What is the meaning of Jeremiah 18:14? Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes? “Does the snow of Lebanon ever leave its rocky slopes?” (Jeremiah 18:14) • Lebanon’s perpetual snowpack is a picture of consistency. Just as Psalm 119:89 says, “Your word, O LORD, is everlasting,” the snow reliably crowns the heights year after year. • The solid, “rocky slopes” recall God’s steadfast covenant ground (Deuteronomy 32:4). Nature’s regularity underscores His unchanging character. • The Lord’s question is rhetorical: everyone knows the snow remains. By contrast, Judah had abandoned the God who redeemed them (Jeremiah 2:32). • In Jeremiah 17:13 God warned that those who turn from Him “will be written in the dust.” Their instability stands in stark relief against Lebanon’s enduring whiteness. Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry? “Or do its cool waters flowing from a distance ever run dry?” (Jeremiah 18:14) • Melt-water from Lebanon’s snow feeds springs and rivers that refresh the land below, mirroring the living water Christ later offers in John 4:14. • Such streams are dependable; Isaiah 41:17-18 pictures God opening “rivers on barren heights” for His thirsty people. • God’s provision is abundant, yet Judah chose broken cisterns that hold no water (Jeremiah 2:13). The absurdity of abandoning a never-failing source is the prophet’s point. • Psalm 1:3 portrays the righteous as “a tree planted by streams of water.” When Judah cut itself off from the Source, barrenness was inevitable (Jeremiah 17:5-6). summary Jeremiah 18:14 contrasts nature’s steadfast patterns with Judah’s faithlessness. Snow that never quits the peaks and waters that never fail highlight God’s constancy and generous provision. When His people stray, the folly is obvious: abandoning the unfailing Lord invites drought of soul and impending judgment. Remaining anchored to Him ensures the freshness and stability those Lebanon images vividly illustrate. |
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