"In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God. In those days and at that timeThis phrase sets a prophetic context, indicating a specific future period. In Hebrew, "בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וּבָעֵת הַהִיא" (bayamim hahem uva'et hahi) often refers to a divinely appointed time. It suggests a period of fulfillment of God's promises, often associated with eschatological events. This phrase reassures believers that God’s timing is perfect and His plans are sovereign, encouraging trust in His divine schedule. declares the LORD
The phrase "נְאֻם יְהוָה" (ne'um YHWH) is a divine proclamation, emphasizing the authority and certainty of the message. It is a reminder that the words spoken are not of human origin but are directly from God. This underscores the reliability and truth of the prophecy, encouraging believers to heed and trust in God's word. the children of Israel
This refers to the descendants of Jacob, also known as Israel. Historically, it encompasses the twelve tribes that formed the nation of Israel. Theologically, it represents God's chosen people, with whom He established a covenant. This phrase reminds believers of their spiritual heritage and the faithfulness of God to His promises, encouraging them to live in accordance with their identity as God's people. and the children of Judah
Judah was one of the twelve tribes, and after the division of the kingdom, it became the southern kingdom. The mention of both Israel and Judah signifies the reunification of the divided kingdoms, a theme of restoration and hope. It highlights God's plan for unity and reconciliation among His people, inspiring believers to seek unity within the body of Christ. will come together
The Hebrew "יֵלְכוּ יַחְדָּו" (yel'chu yachdav) implies a movement towards unity and collective action. This phrase speaks to the gathering and restoration of God's people, a common prophetic theme. It encourages believers to pursue fellowship and community, reflecting the unity and harmony that God desires for His people. weeping as they come
The image of weeping, "בִּבְכִי יָבֹאוּ" (bivchi yavo'u), suggests repentance and sorrow for past sins. It indicates a heartfelt return to God, marked by genuine contrition. This phrase serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of repentance in the believer's life, encouraging a humble and contrite heart before God. and they will seek the LORD their God
The act of seeking, "יְבַקְשׁוּ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיהֶם" (yevaksu et-YHWH Eloheihem), denotes a deliberate and earnest pursuit of God. It reflects a desire for a restored relationship with Him. This phrase inspires believers to actively seek God, emphasizing the importance of a personal and intimate relationship with the Creator, who is always ready to be found by those who earnestly seek Him. Persons / Places / Events 1. The LORDThe covenant God of Israel, who is orchestrating the events described in this prophecy. 2. Children of IsraelRefers to the northern kingdom, which had been taken into captivity by Assyria. 3. Children of JudahRefers to the southern kingdom, which was later taken into captivity by Babylon. 4. WeepingA sign of repentance and sorrow for sin, indicating a genuine turning back to God. 5. Seeking the LORDRepresents a sincere desire to return to a right relationship with God, often involving prayer and worship. Teaching Points Repentance and RestorationTrue repentance involves a heartfelt sorrow for sin and a genuine desire to return to God. This is a necessary step for spiritual restoration. Unity in Seeking GodThe coming together of Israel and Judah signifies the power of unity in seeking the LORD. Believers today are called to unite in prayer and worship. God's FaithfulnessDespite the people's past unfaithfulness, God remains faithful to His promises and is willing to restore those who seek Him with a contrite heart. The Role of Emotion in FaithThe weeping of the people indicates that emotions can play a significant role in our spiritual journey, reflecting the depth of our repentance and desire for God. The Importance of Seeking GodActively seeking God is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing the need for intentionality in our relationship with Him. Bible Study Questions 1. What does the act of weeping signify in the context of repentance, and how can we apply this to our own spiritual lives? 2. How does the unity of Israel and Judah in seeking the LORD challenge us to pursue unity within the body of Christ today? 3. In what ways does God's promise of restoration in Jeremiah 50:4 encourage us to trust in His faithfulness despite our past failures? 4. How can we cultivate a sincere desire to seek the LORD in our daily lives, and what practical steps can we take to do so? 5. Reflect on a time when you experienced a deep emotional response in your faith journey. How did it impact your relationship with God, and what can you learn from that experience? Connections to Other Scriptures Hosea 3:5This verse also speaks of the children of Israel returning and seeking the LORD, highlighting a future time of restoration and renewal. Zechariah 12:10Describes a time of mourning and repentance among the people, similar to the weeping mentioned in Jeremiah 50:4. 2 Chronicles 7:14Emphasizes the importance of humbling oneself, praying, seeking God's face, and turning from wicked ways for healing and restoration. Isaiah 55:6-7Encourages seeking the LORD while He may be found, underscoring the urgency and sincerity required in seeking God. | Israel's Deliverance | A.F. Muir | Jeremiah 50:2-5 | | A Test for True Seekers | | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | Asking the Way | D. J. Burrell, D. D. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | Entering into Covenant with God | N. Hill. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | Faces Thitherward | Canon Scott Holland. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | God Proper Object of Human Pursuit | W. J. Stuart. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | Godly Sorrow | S. Conway | Jeremiah 50:4, 5 | | God's Deliverance of Us from Spiritual Bondage | Thomas Gordon. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | Marks of Genuine Repentance | J. W. Cunningham, M. A. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | Mourners, Inquirers, Covenanters | | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | National Covenanting a National Privilege | Original Secession Magazine | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | Question and Attitude | J. Parker, D. D. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | Reunited Israel Seeking Jehovah | D. Young | Jeremiah 50:4, 5 | | Seeking After Finding | H. Melvill, B. D. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | The Israelites Returning from Babylon | C. Bradley, M. A. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | The Redeemed Sinner Joining Himself in a Covenant with God | C. Bradley, M. A. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | The Solemn Engagement | G. Campbell. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | The Way to Zion | Dean Vaughan. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | The Way to Zion to be Inquired After | W. Arthur's Life of Gideon Ouseley. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | To Zion, with Their Faces Thitherward | A.F. Muir | Jeremiah 50:4, 5 | | Travelling Zionward | M. C. Cameron, B. D. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | Young Christians Congratulated | Essex Remembrancer | Jeremiah 50:4-5 | | Zionwards | J. J. Ingram. | Jeremiah 50:4-5 |
People Babylonians, Jeremiah, Nebuchadnezzar, NebuchadrezzarPlaces Assyria, Babylon, Bashan, Carmel, Chaldea, Gilead, Gomorrah, Jordan River, Merathaim, Pekod, Sodom, ZionTopics Affirmation, Along, Declares, Judah, Making, Prayer, Says, Seek, Sons, Tears, WeepingDictionary of Bible Themes Jeremiah 50:4 5198 weeping
7031 unity, God's goal
8160 seeking God
9140 last days Jeremiah 50:1-10 4215 Babylon Jeremiah 50:4-5 6629 conversion, examples
7923 fellowship, in gospel
8128 guidance, receiving
9145 Messianic age 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 50:4 NIVJeremiah 50:4 NLTJeremiah 50:4 ESVJeremiah 50:4 NASBJeremiah 50:4 KJV
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