We don’t have the exact time frame as to when Jeremiah offered this message to Jerusalem. But I imagine that it may have been well before the boot of Babylon were on Jewish soil. Jeremiah may have sounded like Noah did in the days before the flood. Judah could look back to the days of Hezekiah and know that God repelled the army of Assyria so why wouldn’t he repel any future armies as well? The people were caught up in their own self worth and forgot about the times of the judges when God allowed nations to rule over Israel. Likewise we can’t grow lax in the battle against the flesh. We must stand firm in the faith of God and when he opens our eyes to an area of our life that needs to be changed we should listen and allow him the freedom to change. Not just for our salvation, but also for his glory.
It took me about 17 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart
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