What consequences are highlighted for disobedience in Jeremiah 11:3? Jeremiah 11:3 — The Stated Consequence “ ‘Cursed is the man who does not obey the words of this covenant.’ ” What “Cursed” Signifies in This Context • Active withdrawal of God’s favor • Exposure to judgment rather than protection • Reversal of covenant blessings promised in passages like Deuteronomy 28:1-14 Immediate Outcomes of Disobedience (drawn from Jeremiah and the wider Law) • National calamities—siege, famine, exile (Jeremiah 11:11; Deuteronomy 28:49-52) • Personal distress—“terror, consumption, and fever” (Leviticus 26:16) • Loss of prosperity—failed crops and economic collapse (Deuteronomy 28:38-40) • Spiritual estrangement—God “will not hear” (Jeremiah 11:11; Proverbs 1:24-28) Why the Curse Falls • Willful neglect of covenant terms given through Moses (Exodus 19:5-6) • Stubborn idolatry—“following other gods” (Jeremiah 11:10) • Repeated rejection of prophetic warnings (Jeremiah 7:25-26) Echoes Elsewhere in Scripture • Deuteronomy 27:26—“Cursed is he who does not uphold the words of this law.” • Jeremiah 17:5—“Cursed is the man who trusts in man.” • Galatians 3:10—New-Testament affirmation of the same principle Takeaway for Today • God’s covenant terms are non-negotiable; blessing and curse remain real realities • Obedience brings life (Jeremiah 7:23); disobedience invokes the curse (Jeremiah 11:3) • Christ redeems from the curse only when received by repentant faith (Galatians 3:13) |
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