What other scriptures warn against forgetting God, similar to Jeremiah 2:32? Jeremiah’s sobering question (Jeremiah 2:32) “Can a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her veil? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number.” Israel’s unthinkable lapse sets the stage for a wider survey of passages where God warns His people not to let Him slip from memory. Strong cautions from the Torah • Deuteronomy 4:9 – “Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen…” • Deuteronomy 6:12 – “Be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” • Deuteronomy 8:11-14, 19 – “Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments… then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God… If you ever forget the LORD your God… you will surely perish.” • Deuteronomy 32:18 – “You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.” Historic examples that underline the warning • Judges 3:7 – “So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.” • Psalm 78:11 – “They forgot what He had done, the wonders He had shown them.” • Psalm 106:21 – “They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt.” Wisdom literature reminders • Psalm 9:17 – “The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.” • Psalm 50:22 – “Consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you.” • Proverbs 3:1 – “My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments.” • Proverbs 4:5 – “Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words…” Prophetic wake-up calls • Isaiah 17:10 – “For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge.” • Isaiah 51:13 – “Yet you have forgotten the LORD your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth.” • Hosea 4:6 – “…Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.” • Hosea 8:14 – “Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied fortified cities.” New-Testament echoes • Hebrews 2:1 – “We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” • Revelation 2:4-5 – “But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love. Therefore, remember from where you have fallen…” Putting it together From Moses to the prophets, from Psalms to the apostles, Scripture sounds a consistent alarm: forgetting God leads to pride, idolatry, and ruin, while remembering Him safeguards obedience, gratitude, and life. |
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