This is what the LORD of Hosts says: "The sons of Israel are oppressed, and the sons of Judah as well. All their captors hold them fast, refusing to release them. This is what the LORD of Hosts saysThe phrase introduces a divine proclamation, emphasizing the authority and sovereignty of God. The title "LORD of Hosts" (Yahweh Sabaoth) underscores God's command over the heavenly armies and His supreme power. This title is often used in contexts of judgment and deliverance, reminding the reader of God's ultimate control over all earthly and spiritual realms. The people of Israel are oppressed
The term "oppressed" reflects the suffering and subjugation of the Israelites. Historically, this refers to the Babylonian captivity, where the Israelites were under harsh rule. The Hebrew root for "oppressed" (עָשַׁק, 'ashaq) conveys a sense of being crushed or exploited, highlighting the severe affliction faced by God's people. and the people of Judah as well
This phrase includes both the northern kingdom (Israel) and the southern kingdom (Judah), indicating that the entire nation is suffering. The division of the kingdoms after Solomon's reign led to separate identities, but here, both are united in their plight, emphasizing the comprehensive nature of their oppression. All their captors hold them fast
The captors, referring to the Babylonians, are depicted as unyielding in their control. The phrase "hold them fast" suggests a firm grip, indicating the captors' refusal to release the Israelites. This reflects the historical reality of the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites were forcibly kept in a foreign land. refusing to release them
The refusal to release the Israelites highlights the stubbornness and cruelty of their captors. This phrase echoes the earlier Egyptian captivity, drawing a parallel between the two periods of bondage. It underscores the need for divine intervention, as human efforts alone cannot secure their freedom. Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORD of HostsThis title emphasizes God's supreme authority and power over all heavenly and earthly armies. It underscores His ability to deliver His people from oppression. 2. The People of Israel and JudahThese are the descendants of the twelve tribes of Israel, representing the Northern Kingdom (Israel) and the Southern Kingdom (Judah). Both are depicted as being in captivity and oppression. 3. CaptorsThese are the foreign nations, particularly Babylon, that have taken Israel and Judah into captivity. They symbolize the forces of oppression and bondage. 4. OppressionThis refers to the harsh treatment and subjugation of the Israelites by their captors, highlighting their need for divine intervention and deliverance. 5. Refusal to ReleaseThis phrase indicates the stubbornness and cruelty of the captors, who are unwilling to let the Israelites go free, despite God's impending judgment. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty in DeliveranceGod is portrayed as the ultimate authority who can and will deliver His people from oppression. Believers can trust in His power and timing for deliverance in their own lives. The Reality of OppressionJust as Israel and Judah faced physical captivity, believers today may face spiritual or emotional oppression. Recognizing this helps us seek God's intervention and support. The Stubbornness of CaptorsThe refusal of the captors to release Israel highlights the persistent nature of sin and bondage. It reminds us of the need for perseverance in prayer and faith for liberation. Hope in God's PromisesDespite the current state of captivity, God's promises of restoration and freedom provide hope. Believers are encouraged to hold onto these promises in times of trial. Intercession for the OppressedAs followers of Christ, we are called to intercede for those who are oppressed, both spiritually and physically, trusting that God hears and responds to our prayers. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the title "LORD of Hosts" in Jeremiah 50:33 enhance our understanding of God's power and authority in the context of deliverance? 2. In what ways can the oppression faced by Israel and Judah be compared to spiritual or emotional challenges we face today? 3. How do the promises of deliverance in Jeremiah 50:33 and related scriptures encourage us in our personal struggles? 4. What practical steps can we take to intercede for those who are experiencing oppression in our communities or around the world? 5. How can we apply the lessons of perseverance and hope from this passage to our daily walk with God, especially when facing stubborn challenges? Connections to Other Scriptures Exodus 3:7-8The oppression of Israel in Egypt parallels their captivity in Babylon, showing God's consistent concern for His people's suffering and His promise of deliverance. Isaiah 14:1-2This passage speaks of the future restoration of Israel, echoing the promise of liberation from captivity and the return to their homeland. Psalm 137This psalm reflects the sorrow and longing of the Israelites during their Babylonian captivity, providing a heartfelt expression of their desire for freedom. People Babylonians, Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, NebuchadrezzarPlaces Assyria, Babylon, Bashan, Carmel, Chaldea, Gilead, Gomorrah, Jordan River, Merathaim, Pekod, Sodom, ZionTopics Armies, Captive, Captives, Captors, Crushed, Fast, Grip, Held, Hold, Hosts, Judah, Kept, Oppressed, Prisoner, Refuse, Refused, Refusing, Says, Sons, Thus, TightDictionary of Bible Themes Jeremiah 50:33-34 7388 kinsman-redeemer
8792 oppression, God's attitude Jeremiah 50:33-35 1315 God, as redeemer Library The Kinsman-Redeemer
'Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of Hosts is His name: He shall thoroughly plead their cause.'--JER. l. 34. Among the remarkable provisions of the Mosaic law there were some very peculiar ones affecting the next-of-kin. The nearest living blood relation to a man had certain obligations and offices to discharge, under certain contingencies, in respect of which he received a special name; which is sometimes translated in the Old Testament 'Redeemer,' and sometimes 'Avenger' of blood. What the etymological …
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy ScriptureCovenanting Predicted in Prophecy.
