Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible. How young we do not know; but young enough for him to start back at the Divine proposal with the cry, “Ah! and touched my mouth; just as one of the seraphim touched the mouth and lips of the Prophet Isaiah with a live coal from the altar, Isaiah 6:6, by this symbol the prophet was inducted into his office; and it was suggested to him that his mouth was now sanctified to the Lord's use and service; and that what he should speak should not be his own words, but the words of the Lord; and so the Targum paraphrases it, "and the Lord sent the words of his prophecy, and ordered them in my mouth;''. The foundation Principle of the physical universe is honesty. When light is in Goshen, darkness is in Egypt. But in his time he was a small town boy trying to make it big in the big city, and by all apparent measures, he was a failure. infers the spuriousness of this word. 2. When one sea floweth, another ebbeth. The verb know has much more meaning than simply being aware of. Then we go on until we come to find that any expression of God is called a Word of God. There is a very striking scene in George Macdonald’s “Robert Falconer” which shows how today a Word of God may come through life. Biblical Commentary Jeremiah 28:5-9 EXEGESIS: JEREMIAH 26-28. A model of repentance never fulfilled. He dare not expose His servants to the temptation of sacrificing to their own net or trusting their own ability. This passage ought to be carefully observed; for Jeremiah briefly describes how a true call may be ascertained, when any one undertakes the office of a teacher in the Church: it is ascertained even by this when he brings nothing of his own, according to what Peter says in his first canonical epistle, “Let him who speaks, speak as the oracles of God,” III. The very heavens have a Word of God for us. When Benjamin beginneth, Rachel endeth. Other cases of touching the lips are those of Isaiah 6:6, symbolical of purification; and of Daniel 10:16, symbolical of supernatural strengthening. “This is what the LORD says: Stand in the courtyard in front of the Temple of the LORD, and make an announcement to the people who have come there to worship from all over Judah. All the prophets of Israel saying that God is long-suffering will not move a man to see it so much as one soul here exhibiting the forbearance of God. "Which I commanded your fathers in the day [that] I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, from … And he adds. Jeremiah 1:5-10 Jeremiah was a prophet of God who began his work in 627 B.C. Look how Jesus treated sinful women who came to Him, and see how God treats sinners. It is to those who have no might that He increaseth strength. Eric Ericson, a poor Scotch student, tramping on to Edinburgh, stops footsore and weary at the “Boar’s Head,” the inn kept by Letty Napier. THE CONTEXT In chapter 26, Jeremiah, at Yahweh's direction, prophesied concerning the disaster that Yahweh intended to bring on Judah. Jeremiah 16:1-9 New International Version (NIV) Day of Disaster. (I think so. The instruments of the Divine purpose in all ages have not been such as man would have selected. “Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. Jeremiah 26:1-9 NLT This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah. In the days of Josiah . Jeremiah 1-9 English Standard Version (ESV). What is the nature of God? behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.” Without doubt, as a boy he had enjoyed peculiar advantages. I see Him taking little children upon His knee and blessing them. Then the Lord put forth his hand: God having before excited the prophet to his work by command and promise, doth now in a vision establish and confirm him, either by the hand of an angel, Isaiah 6:6,7, or rather, by himself in some visible shape. He was to be a prophet, not to the Jews only, but to the neighbouring nations. The potter is spinning the clay using his feet on the lower wheel and he’s shaping the clay with his hands on the upper wheel. But that is no wonder. 4 But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make. They cannot be revealed in their great, Divine reality except as they are manifest in human life. . We might see this in the history of any nation, of old or of today, but I will take Israel, because we are more familiar with its history and its prophets. Then said I: “Ah, Lord GOD! He was naturally timid and sensitive. He encouraged Jeremiah by telling him not to fear those to whom he would be sent, "for I am with you to deliver you" (verse 8). God has great destinies in view for the human soul. They love the shallows, with their carpet of silver sand, rather than the strong billows that test a man’s endurance. So, every time you do a deed of love, you are speaking a word of God. Jeremiah 9:10 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Jeremiah 9:10, NIV: "I will weep and wail for the mountains and take up a lament concerning the wilderness grasslands.They