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January 25, 2004.
Jeremiah. 31: 33-34.
I will write my laws on their hearts and minds.
I will be their God, and they will be my people.
No longer will they have t teach one another to obey me. I, the Lord promise that all of them will obey me, ordinary people and rulers alike. I will forgive their sins and forget the evil things they have done.
33:3: Ask me and I will tell you things that you don't know and can't find out.
I. Jeremiah's Linen belts/shorts. 13:1-13. - First Warning.
Actions speak louder than words.
Jeremiah Used object lessons to arouse the people's curiosity and get his point across.
1. Jeremiah's Linen belts/shorts
3-7. The story: Hide the belt in a crack between some large rocks. Then go back and get the short/ belt, but the belt/cloth had rotted and the shorts were ruined.
8-11: The meaning of the story: God will use Babylon to destroy the pride of people of Judah and Jerusalem
2. Israel: High Priest was very proud for the temple of God. Sadducee, Pharisee, teacher of the word of God.
3.We can get very prideful for our success; because we study hard, work hard, or doing something very hard.
Although the people had once been close to God, their pride had made them useless. A proud person may look important, but God says his pride makes him good for nothing. Pride rots our heart until we lose our usefulness to God.
II. Jeremiah's wine Jars.13: 12-14. - Second Warning.
Actions speak louder than words. �V Parabolic warning.
Jeremiah used object lessons to arouse the people��s curiosity and get his point across.
1. v.12: the story: wine jars.
V.13-14. the meaning of the story:
God will smash them against each other like jars. He will have no pity on the young or old, and they will all be destroyed.
v.13: Feel satisfied - They are looking for the prosperity- worldly happiness- wine full of jars.
Drunk: Their mind is in trouble, Couldn't think normally.
They will run and crash each other, they couldn��t control their mind, and they don't understand the enemy and friend.
2.25:15-28 The cup full of God's anger
Yeh.23:31-34.: You must drink �V you will be mocked and insulted. Like your sister Israel.
Yes 51:17: Jerusalem, wake up! You're drunk too much from the cup filled with the Lord's anger, you have swallowed every drop, and you can't walk straight.
Ps.60:5: You brought hard times on your people, and you gave wine that made us stagger.
People die and they put into rubbish: They came to church in Indo but it might be in Aust, not anymore, so confuse their life.
3. We say thank you for the warning from God.
CONCLUSION:
First and second warning.
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