Passage
Jeremiah 2:20-3:5 (ESV)
Joseph Redeems His Brothers
Genesis 45:1-28
Key Verse: 45:7-8
Would You Now Return to Me?
Date: Apr. 15, 2018
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 2:27b
who say to a tree, ‘You are my father,’
and to a stone, ‘You gave me birth.’
For they have turned their back to me,
and not their face.
But in the time of their trouble they say,
‘Arise and save us!’
1. Let your idols save you (20-28)
Jeremiah used many images to rebuke God's people. He likened them to a prostitute (20; 3:1), a choice vine turned wild (21), a donkey in heat (24), and a caught thief (26) to shame them. They refused to serve God (20). Soap and cleansing powder could not remove their guilt stains; only repentance could (22). They ran after the Baals (23) and false gods of wood and stone (27), which could not save them from their troubles (28).
2. Like a prostitute (2:29-3:5)
A bride doesn't forget her wedding jewelry, but God's people forgot God (32). They claimed to be innocent, but were guilty of bloodshed (34) and adultery with many lovers (3:1-2). They called God their Father and friend, but they kept doing all the evil they could (4-5).
Prayer: Lord, forgive our idolatry and unfaithfulness. May not only our words but our lives show repentance.
One Word: Turn from idols and serve the Lord
