◄ Jeremiah 26:7 ►
Now the priests and prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the LORD,
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Now the priests and prophets and all the people
This phrase highlights the diverse audience present during Jeremiah's proclamation. The priests and prophets were religious leaders, often seen as mediators between God and the people. However, during Jeremiah's time, many were corrupt or false, leading the people astray (Jeremiah 23:11-14). The inclusion of "all the people" indicates a public setting, emphasizing the widespread impact of Jeremiah's message. This gathering reflects the communal nature of worship and religious instruction in ancient Israel.

heard Jeremiah speaking
Jeremiah's role as a prophet was to deliver God's messages, often involving calls to repentance and warnings of judgment. His speaking was not just a casual conversation but a divinely inspired proclamation. The act of hearing implies accountability; those who heard were responsible for responding to the message. This echoes the biblical theme that faith comes by hearing the word of God (Romans 10:17).

these words
The specific words Jeremiah spoke were warnings of impending judgment due to the people's disobedience and idolatry. This message was consistent with the covenantal themes found throughout the Old Testament, where blessings and curses were contingent upon Israel's faithfulness (Deuteronomy 28). Jeremiah's words were not his own but were given by God, underscoring the authority and seriousness of the message.

in the house of the LORD
The house of the LORD refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship and sacrifice for the Israelites. It was considered the dwelling place of God's presence among His people. The setting in the temple underscores the gravity of Jeremiah's message, as it was delivered in the most sacred space, where the people were expected to be most attuned to God's voice. This location also highlights the irony of the people's unfaithfulness, as they were defiling the very place meant for worship and communion with God (Jeremiah 7:9-11).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Jeremiah
A prophet called by God to deliver His messages to the people of Judah. Known for his boldness and faithfulness in delivering God's often unpopular messages.

2. The Priests
Religious leaders responsible for temple worship and maintaining the spiritual life of the people. They often held significant influence over the religious and social life of Judah.

3. The Prophets
Other individuals claiming to speak on behalf of God. In Jeremiah's time, many were false prophets who contradicted God's true messages.

4. The People
The general population of Judah who were present in the temple. They were the audience of Jeremiah's prophetic message.

5. The House of the LORD
Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites and a symbol of God's presence among His people.
Teaching Points
The Courage to Speak God's Truth
Jeremiah's example challenges us to speak God's truth boldly, even when it is unpopular or met with resistance.

Discernment in Leadership
The presence of false prophets highlights the need for discernment in whom we listen to and follow, ensuring they align with God's Word.

The Role of the Church
Just as the temple was central to worship, the church today should be a place where God's truth is proclaimed and lived out.

The Importance of Genuine Worship
God desires true worship from His people, not just outward rituals. Our hearts and actions must align with His commands.

Responding to God's Message
The people's reaction to Jeremiah's message prompts us to consider how we respond to God's Word in our lives.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does Jeremiah's courage in delivering God's message inspire you in your own life and witness?

2. In what ways can we discern between true and false teachings in today's world, similar to the situation with the prophets in Jeremiah's time?

3. How can the church today ensure it remains a place where God's truth is faithfully proclaimed and lived out?

4. Reflect on your own worship practices. Are there areas where you might be focusing more on rituals than on genuine worship and obedience?

5. How do you typically respond to challenging messages from God's Word, and what steps can you take to ensure a more receptive heart?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Jeremiah 7
Jeremiah's temple sermon, which provides context for the message he delivered in the temple, emphasizing the need for genuine repentance and obedience to God.

Matthew 21
Jesus' cleansing of the temple, which echoes Jeremiah's call for purity and true worship in God's house.

Acts 7
Stephen's speech before the Sanhedrin, where he, like Jeremiah, faces opposition for speaking God's truth.
Sermons
Afflictions, Distresses, TumultsF. B. Meyer, B. A.Jeremiah 26:1-24
The Prophet of God Arraigned by the NationA.F. Muir Jeremiah 26:1-17, 24
People
Achbor, Ahikam, Elnathan, Hezekiah, Jehoiakim, Jeremiah, Josiah, Micah, Shaphan, Shemaiah, Uriah, Urijah
Places
Babylon, Egypt, Jerusalem, Kiriath-jearim, Moresheth, New Gate, Shiloh, Zion
Topics
Hearing, Jeremiah, Priests, Prophets, Speak, Speaking
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Jeremiah 26:7-15

     7760   preachers, responsibilities

Jeremiah 26:7-16

     5923   public opinion

Library
The Life of Mr. Robert Garnock.
Robert Garnock was born in Stirling, anno ----, and baptized by faithful Mr. James Guthrie. In his younger years, his parents took much pains to train him up in the way of duty: but soon after the restoration, the faithful presbyterian ministers being turned out, curates were put in their place, and with them came ignorance, profanity and persecution.--Some time after this, Mr. Law preached at his own house in Monteith, and one Mr. Hutchison sometimes at Kippen. Being one Saturday's evening gone …
John Howie—Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies)

A Godly Reformation
'Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 2. And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. 3. He in the first year of his reign, in the first mouth, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them. 4. And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street, …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Prophet Micah.
PRELIMINARY REMARKS. Micah signifies: "Who is like Jehovah;" and by this name, the prophet is consecrated to the incomparable God, just as Hosea was to the helping God, and Nahum to the comforting God. He prophesied, according to the inscription, under Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. We are not, however, entitled, on this account, to dissever his prophecies, and to assign particular discourses to the reign of each of these kings. On the contrary, the entire collection forms only one whole. At …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament

Second Stage of Jewish Trial. Jesus Condemned by Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin.
(Palace of Caiaphas. Friday.) ^A Matt. XXVI. 57, 59-68; ^B Mark XIV. 53, 55-65; ^C Luke XXII. 54, 63-65; ^D John XVIII. 24. ^d 24 Annas therefore sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest. [Foiled in his attempted examination of Jesus, Annas sends him to trial.] ^b and there come together with him all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. ^a 57 And they that had taken Jesus led him away to the house of Caiaphas the high priest, ^c and brought him into the high priest's house. ^a where …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel

Sanctification.
I. I will remind you of some points that have been settled in this course of study. 1. The true intent and meaning of the law of God has been, as I trust, ascertained in the lectures on moral government. Let this point if need be, be examined by reference to those lectures. 2. We have also seen, in those lectures, what is not, and what is implied in entire obedience to the moral law. 3. In those lectures, and also in the lectures on justification and repentance, it has been shown that nothing is …
Charles Grandison Finney—Systematic Theology

The Twelve Minor Prophets.
1. By the Jewish arrangement, which places together the twelve minor prophets in a single volume, the chronological order of the prophets as a whole is broken up. The three greater prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, stand in the true order of time. Daniel began to prophesy before Ezekiel, but continued, many years after him. The Jewish arrangement of the twelve minor prophets is in a sense chronological; that is, they put the earlier prophets at the beginning, and the later at the end of the …
E. P. Barrows—Companion to the Bible

Jeremiah
The interest of the book of Jeremiah is unique. On the one hand, it is our most reliable and elaborate source for the long period of history which it covers; on the other, it presents us with prophecy in its most intensely human phase, manifesting itself through a strangely attractive personality that was subject to like doubts and passions with ourselves. At his call, in 626 B.C., he was young and inexperienced, i. 6, so that he cannot have been born earlier than 650. The political and religious …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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