reception by a . Psalm 25:1-10 appears three times in the Revised Common Lectionary. You say, "Well, I've been praying about it." A temporary loss of the throne is not thereby excluded, but only such a permanent loss as would be caused by the family of David becoming extinct, or by the kingdom in Israel either passing over to some other family, or in some way or other coming to an end; see on 1 Kings 2:4. In this chapter in Jeremiah, the stunning reversal of fortune that God promises is not only for Israels benefit, but for the land itself. That son is the Son of God, the Messiah. No sooner does anything appear than it is swept away, and another comes in its place. II. And if we accept one (verse 17) as fulfilled prophecy, should we not also accept the other (verse 18)? Jesus himself presses his followers for this very connection in our optional Gospel reading for today, Mark 8:27-29. Jeremiah knew he had been called to preach a tough message. While there are no invading armies on the doorstep (at least not in the North American context), many parishioners will resonate with the fear and hopelessness of Jeremiahs original audience. instead of does not change the sense. A righteous Branch will spring up. And thats exactly what happened. There shall be common joy there, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; marriages shall again be celebrated, as formerly, with songs, which in Babylon they had laid aside, for their harps were hung on the willow-trees. Israel sat on a trade route between two massive empires, Egypt and Babylon/Assyria (roughly modern-day Iraq). Today we hear the story of the prophet Jeremiah, who was born in Josiah's time, but went on the prophesy during the darkest times of Judah's history. Future days would come, the Lord promised, when He would fulfill His promises concerning the restoration of all Israel. - Calvin.). "The good word" is, according to Deuteronomy 28:1-14, the blessing which the Lord has promised to His people if they obey His commands; cf. Hence the stability of the promises then appears, and is seen when God raises them up, they being before hidden and concealed from the faithful. Jeremiah 1:1-16 - The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of . Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. This is a prophet imprisoned by his own government because he keeps prophesying doom. If you just call upon the Lord, He will show you great and mighty things. Verse 1. with a "behold", as being a matter of importance, and deserving For thus saith the LORD; David shall never want a man to sit upon the throne of the house of Israel; Neither shall the priests and the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meal offerings, and to do sacrifice continually ( Jeremiah 33:16-18 ). 1. A branch will sprout. This promise of the Messiah we had before (Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 23:5), and there it came in as a confirmation of the promise of the shepherds whom God would set over them, which would make one think that the promise here concerning the shepherds and their flocks, which introduces it, is to be understood figuratively. This, though a song of old, yet, being sung upon this fresh occasion, will be a new song. u "verbum bonum", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius. Thus saith Jahveh, If ye shall be able to break my covenant (with) the day and my covenant (with) the night, so that there shall not be day and night in their proper time, Jeremiah 33:21. No more sin offerings--that has been complete. [Note: Feinberg, p. 591. He imparts righteousness to his church, for he is made of God to us righteousness; and believers are made the righteousness of God in him. laid down his life for the sheep, preferable to the shepherds God has a gracious set of promises that he will fulfill. Well, Christ himself said of the Twelve Apostles, "Ye shall sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Matthew 19:28), a reference, of course, to the spiritual authority of the Apostles in God's Church. At the same time, as I have already said, whether God offers to us his favor and mercy, or denounces vengeance on the unbelieving, his word is ever good and right, though it may not be pleasant. One of the chief tragedies of the Babylonian Exile, of course, was the end of the Davidic dynasty. Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast, The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. Why are they having sacrifices after Christ has returned? . "[7], Thus, we find no fault whatever with what the holy prophet has written here; and we believe that the full understanding of it is clear enough in the marvelous words of the New Testament. Sermon Jeremiah 33:14-16 Time of Fulfillment The Rev. Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. In the Lord have I righteousness and strength,Isaiah 45:24. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. (Revelation 1:5,6, KJV). And just who are these? "Ye (Christians) are a spiritual house, a royal (or holy) priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ" (1Peter 2:5). pp. And Jeremiah in this 33 rd chapter reminds us that even in the midst of life's worst woes, even in a time of collapsing securities and the disorientation that always results, God has a word. The promise is, "If you will call unto Me, I will answer." He imparts righteousness to his church, for he is made of God to us righteousness; and believers are made the righteousness of God in him. Though the promise may sometimes work slowly towards an accomplishment, it works surely. He is the maker and former of Jerusalem, of Zion, built them at first, and therefore can rebuild them-built them for his own praise, and therefore will. ], "Days are coming" (Heb. Any reasonable person can see that the city is doomed. The literal interpretation which sees here a promise, not of One Davidic King alone, namely the Messiah, "but a series of Davidic descendants to occupy the throne of David"[8] is incorrect. Happy New Year! Jeremiah 