are desolate and untraveled, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. When Mordecai groweth into favour, Haman groweth out of favour. The bitter complaint of his afterlife was that his mother had brought him into a world of strife and contention. hand . Many people think He is not a God of purpose, but that the universe is being run with no end in view. But calling anybody good doesn’t make him good, you know.” Yes, poor Eric was right--calling Him good does not make Him good. Here’s the context: the Israelites were in exile, a punishment from God as a result of their disobedience. YAHWEH TOUCHED MY MOUTH. So it is with the term “word,” Primarily, it stands for a written or spoken term composed of letters; then we enlarge its content and use it in the sense of a message, “What word did our friend send?” Then as the Psalmist used it, where the heavens have a word for us, a message. How does God treat sinful beings? Attend to what I am about to say; or, Look upon this outward sign, and let it assure thee of the thing signified. He is good, ye know.” Eric answers, “Oh, yes, they say so. Jeremiah 1:9 Then the Lord stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the Lord said to me,“Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. Now I have seen Jesus I know God identifies Himself with men. Here Jeremiah speaks again of his calling, that his doctrine might not be despised, as though it proceeded from a private individual. See Jesus giving His rest, and strength, and life, that men may see to what ends God will go to save His children. God knew Jeremiah, chose Jeremiah, and appointed Jeremiah. Chief among things provoking judgment was the intense sin of King Manasseh (695 – 642 B.C. (F. B. Meyer, B. . And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. How the writers of the Psalms saw it! Other cases of touching the lips are those of. (1-6) The droughts upon Judah. Jeremiah was from Anathoth in the tribal lands of Benjamin. Like Moses, he could say, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since Thou hast spoken unto Thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.” The best speakers for God are frequently they who are least gifted with human eloquence; for if that be richly present--the mighty power of moving men--there is an imminent peril of relying on it, and attributing the results to its magnetic spell. 1. Suns rise and set and do not deceive us. God cannot give His glory to another. Nature tells us God is honest, true to Himself, to the laws He has made, to man. that is, let him not speak doubtingly, as though he introduced his own glosses; but let him boldly, and without hesitation, speak in the name of God. does not then pronounce the other three spurious.). Then was His true glory revealed, then His nature made manifest. came upon, as the word is used, Jude 20:41, hereby enabling him to speak; or, Thou shalt be my mouth to deliver my words; partly, to let Jeremiah understand that they were God’s words; and partly, to intimate that they should be effectual; and partly, that he should never be without them, but continually supplied. In Jesus see how He is a Father. By stretching out His hand and touching Jeremiah"s mouth, the Lord symbolized the transfer of His words to the prophet"s mouth (cf. But when Eric felt love in this godly woman it set him to thinking about the goodness in God. This does not mean that Jeremiah was a small child, but was an expression used of someone in their teens. It is through life that God must speak His largest word, make the fullest revelation of His Being. Touched - “Made it touch.” This was the symbol of the bestowal of divine grace and help, by which that want of eloquence, which the prophet had pleaded as a disqualification, was removed. How Jesus saw in Nature the Word of God’s care and watchfulness! 2 One of the fathers of the Rechabites was named Jeremiah (Jer 35:3). 1. in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah --The Jews often divided any period into two halves, the beginning and the end. This was a very great favour and a sweet settlement to the hesitating prophet. Jesus is the living manifestation of the Word of God. There are here two things — the thing itself, and the external sign. The stars swing true to their courses. [Note: Charles H. Dyer, in The Old Testament Explorer, p591. ). (k) Which declares that God makes them meet and assures them, whom he calls to set forth his glory, giving them all means necessary for the same, Ex 4:12, Isa 6:7. Jeremiah 14 – Judgment Upon False Prophets A. But it was a special thing as to Jeremiah, that God, by stretching out his hand, touched his mouth; it was, that he might openly shew that his mouth was consecrated to himself. 