What is the meaning of Jeremiah 10:10? But the LORD is the true God • Jeremiah contrasts the LORD with the powerless idols just described (Jeremiah 10:3–9). • “True” means reliable, genuine—everything the false gods are not (cf. John 17:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:9). • Scripture presents God’s truthfulness as an unchanging fact: “God is not a man, that He should lie” (Numbers 23:19). • Because He is the true God, His word stands; every promise and warning in Scripture is certain (Isaiah 55:10-11). He is the living God • Unlike lifeless idols, the LORD possesses self-existent life (Jeremiah 10:5; Deuteronomy 5:26). • His life is the fountain of ours: “For in Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28). • Believers draw confidence from His vitality: “My soul thirsts for God, the living God” (Psalm 42:2). • The resurrection of Christ is the supreme proof that He is “not the God of the dead but of the living” (Matthew 22:32). And eternal King • “Eternal” points to His timeless reign—He was King before creation and will be forever (Psalm 93:1-2). • Earthly rulers rise and fall, but “His dominion is an everlasting dominion” (Daniel 4:34). • As King, He rules with absolute authority; allegiance to Him outranks every human loyalty (Revelation 15:3-4). The earth quakes at His wrath • God’s anger is not capricious; it is His holy response to sin and idolatry (Romans 1:18). • Physical creation reacts to its Maker: “The mountains quake before Him… the earth trembles at His presence” (Nahum 1:5-6). • These tremors remind us that judgment is real, not figurative—He has shaken the earth before (Exodus 19:18; Matthew 27:51) and will do so again (Hebrews 12:26-27). And the nations cannot endure His indignation • No military strength or cultural achievement can shield a nation from divine judgment (Isaiah 34:2; Psalm 2:1-12). • History verifies this truth: Babylon, Persia, Greece, Rome—each collapsed under God’s timetable (Jeremiah 25:12-14). • Final fulfillment awaits: “The kings of the earth… said to the mountains, ‘Fall on us… hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne’” (Revelation 6:15-17). • The only refuge is repentance and faith: “Blessed are all who take refuge in Him” (Psalm 2:12). summary Jeremiah 10:10 draws a sharp line between the living, eternal, all-powerful LORD and every counterfeit deity. Because He is the one true God, His rule is absolute, His life unending, and His judgment irresistible. The trembling earth and helpless nations underscore a sober reality: we must worship, trust, and obey Him alone. |
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