Jeremiah
32 – 36
Verse 32:27 is obvious, but needs to be said:
Look! I am the
Eternal, the God of all living things. Is anything too difficult for Me?
We tend to limit God and place Him in a box
confined to our understanding of nature. God is above nature and therefore the
Laws which are in place do not apply. Consider this the study of quantum
mechanics is showing a realm in which the natural laws we know today don’t
apply, therefore giving us a glimpse into God’s domain.
Verse 33:5 shows a Messianic Prophecy:
In those days,
when the time is right, I will cause a righteous Branch to sprout from the
old stump of David’s lineage; He will do what is right and just in
the land.
Hindsight is always 20/20 and we can see
this to be true. Unfortunately during the time Jesus walked the earth and even
to today those that do not recognize Jesus as the Messiah are waiting for a
king to save the nation like David did. We can easily see 2000 years later how
this prophecy 700 or so years before Jesus was fulfilled by Jesus, it’s really
cool!!
Verses 33:20 & 21 (note the Voice
breaks this up funny, so I am just taking what is prevalent) gives Israel the
strength of Gods bond to them:
Eternal One:
20 If you can figure out a way to break My covenant with the
day and with the night so they do not always arrive on schedule, the very
rhythm of life on this earth, 21 only then will My covenant
with My servant David be broken and his son not rule from his throne. Only then
will My covenant with the Levitical priests who minister before Me be null and
void.
You will have to violate major laws of
nature to have this happen, and that shows the love God has for his people. And
the beautiful thing is I believe God has transformed those who follow Jesus and
are not of Jewish descent.
Verse 36:23 is not only a problem then, but
today also:
The king
listened as Jehudi read column after column of the scroll. As soon
as he finished reading three or four columns, Jehoiakim would take a knife, cut
that section out of the scroll, and then throw it on the fire.
Somehow many think they can ignore portions
of the Bible or just “cut that section out” of the Bible. I think homosexuality
is one of those that people have a tough time with. I know I sure do, since I
know many from an early age were obviously gay. I believe they were born that
way, so how could God make a child who is loving, just to the same sex, and not
be ok with God. Some argue the OT Law just applied to Jews and Paul’s NT
writings are about “bath houses” and promiscuous behavior. Some also say the “thorn”
in Paul’s side was his homosexual tendencies. Some also say that we are all born with a tendency towards sin, doesn’t matter what kind of sin, and it’s our job to fight it and come to righteousness.
Me I don’t know and am not worried about
it. My job is to share the love of Jesus with anyone who will listen and if
they are gay not to judge. Figure at worse their salvation will be secure if they accept Jesus! I’ll
let the Holy Spirit work in them if “natural” homosexuality really is a sin to
God.