This if betokens the impossible; man cannot alter the arrangement in nature for the regular alternation of day and night. As certainly as night follows day and day follows night, God will fulfil his covenant promises to the dynasty of David and the tribe of Levi. We have rejected the device which would remove this passage from God's Word; and the best explanation of the true meaning, as we see it, is that of Payne Smith. These promises lead us to the gospel of Christ; and in that God has revealed truth to direct us, and peace to make us easy. 17 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying . This word of tenacious hope is spoken to counteract all of the life-sapping, despair-inducing evidence to the contrary. In other words, he did not act like a proper Pharisee so he cannot be the Messiah. The priesthood formed the medium of approach for the people into divine favour. But they are wasting their time, as the city is going to be destroyed (4-5).Nevertheless, God will not forsake his people. Jeremiah 33:14-26 New International Version 14 "'The days are coming,' declares the Lord, 'when I will fulfill the good promise I made to the people of Israel and Judah. 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. All rights reserved. 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. For I will turn their captivity, and take pity on them.". In the midst of impending doom, a sign of hope is enacted. They are those who have been loosed from their sins and cleansed in the blood of Christ. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. The before is explanatory. ( Jeremiah 33:20-24 ). Then also shall my covenant with David my servant be broken, so that he shall not have a son to reign upon his throne, and with the Levites, the priests, my ministers. The promise is, "If you will call unto Me, I will answer." We occupy a uniquely powerful position to speak out against such acts, and it must begin with the way we preach from the Old Testament. 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. 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. The meaning of the Prophet is, that God would at length render evident the power of his word, by fulfilling it. 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. Hence he says, The days shall come; for it behoved the faithful to look farther than to their present condition. (mis. It is promised that the people who were long in sorrow shall again be filled with joy. The Hebrew word for saved is yasha . Five hundred years after God saved the Judeans from their Babylonian exile, a child would be born, and his parents would name him Yeshua, or Jesus, meaning God saves.. Christ is here prophesied of, 1. 33:3 ) ; even the coming of the Messiah, and what concerns Jeremiah 33:14-20The New Revised Standard Version. Every one concluded now that the country would lie for ever desolate, that no beasts would be found in the land of Judah, no inhabitant in the streets of Jerusalem, and consequently there would be nothing but universal and perpetual melancholy (Jeremiah 33:10; Jeremiah 33:10); but, though weeping may endure for a time, joy will return. and are in apposition to , "my covenant the day - the night," for "my covenant with regard to the day and the night, which is this, that day and night shall return at their appointed times." "Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and hidden things, which you do not know" (Jeremiah 33:3). For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD. And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honor before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it. positive used for the superlative, as frequent in the Hebrew Jeremiah 33:14-26 14-26 To crown the blessings God has in store, here is a promise of the Messiah. The danger is when such readings lead us to discard the Old Testament as irrelevant after Christ, and with it the people of faith who still claim it as ultimate testimony: namely, the Jews. As Moses's altar is called Jehovah-nissi (Exodus 17:15), and Jerusalem Jehovah-shammah (Ezekiel 48:35), intimating that they glory in Jehovah as present with them and their banner, so here the city is called The Lord our righteousness, because they glory in Jehovah as their righteousness. 2. Psalm 25:1-10 appears three times in the Revised Common Lectionary. (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. would be fulfilled what is after promised. forever: Yeshua, Jesus, God saves. His situation looked bleak, as this was not a good time to be a true prophet of God. (t) "venientes", Montanus, Schmidt. After he has cleansed them from their sin, he will bring them back and they will rebuild the city to Gods glory (6-9). Chapter 33 1 Jeremiah was still confined to the Court of the Guard when the word of Yahweh came to him a second time, as follows, 2 'Yahweh who made the earth, who formed it and set it firm -- Yahweh is his name -- says this, 3 "Call to me and I will answer you; I will tell you great secrets of which you know nothing. Well, Christ himself said of the Twelve Apostles, "Ye shall sit upon twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel" (Matthew 19:28), a reference, of course, to the spiritual authority of the Apostles in God's Church. On the other side, Kueper, Wichelhaus, and Hengstenberg (Christology, vol. and who is faithful, that has promised, and is able to perform, He imparts righteousness to his church, for he is made of God to us righteousness; and believers are made the righteousness of God in him. anointing glory of god prophetic prophetic word rene picota unity Sep 14, 2022. Behold, the days come that I will perform that good thing, In those days will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up to David, And this is the name wherewith ye shall be called, The Lord our righteousness. "The predicted restoration (the days are coming) is not, however, to be looked for in the immediate time of the return from the Captivity. 2. These are Christians, called by the apostle Peter "a royal priesthood" (1Peter 2:9), and of whom the prophecy declares that "They live and reign with Jesus Christ a thousand years!" Jeremiah 33:20. In the midst of despair, hope erupts. The assistant pastor quite sure of himself said, "I'll do much of my socializing in groups, there is safety in numbers.". 1. 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. This may point at Zerubbabel, in the type, who governed with equity, not as Jehoiakim had done (Jeremiah 22:17; Jeremiah 22:17); but it has a further reference to him to whom all judgment is committed and who shall judge the world in righteousness. He had been divinely called to denounce Israel's spiritual apostasy and proclaim severe judgement upon them. (w) "Verbum optimum", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Schmidt. Jeremiah 33:15-16 contain a beautiful promise, but also a twofold danger for Christian pastors. Therefore the perpetual sacrifices mentioned here refer not to burnt offerings, etc, but to "spiritual sacrifices," as indicated in the above paragraph. 1-13 Those who expect to receive comforts from God, must call upon him. And that is a theologically sound way of reading this passage from Jeremiah. Similarly, in chapter 33, the prophet speaks of the coming restoration, the restoration of normal, everyday life. Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD ( Jeremiah 33:19-20 ); Now is God going to turn off Israel? (90) So is the Vulg., suscitabo, I will awake, or rouse; and also the Sept. and the Targ. The armies of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, are advancing on Jerusalem. 12 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 a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down. Jeremiah 33:14 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Or, "are coming" {t}; future times are respected; yet such as would quickly come; five or six hundred years more, and then would be fulfilled what is after promised. my delight is in her, and sought out, a city not forsaken. When it is so, let us learn to exercise faith and patience, so that our souls may not tremble, though Gods promises may not every moment manifest their power by being actually fulfilled. 3. The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. Christ is our Lord God, our righteousness, our sanctification, and our redemption. He will remove all barriers and bring them into direct fellowship with himself (33-34). Instead of priests alone being able to approach God, all will know God. (This new covenant came into being through the death of Jesus Christ. Notice there's no mention here of sin offerings. 15 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. 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. show to the prophet, ( Jeremiah Jeremiah 33:25. c. Praise the LORD of hosts, for the LORD is good, for His mercy endures forever: Instead of the anguished cries of a city under judgment, they would hear the sound of people praising God for His goodness and ever-enduring mercy. laid down his life for the sheep, preferable to the shepherds 269), "Nothing can be so preposterous and unreasonable as to find in this passage, Jeremiah 33:19-26, or in Jeremiah 30-33 generally, additions by a later prophet."). See also Kaiser, "Evidence from . "He spoke of the Messiah as `The Spring of Living Waters' (Jeremiah 2:13), `The Good Shepherd' (Jeremiah 23:4; 31:10), `The Righteous Branch' (here and in Jeremiah 23:5f), `The Redeemer' (Jeremiah 50:34), `The Lord Our Righteousness" (Jeremiah 23:6), `David the King' (Jeremiah 30:9), and as `The Agent of the New Covenant' (Jeremiah 31:31-34). But the burnt offerings were offerings of consecration where you would bring a lamb unto the priest and they would butcher it. pp. 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 ). We find this literally fulfilled at their return out of Babylon, Ezra 3:11. Furthermore, it should be particularly noted that this chapter says nothing at all about any "succession" of Davidic kings, or any series of such rulers, but that he shall have "a son to reign upon his throne." The covenant with David consisted in the promise that his kingdom should endure for ever (see Jeremiah 33:17); that with the Levites, in the eternal possession of the right to the priesthood. Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Jeremiah 33:14-18 contain the promise of the restoration of the monarchy and the priesthood. Yes, yes, I know that we all celebrate the New Year on January 1, but because we are Christians, and because we still attend church on Sunday . The institution of the priesthood is certainly not represented in the law as a covenant; it consisted merely in the choice of Aaron and his sons as priests by God, Exodus 28:1. Has God turned off Israel? How might you broaden your sermon about redemptive hope to include all of Creation, and not just humanity? They sang together in praising the Lord, because he is good, for his mercy endures for ever. The mention of Jerusalem instead of Israel is connected with the general scope of our prophecy, viz., to comfort the covenant people over the destruction of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 33:4.). Language often breaks down as an inadequate vehicle for the conveyance of the thoughts of God; and so we believe is the case here. THE RIGHTEOUS BRANCH; THE MESSIAH. The same proclamation is given today to us, inheritors of Jeremiahs task. God chose, but He's cast them off. 93. Commentary on Acts 15:1-6. Lectionary Commentary, Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1st Sunday of Advent (Year C), by Dennis Bratcher at Christian Resource Institute. After long waiting, a branch will sprout. December 2, 2012. No sooner does anything appear than it is swept away, and another comes in its place. This is a prophet imprisoned by his own government because he keeps prophesying doom. 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. King Josiah was one of the most celebrated rulers of Judahs history. Jeremiah 33:14-15 record Gods promises for the future restoration of the community. The first danger is reading the New Testament into the Old Testament in a way nullifies or negates the original text. Though the promise may sometimes work slowly towards an accomplishment, it works surely. This is not in and of itself bad: we are Christian preachers, after all. This land that you say is desolate is going to be filled with voices of joy and happiness, voices of the bridegroom and of the bride." We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Now this is after he has been calling. Who is that Branch of righteousness growing up out of David? that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah; or, "that good word" (u); that gracious word concerning Christ and salvation by him; that mercy promised to the fathers; that good thing that came out of Nazareth: the good Shepherd that laid down his life for the sheep, preferable to the shepherds before spoken of: or rather, "that best word" (w); the positive used for the superlative, as frequent in the Hebrew language. This is the principal of the great and mighty things the Lord promised to show to the prophet, Jeremiah 33:3; even the coming of the Messiah, and what concerns his person and office: that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house of Judah; or, "that good word" u; that gracious word concerning Christ and salvation by him; that mercy promised to the fathers; that good thing that came out of Nazareth: the good Shepherd that laid down his life for the sheep, preferable to the shepherds before spoken of: or rather, "that best word" w; the positive used for the superlative, as frequent in the Hebrew language. The Davidic kingdom and the Levitical priesthood were the two pillars and bases of the Old Testament theocracy, on which its existence and continuance depended. This is the . In Jeremiah 29:10, on the contrary, "the good word" is specially referred, by the following infinitival clause, to the deliverance of the people from Babylon. III. 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. ." before spoken of: or rather, "that best word" F23; the This is ushered in Jesus Christ. 459-461 of Clark's Translation) have shown the utter worthlessness of these reasons, and Graf also has defended the genuineness of the passage. 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. There shall be religious joy there; temple-songs shall be revived, the Lord's songs, which they could not sing in a strange land. Professor and Elva B. Lovell Chair of Old Testament, A resource for the whole church from Luther Seminary. The everlasting love of Yahweh for Israel. 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. 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