The fact of Covenanting, under the Old Testament dispensations, being approved of God, gives a proof that it was proper then, which is accompanied by the voice of prophecy, affording evidence that even in periods then future it should no less be proper. The argument for the service that is afforded by prophecy is peculiar, and, though corresponding with evidence from other sources, is independent. Because that God willed to make known truth through his servants the prophets, we should receive it …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting Moses' Prayer to be Blotted Out of God's Book.
"And Moses returned unto the Lord and said. Oh! this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou--wilt, forgive their sin; and if not, blot me, I pray they, out of thy book which than hast written." In the preceding discourse we endeavored to show that the idea of being willing to be damned for the glory of God is not found in the text--that the sentiment is erroneous and absurd--then adduced the constructions which have been put on the text by sundry expositors, …
Andrew Lee et al—Sermons on Various Important Subjects Covenanting Confers Obligation.
As it has been shown that all duty, and that alone, ought to be vowed to God in covenant, it is manifest that what is lawfully engaged to in swearing by the name of God is enjoined in the moral law, and, because of the authority of that law, ought to be performed as a duty. But it is now to be proved that what is promised to God by vow or oath, ought to be performed also because of the act of Covenanting. The performance of that exercise is commanded, and the same law which enjoins that the duties …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting The Old Testament Canon from Its Beginning to Its Close.
The first important part of the Old Testament put together as a whole was the Pentateuch, or rather, the five books of Moses and Joshua. This was preceded by smaller documents, which one or more redactors embodied in it. The earliest things committed to writing were probably the ten words proceeding from Moses himself, afterwards enlarged into the ten commandments which exist at present in two recensions (Exod. xx., Deut. v.) It is true that we have the oldest form of the decalogue from the Jehovist …
Samuel Davidson—The Canon of the Bible "If So be that the Spirit of God Dwell in You. Now if any Man have not the Spirit of Christ, He is None of His. "
Rom. viii. 9.--"If so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his." "But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth?" 2 Chron. vi. 18. It was the wonder of one of the wisest of men, and indeed, considering his infinite highness above the height of heavens, his immense and incomprehensible greatness, that the heaven of heavens cannot contain him, and then the baseness, emptiness, and worthlessness of man, it may be a wonder to the …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Scriptures Showing the Sin and Danger of Joining with Wicked and Ungodly Men.
Scriptures Showing The Sin And Danger Of Joining With Wicked And Ungodly Men. When the Lord is punishing such a people against whom he hath a controversy, and a notable controversy, every one that is found shall be thrust through: and every one joined with them shall fall, Isa. xiii. 15. They partake in their judgment, not only because in a common calamity all shares, (as in Ezek. xxi. 3.) but chiefly because joined with and partakers with these whom God is pursuing; even as the strangers that join …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Being Made Archbishop of Armagh, He Suffers Many Troubles. Peace Being Made, from Being Archbishop of Armagh He Becomes Bishop of Down.
[Sidenote: 1129] 19. (12). Meanwhile[365] it happened that Archbishop Cellach[366] fell sick: he it was who ordained Malachy deacon, presbyter and bishop: and knowing that he was dying he made a sort of testament[367] to the effect that Malachy ought to succeed him,[368] because none seemed worthier to be bishop of the first see. This he gave in charge to those who were present, this he commanded to the absent, this to the two kings of Munster[369] and to the magnates of the land he specially enjoined …
H. J. Lawlor—St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh The Godly are in Some Sense Already Blessed
I proceed now to the second aphorism or conclusion, that the godly are in some sense already blessed. The saints are blessed not only when they are apprehended by God, but while they are travellers to glory. They are blessed before they are crowned. This seems a paradox to flesh and blood. What, reproached and maligned, yet blessed! A man that looks upon the children of God with a carnal eye and sees how they are afflicted, and like the ship in the gospel which was covered with waves' (Matthew 8:24), …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12 Saved by Grace;
OR, A DISCOURSE OF THE GRACE OF GOD: SHOWING-- I. WHAT IT IS TO BE SAVED. II. WHAT IT IS TO BE SAVED BY GRACE. III. WHO THEY AEE THAT ABE SAVED BY GRACE. IV. HOW IT APPEARS THAT THEY ARE SAVED BY GRACE. V. WHAT SHOULD BE THE REASON THAT GOD SHOULD CHOOSE TO SAVE SINNERS BY GRACE RATHER THAN BY ANY OTHER MEANS. ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. THIS admirable Treatise upon the most important of all subjects, that of the soul's salvation, was first published in a pocket volume, in the year 1675. This has …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Covenanting Performed in Former Ages with Approbation from Above.
That the Lord gave special token of his approbation of the exercise of Covenanting, it belongs to this place to show. His approval of the duty was seen when he unfolded the promises of the Everlasting Covenant to his people, while they endeavoured to perform it; and his approval thereof is continually seen in his fulfilment to them of these promises. The special manifestations of his regard, made to them while attending to the service before him, belonged to one or other, or both, of those exhibitions …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting 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 Links Jeremiah 50:33 NIVJeremiah 50:33 NLTJeremiah 50:33 ESVJeremiah 50:33 NASBJeremiah 50:33 KJV
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