What other scriptures warn against ignoring God's word like Jeremiah 29:19? Setting the Scene: Jeremiah’s Wake-Up Call “because they have not listened to My words,” declares the LORD, “which I sent to them again and again by My servants the prophets. And you exiles have not listened either,” declares the LORD. (Jeremiah 29:19) Old Testament Echoes • Deuteronomy 28:15 – “But if you do not obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, then all these curses will come upon you and overtake you.” • Deuteronomy 30:17-18 – “But if your heart turns away and you do not listen… I declare to you this day that you will surely perish.” • 1 Samuel 15:23 – “Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.” • Proverbs 13:13 – “He who despises instruction will pay the penalty, but whoever respects a command is rewarded.” • Proverbs 28:9 – “Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.” • Isaiah 66:4 – “I called, and no one answered; I spoke, and they did not listen… so I will choose their punishments.” • Zechariah 7:11-13 – “They refused to pay attention… ‘Just as I called and they would not listen, so they called and I would not listen,’ says the LORD of Hosts.” New Testament Reinforcement • Matthew 7:26-27 – “Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them… great was its collapse!” • John 12:48 – “The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.” • Hebrews 2:1-3 – “How shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation?” • Hebrews 12:25 – “See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks… how much less will we, if we turn away from Him who warns us from heaven?” • James 1:22 – “Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you deceive yourselves.” • Revelation 2:7 – “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” Timeless Takeaways • God consistently links listening to blessing and ignoring to loss. • Warnings span Law, Prophets, Wisdom, Gospels, Epistles, and Revelation—showing one unified voice. • Refusing the Word ultimately brings judgment; receiving and obeying it brings life, stability, and intimacy with the Lord. |
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