Promised what? A branch will sprout. In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land ( Jeremiah 33:12-15 ). The designation of the priests as "the Levites" corresponds, accordingly, to the kings of the family of David. The complete fulfillment of Gods promises has not yet happened, but it is coming. This prophecy parallels that of Jeremiah 23:1-8. Jeremiah 33:14 Commentaries: 'Behold, days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah. Then we may take the comfort of what we have when God has had his dues out of it. A promise in prayer. 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. and who is faithful, that has promised, and is able to perform, Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 33:1-13. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD. Professor and Elva B. Lovell Chair of Old Testament, A resource for the whole church from Luther Seminary. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord The inhabitants of Jerusalem shall have this name of the Messiah so much in their mouths that they shall themselves be called by it. "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). "And the word of Jahveh came to Jeremiah, saying: Jeremiah 33:24. The promise in Jeremiah 33:14-16 has already been given in substance in Jeremiah 23:5-6, and in our verses it is only formally extended, and thereby made more prominent. So God never broke His covenant. Ezra 1:8; Ezra 2:2; also Ezra 2:40-54; Ezra 8:15-20). Nov 28, 2012, 04:25 AM EST | Updated Dec 6, 2017 Jeremiah's promise of a future restoration for Israel and Judah centers on the image of a righteous branch. Presently desolate Jerusalem and the cities of Judah would experience joy and thank God because He will have restored their fortunes as they had been formerly. 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. They shall never want one to bring and prepare an offering before the Lord. And that is a theologically sound way of reading this passage from Jeremiah. 16 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. 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. In the cities of the mountains, in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south, and in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, shall the flocks pass again under the hands of him that telleth them, saith the LORD. We are at the same time reminded, that we are not presumptuously to hope for anything, except God has spoken. 114-16; and Jensen, p. It's going to happen. Then also will I reject the seed of Jacob and David my servant, so as not to take any of his seed as rulers over the seed of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. that good thing that came out of Nazareth: the good Shepherd that See also Kaiser, "Evidence from . 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. ." ( Jeremiah 33:20-24 ). 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. He will remove all barriers and bring them into direct fellowship with himself (33-34). Last week on Christ the King Sunday, we heard about the reforms of the great King Josiah. Hast thou not seen what this people have spoken, saying, 'The two families which the Lord hath chosen, these He hath rejected?' His situation looked bleak, as this was not a good time to be a true prophet of God. (mis. would quickly come; five or six hundred years more, and then Nevertheless, we believe that the words are also literally true when properly understood. For God declares, that his promise would not be void, as its effects would shortly be evident, even when his mercy was known by the ten tribes and by the kingdom of Judah. 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. Psalms 110:4) and are yet to be fulfilled in the reign of Messiah on earth." Glorious promise of God. my delight is in her, and sought out, a city not forsaken. Jeremiah was a sensitive man who wore his heart on his sleeve. The worst has not yet happened, but it is inevitable. Israel sat on a trade route between two massive empires, Egypt and Babylon/Assyria (roughly modern-day Iraq). To crown all these blessings which God has in store for them, here is a promise of the Messiah, and of that everlasting righteousness which he should bring in (Jeremiah 33:15; Jeremiah 33:16), and probably this is that good thing, that great good thing, which in the latter days, days that were yet to come, God would perform, as he had promised to Judah and Israel, and to which their return out of captivity and their settlement again in their own land was preparatory. The transference of the name Jahveh Tsidkenu from the sprout of David to the city of Jerusalem is connected with the fact, that the name only expresses what the Messiah will bring to the people (see Jeremiah 23:6); the righteousness which He works in and on Jerusalem may, without changing the substance of the thought, be attributed to Jerusalem itself, inasmuch as Jerusalem reflects the righteousness which is bestowed on her by the Messiah. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Jeremiah now shews why God had promised that there would be a quiet habitation for shepherds, so that no one would by force take away their flocks. We claim the Old Testament as well as the New as our Holy Scripture. And exactly what are those spiritual sacrifices? Some texts describe it as polluting Gods land (see Numbers 35) or even being the very reason for the exile, that the land might recover and heal (see also Ezekiel 36). "The predicted restoration (the days are coming) is not, however, to be looked for in the immediate time of the return from the Captivity. The assistant pastor quite sure of himself said, "I'll do much of my socializing in groups, there is safety in numbers.". attention, and even as calling for admiration. December 2, 2012. 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 recent rise in acts of anti-Semitism in the United States make this a danger we must take seriously. This is not in and of itself bad: we are Christian preachers, after all. Similarly, in chapter 33, the prophet speaks of the coming restoration, the restoration of normal, everyday life. At this time, when the kingdom, with its ordinances of justice and of grace, bestowed by God, was being dissolved, the Lord, in order to keep His people from despair, declares that these two institutions, in accordance with His promise, shall not fall to the ground, but shall stand for ever. The days will come, though they are long in coming. 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 ). This if betokens the impossible; man cannot alter the arrangement in nature for the regular alternation of day and night. The people of Israel grew weary of Jeremiah's message of repentance, and even asked the king to silence him by putting him into prison. God will fulfill His promises for He is Today we hear the story of the prophet Jeremiah, who was born in Josiahs time, but went on the prophesy during the darkest times of Judahs history. Amen." Much like the standard Childrens Sermon answer, where do our minds immediately go when we read about the true branch of David who shall enact justice and righteousness in the land? This is the Coming then are the days, and I will rouse, or as some render it, and I will establish; and both meanings may suit; for kum, means to rise, but here in an active or transitive sense it means to make to rise. It is a word of hope, but not nave hope. Such is the object of this promise. Jeremiah 33:14-16 EXEGESIS: JEREMIAH 30-33. 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. The promise is, "If you will call unto Me, I will answer." Moreover the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying, Consider thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? At the same time, one must also be honest about ones reality and faithfulness as a Christian preacher. ". (Note: The portion contained within Jeremiah 33:14-26 is wanting in the lxx; for this reason, and chiefly because of the promise of the eternal duration, not merely of the royal house of David, but also of the Levitical priests, and their innumerable increase, J. D. Michaelis and Jahn have considered it spurious. Jeremiah 33:15. King Josiah was one of the most celebrated rulers of Judah's history. (90) So is the Vulg., suscitabo, I will awake, or rouse; and also the Sept. and the Targ. 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 ). For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD ( Jeremiah 33:4-11 ). Far from it! A righteous Branch will sprout from the line of David. After he has cleansed them from their sin, he will bring them back and they will rebuild the city to Gods glory (6-9). 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. This is a prophet imprisoned by his own government because he keeps prophesying doom. 1 Kings 8:56. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord . Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. He's already promised this then. Read full chapter Jeremiah 33:14 in all English translations Jeremiah 32 Jeremiah 34 New International Version (NIV) He afterwards speaks of the kingdom of Israel, and of the kingdom of Judah, to intimate that he would be merciful to the whole people, though the ten tribes had been for a long time separated from the tribe of Judah, and from the half tribe of Benjamin, as it has been stated elsewhere. Sermon Jeremiah 33:14-16 Time of Fulfillment The Rev. 14 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. 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." 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