Jeremiah 15:1-9 Then said the LORD to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people… These verses and this whole discourse reveal to us an implacable God. He will not turn away from his wrath nor be moved: 1. By the spectacle of misery presented (Jeremiah 14.). 2. By the remembrance of former love (Jeremiah 14:8). 3. By the earnest prayers of his faithful servant (Ver. 1). 4. By the prospect of more terrible miseries yet to come (Jeremiah 14:17 - 15:9). Therefore - I. INQUIRE. Why is God thus? The answer is, he will not change, because the sinner will not. "To the froward he will ever show himself froward." II. LEARN. That while God's mercy is infinite to those who turn to him, for those who refuse there is no mercy at all. - C. Parallel Verses KJV: Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth. |
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