Moses served Israel well, leading them through the desert. Yet he also failed and never himself entered the promised land.
The rest is yet to come
Freedom!
The Lord has a charge to bring against Judah for breaking her covenant with Him, expressing the charge in varied language to show how horrible Judah’s behaviour has been.
Greater than Moses
Moses was a remarkable leader and an unmatched prophet in Israel, until Jesus who stands far above him.
Marital pain
Jeremiah finds his work hard because he’s called to speak for the Lord to Judah about her unfaithfulness and the terrible repercussions it will bring to her.
Flesh and blood
Jesus is so different from us because he is the eternal Son of God. His conception was by the power of the Holy Spirit. His life was lived without a moment’s sin.
Prophet to the nations
Jeremiah comes from a disgraced line of priests who had once temporarily lost the ark of the covenant. But…