33:14-16: After the Chaos Ends Jeremiah preaches that the end marks a beginning. Historically, of course, the Davidic line did not return to the throne, so passages like this (and its parallel, Jeremiah 23:5-6), were in time interpreted to be speaking about the coming ideal ruler, the Messiah. Because of his imprisonment, Jeremiah may not know what is happening in and around the city. In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness. Both of these pillars were broken with the destruction of Jerusalem and of the temple; the theocracy the appeared to have ceased to exist. Grace Evangelical Church Buzzsprout-10942767 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:00:00 -0500 737 Dr. Young, DJY, Grace Evangelical, Grace Evan, Germantown, Memphis, Collierville, Bible, Jeremiah, Church, God full false Wednesday Night | The Exquisite Beauty of Christ and His Bride: Part 3 | Jim Umlauf In Jeremiah 33:14 it is designated as the establishment, i.e., the realization, of the good word which the Lord has spoken concerning Israel and Judah. The days will come, though they are long in coming. Note: After the time of exile, Zerubbabel, a descendant of David in the kingly line, became governor of Jerusalem (Haggai 2:20-23; Matthew 1:12,Matthew 1:17), and Joshua, a descendant of Aaron, became high priest (Haggai 1:1). Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD ( Jeremiah 33:19-20 ); Now is God going to turn off Israel? In those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. Commentary on Jeremiah 33:14-26 (Read Jeremiah 33:14-26) To crown the blessings God has in store, here is a promise of the Messiah. They shall never want one to bring and prepare an offering before the Lord. This section consists of a small collection of messianic prophecies. But it is unlikely that "the good word" refers to the "sprout" of David, which is expressly promised in Jeremiah 23:5., and repeated here, Jeremiah 33:15.; for here a like promise to the Levites follows, while there is none in Jeremiah 23, and it is here so closely linked with the promise regarding David, that it must be viewed as a portion of the "good word." (Revelation 20:6). Such is Advent faith, and Advent hope. They are described in Hebrews. The preacher would do well to speak about that historical situation so that the words of promise and hope are heard in all their power. By him Judah shall be saved from wrath and the curse, and, being so saved, Jerusalem shall dwell safely, quiet from the fear of evil, and enjoying a holy security and serenity of mind, in a dependence upon the conduct of this prince of peace, this prince of their peace. Promises are given, not to do away, but to quicken and encourage prayer. 16 In those days Judah will be saved In the waste, he sees an opportunity for a fresh start. We are called to speak a word of hope and promise in a world often filled with fear and uncertainty, even despair. Marcus Aurelius, 14 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. (Note: Continebatur autem salus populi duabus istis partibus. The Lord began to speak to me about the month of October. Jeremiah 33:23. To these must be added Movers, who takes Jeremiah 33:18, Jeremiah 33:21-25 as later interpolations, and Hitzig, who treats the whole passage as a series of separate additions made in a later age. Here also must "the good word" be taken in the same general meaning; for our verse forms the transition from the promise of the restoration and blessing of Israel in the future (Jeremiah 33:6-13) to the special promise of the renewal and completion of the Davidic monarchy (Jeremiah 33:15.). and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not ( Jeremiah 33:3 ). People will not need priests as mediators between them and God, because God himself will deal with their sins. ( Jeremiah 33:20-24 ). his person and office: that I will perform that good thing Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. ii. The confirmations of these promises, which follow them in Jeremiah 33:19-26, are each introduced by separate headings, perhaps not merely to render them more prominent, but because the Lord revealed them separately to the prophet; but it by no means follows from this that they are later additions, without any connection. From the captivity to Christ is one of the famous periods, Matthew 1:17. Thus saith the LORD; If my covenant be not with day and night, and if I have not appointed the ordinances of heaven and earth; Then will I cast away the seed of Jacob, and David my servant, so that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob: for I will cause their captivity to return, and have mercy on them ( Jeremiah 33:24-26 ). Many good words or promises are made before, concerning And I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, whereby they have sinned against me; and I will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. Pastor Troy Brewer, OpenDoor Church, Burleson, TX. This is one of the ways we as Christians make sense of verse 17 with its promise that Never shall there be an end to [the line of] David, a man sitting upon the throne of the house of Israel. The discrepancy between the recorded promises of God in Jeremiahs time and the lack of an Israelite king in Jesus time is perhaps one of the reasons why Luke and Matthew took such pains to record the parentage of Jesus through King David. Verses 12-13 Or, "are coming" {t}; future times are respected; yet such as ". 2. The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. That good thing which I have promised By my prophets: for those who have predicted the captivity have also foretold its conclusion, though not in such express terms as Jeremiah did. They are the songs, the prayers, the charities, the good deeds, the faithful lives of true Christians. The institution of the priesthood is certainly not represented in the law as a covenant; it consisted merely in the choice of Aaron and his sons as priests by God, Exodus 28:1.
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