“‘They broke my covenant, though I was a husband to them,’ declares the LORD.”
Jeremiah 31:32b
Through His people, the Lord communicated to surrounding nations who He is so that others would also know the living God. He wooed His people with lovingkindness, blessings, and miracles. Yet they forgot Him. Their unfaithfulness “grieved his Holy Spirit” (Isaiah 63:10).
Jeremiah wrote, “Like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you have been unfaithful to me, O house of Israel” (3:20). Those He called to point other nations to Him bowed to the idols of neighboring countries. They chased after material gain. They practiced murderous religious rituals.
Fast-forward some 500 years: Jewish leaders rejected Jesus as the Messiah and plotted His crucifixion. But in order that peace between God and His people could be restored, the Church of Christ was “grafted” into the story of stories (see Romans 11:17).
Today believers celebrate forgiveness and the promise of heaven. Now, because Christ’s sacrifice makes us acceptable in the Father’s sight, we gratefully worship Him for making us His own.
Jeremiah wrote, “Like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you have been unfaithful to me, O house of Israel” (3:20). Those He called to point other nations to Him bowed to the idols of neighboring countries. They chased after material gain. They practiced murderous religious rituals.
Fast-forward some 500 years: Jewish leaders rejected Jesus as the Messiah and plotted His crucifixion. But in order that peace between God and His people could be restored, the Church of Christ was “grafted” into the story of stories (see Romans 11:17).
Today believers celebrate forgiveness and the promise of heaven. Now, because Christ’s sacrifice makes us acceptable in the Father’s sight, we gratefully worship Him for making us His own.
Scripture Focus
2 Kings 17:12-17
Insight
“He has … arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head …, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.” (Isaiah 61:10)
Bible In A Year
- Ecclesiastes 3-4
- Psalm 64
- John 4