4. Another Word of God that came to Israel was that He was a shield and reward, a defender of His people. God uses ordinary people to accomplish His extraordinary work if they trust in Him in spite of their fears, obey Him in spite of their inexperience, and proclaim His Word in spite of their feelings of inadequacy. A visible symbol was added, that there might be a stronger confirmation: but there is no reason to make this a general rule, as though it were necessary that the tongues of all teachers should be touched by the hand of God. His chosen theme would have been God’s mercy--the boundlessness of His compassion, the tenderness of His pity. One Word of God that came through Israel was justice. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.” Eric had been a sceptic, but as he walks with Robert he says, with the tears welling up in his eyes, “If I only knew that God was as good as that woman, I should die content.” Robert answers, “But surely ye dinna think God’s nae as guid as she is? This is the use of “word” in the Bible. David"s "mouth", but not David"s "words". When brought very low, and difficulties appear, it is good to remember that it has been so with the church formerly. (Read Jeremiah 31:1-9) God assures his people that he will again take them into covenant relation to himself. We have the promise of God's purpose. .—The symbolic act seems to imply something like a waking vision, like that of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:6), and the act itself reminds us of the “live coal” laid upon the prophet’s mouth, as there recorded. So Isaiah‘s lips were touched with a living coal (Isaiah 6:7; compare Ezekiel 2:8, Ezekiel 2:9, Ezekiel 2:10; Daniel 10:16). I. Days and nights all speak of His glory and infinite resource. He specially shrank from the burden he was summoned to bear. For He has come into our humanity. Browse Sermons on Jeremiah 1:9-10. Lord God! Jeremiah is now a major prophet due to the size of the scroll that bears his name and words. Jeremiah 1:9 To whom the Word of the Lord came. Behold, … They have the sensitiveness of a girl, and the nervous organism of a gazelle. The birds have all fled and the animals are gone." He reminds us of a denizen of the sea, accustomed to live within its shell, but suddenly deprived of its strong encasement, and thrown without covering on the sharp edges of the rocks. Fear not, therefore, though thou be, as thou objectest, infantissimus et infirmissimus; but "go in this my might," and preach lustily. 3 Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something on the wheel. And then they tell you something about Him that isn’t good, and go on calling Him good all the same. touched my mouth — a symbolical act in supernatural vision, implying that God would give him utterance, notwithstanding his inability to speak (Jeremiah 1:6). I have … set thee over - literally, I have made thee Pakeed, i. e., deputy. The meaning of Jeremiah's being shut up in the court of the guard so that he cannot go with his message into the house of Jehovah is that a separation in consciousness has been built up between the wisdom and the will; the will has taken possession of the life in the organism, and has excluded the wisdom. Many are moulded upon this type. Notwithstanding all, the Word of the Lord shall come to thee; not for thy sake alone, but for those to whom thou shalt be sent. To root out and to pull down, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. So also Jeremiah in this place, in order that he might demand to be heard, plainly declares that the words of God were put in his mouth. He also explained the meaning of His act. Isaiah 6:6-7; Ezekiel 3:1-3). 1 The words of Jeremiah, the son of Hilkiah, one of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, 2 to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. Ver. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. . The best lies before us, the golden age is yet to be. A Jeremiah of Libnah was the maternal grandfather of Jehoahaz king of Judah (2 Kgs 23:31). It was when the word, the expression, the character of God became flesh and dwelt among us that we beheld His glory. He was conscious of his deficiency in speech. Against this power nothing earthly can stand; it is a hammer that breaks rocks in pieces, xxiii29. Touched, Heb. The reader of the passage has an interesting choice when voicing Jeremiah’s objection and then God’s rebuttal. This Jeremiah 12 commentary is a continuation of our Jeremiah 11 commentary… Jeremiah 12 Commentary Verse 1. But this symbolical act belongs not to the realm of sense, but to that of spirit. For God is not dumb, and His prophets today are not deaf. This is a great message. The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah … also in the days of Jehoiakim. During his lifetime he saw the Assyrians, once powerful and dreaded enemies of Israel and Judah, crumble and fall. JEREMIAH 1:9-10. As we are reading, in these days, more and more deeply into Nature, we are hearing another great Word of God, namely, that God is a God of purpose. His strength is only made perfect in weakness. But in the parallel passage, Jeremiah 31:28, the lxx have rendered all the four words by the one καθαιρεῖν; and Hitz. Then the Lord