The LORD told Jeremiah, "Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight." This is very terrifying. But it illustrates the fact that even people who have previously been effective intercessors do not necessarily carry more weight with God. God operates on divine principle. If you have finally sinned away your day of grace, it doesn't matter who tries to convince God otherwise.
Jeremiah 15:5-6 - "For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? ...I am weary with repenting."
PRINCIPALS - "Unbreakable Northern Iron And Steel"
Jeremiah was nigh unto despair, trapped between the sins of the people and the judgments of God. The women would soon be widows and childless as God sentenced their men to die by Nebuchadnezzar's sword. Jeremiah had to obey God in pronouncing dreadful judgments, but he knew the people hated him for it. They cursed and threatened him. Nevertheless, the iron will of the people could not break the heavenly iron and steel in Jeremiah's soul. The strength of the righteous is greater than the strength of the wicked.
Jeremiah 15:12 - " Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel?"
PRINCIPLES - "God Will Destroy False Prophets"
I remember reading Jeremiah 14 when I was a small child. The LORD said, "The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination." I tremble when a man prophesies flippantly, "Thus saith the LORD..." He should be absolutely certain!
Jeremiah 14:15 - "Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed."
PROPHECIES - "A Great Breach, A Very Grievous Blow"
False prophets will certainly meet their judgment, but not them alone. God says that He is going to pour out their wickedness on all the people who love to hear the false prophets. God told them to weep night and day, because "the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets" because of famine and sword.
Jeremiah 14:17,19 - "... for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow ...we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!"
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The Parable Of The Trees
Gideon's evil son, Abimelech, usurped rule over Israel by killing all his brothers except Jotham, who escaped. Jotham prophesied a parable about trees who wanted a king over them. They asked the olive tree, the fig tree, and the vine. All refused. The bramble (Abimelech) wanted to rule, but he ruled by terror. Jotham prophesied that the people would kill Abimelech.
Judges 9:53-56 - "...a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, ...and he died. Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren."
Forsaking The LORD
Gideon, in his backsliding, precipitated gross apostasy in Israel. Although Tola and Jair judged Israel over twenty years each, Israel nevertheless turned to many false gods - Baalim, Ashtaroth, Syrian gods, Zidonian gods, Moabite gods, Ammonite gods, and Philistine gods. Similarly today, multitudes are forsaking Biblical Christianity and choosing wicked belief systems. But the wrath of God will soon be revealed from heaven (Romans 1:18).
Judges 10:6-7 - "And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, ...and forsook the LORD, and served not Him. And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel."
Treasure Your Audience With God
This one is pretty scary. God reminded Israel of a long list of nations He had delivered them from. "Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more. Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation," Judges 10:11-16. Israel went into mortifying repentance, and "they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD." Do not jeopardize your audience with God. Nothing is worse than losing access to Him.
Judges 10:16 "...and His soul was grieved..."
Jephthah
Gilead's sons cast out their half-brother, Jephthah, "a mighty man of valour," because he was son of a harlot. But when Ammonites came warring, the elders wanted Jephthah for their captain. The Ammonite king accused Israel of conquering them without justification while fleeing Egypt. But Jephthah argued that Israel was only acting in self-defense against the Ammonites' aggression. Jephthah then launched a massive attack on Ammon and completely subdued it. God often remakes outcasts into heroes.
Judges 11:29,33 - "...the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, ...And he smote them ...with a very great slaughter."
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