What other scriptures highlight God's fulfillment of promises like in Jeremiah 33:14? Setting the Scene: Jeremiah 33:14 “Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the good word I have spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah.” God voices a firm commitment: what He has promised, He will perform. Scripture repeats this theme from Genesis to Revelation, weaving a testimony of unfailing faithfulness. God Keeps His Covenantal Word • Numbers 23:19 — “God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?” • Joshua 21:45 — “Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel failed; everything was fulfilled.” • 1 Kings 8:56 — “Blessed be the LORD, who has given rest to His people Israel according to all that He promised. Not one word has failed of all His good promises, which He promised through His servant Moses.” Echoes of Fulfilled Promises Throughout Scripture • Genesis 12:2-3 (promise) → Genesis 21:1-2 (fulfillment) “Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.” • Exodus 12:40-42 — After centuries of bondage, Israel walks out of Egypt on the exact night God foretold. • Nehemiah 9:7-8 — The Levites recall how God “performed Your words, for You are righteous,” bringing Abraham’s descendants into the land. • Isaiah 7:14 → Matthew 1:22-23 “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son….’” • Micah 5:2 → Luke 2:4-7 Bethlehem receives the promised Ruler when Joseph and Mary arrive for the census. • Zechariah 9:9 → John 12:14-15 Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey, exactly as prophesied. Peter proclaims that God kept His word by raising Jesus, “because it was impossible for Him to be held by death.” • Jeremiah 1:12 — “You have seen correctly, for I watch over My word to accomplish it.” • Ezekiel 12:28 — “None of My words will be delayed any longer; whatever I speak will be fulfilled, declares the Lord GOD.” • Zechariah 1:6 — God’s words “overtook” the fathers; His decrees always catch up with history. New Covenant Fulfillment in Christ • Luke 24:44 — Jesus explains that “everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.” • 2 Corinthians 1:20 — “For all the promises of God are Yes in Christ.” • Hebrews 8:6 — Christ is Mediator of “a better covenant” established on better promises, guaranteeing forgiveness and new hearts (Jeremiah 31:31-34). Assurance for Believers Today • Hebrews 10:23 — “Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.” • Hebrews 11:11 — Sarah “considered Him faithful who had promised.” • Philippians 1:6 — “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” • 2 Peter 3:9 — “The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness, but is patient with you.” Across every era, the pattern stands: God speaks, history bends, and the promise becomes reality. What He pledged in Jeremiah 33:14—and every other word He has breathed—rests on the unshakable foundation of His character. |
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