put forth his hand and touched my mouth.] The first series, Jeremiah 19:6-9, is introduced by בּקּותי, which intimates the meaning of the pitcher; and the other, Jeremiah 19:10-13, is bound up with the breaking of the pitcher. The Word of God Words are often used in two ways--one specific, definite; the other general, figurative. How does God feel over the sins of the world? So “the finger of God” in Luke 11:20 answers to “the Spirit of God” in Matthew 12:28. Thus, when we use the word “heart,” we mean specifically that organ which pumps the blood throughout our being; on the other hand, we use it broadly as the seat of the affections and centre of highest being. For this purpose he says, that God’s words were put in his mouth. This was a powerful way of visualizing that the Lord Himself would participate in all that Jeremiah would undertake (cf. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, and the Lord said unto me, behold, I have put my words in thy mouth. behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child." When one star riseth, another setteth. Ezekiel 2:8-10; Daniel 10:16). "I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born'" (Jer. 2. I ask God what word He has for me in my sorrows and loneliness, and the answer comes to me in the life of Jesus that God is love. I see Him gathering to Himself outcasts and sinners, and recreating them in a new atmosphere of love. [Note: Charles H. Dyer, in The Old Testament Explorer, p591.]. The like visible sign for confirmation was given to Isaiah; [Isaiah 6:7] to Ezekiel; [Ezekiel 2:8; Ezekiel 3:2-3] and to John the divine; [Revelation 10:10] how much are we bound to God for his word and sacraments? Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth — This appeared to the prophet to be done in his vision; whereby he was taught that the divine help should go along with him, that the gift of utterance should be bestowed upon him, and that he should be able to declare the divine commands in a proper spirit and manner: compare Isaiah 6:7; and Isaiah 51:16. 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying, 2 “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will announce My words to you.”. Compare Acts 1:16. For them it is enough to run with footmen; they have no desire to contend with horses. So it is with all the attributes of God. So Isaiah's lips were touched with a living coal (Isaiah 6:7; cf. Read Jeremiah 1:9. But to be charged with a message of judgment; to announce the woeful day; to oppose every suggestion of heroic resistance; to charge home on the prophetic and the priestly orders, to each of which he belonged, and the anger of each of which he incurred, the crimes by which they were disgraced--this was the commission that was furthest from his choice (Jeremiah 17:16). touched. It is not to be expected that a superficial gaze will discern the special qualifications that attracted the Divine choice to Jeremiah. Another word that came through Israel was that God was a patient, long-suffering God. OK, so Jeremiah sees the potter working with some clay on his wheel. The default option is likely “naïve, fearful humility.” But we know from Jeremiah 1:1-3 that Jeremiah is a pastor’s kid destined (as he well knows?) — A sign and symbol of inspiration, implying that God would reveal his power through Jeremiah’s utterances. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Jeremiah 1:9-10. The prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah were continually giving this Word of God. The words which a prophet speaks, like those which were to be spoken by the Apostles of Christ (Matthew 10:20), are not his own words, but those put into his heart by the Spirit of the Father. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. ], "The word of God is a power that carries out His will, and accomplishes that whereto He sends it, Isa. See the like kind of phrase Jeremiah 5:14. Touched my mouth - a symbolical act in supernatural vision, implying that God would give him utterance, notwithstanding his inability to "speak" (Jeremiah 1:6). 1:5). See Deuteronomy 18:18. So wherever there is a soul today who is one with the Father, there you will find a living Word of God. Compare Isaiah (Isaiah 6:6, Isaiah 6:7); Ezekiel (Ezekiel 2:8, Ezekiel 2:9); Daniel (Can. Against this power nothing earthly can stand; it is a hammer that breaks rocks in pieces, xxiii29." God has often selected the young for posts of eminent service: Samuel and Timothy; Joseph and David; Daniel and John the Baptist. How many words of God come to us through Nature! And in thy mind also, together with good courage for the better uttering of them. One of the leaders of the restoration See Jesus weeping over Jerusalem. (9) The Lord put forth his hand . Lynch.). 16 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 2 “You must not marry and have sons or daughters in this place.” 3 For this is what the Lord says about the sons and daughters born in this land and about the women who are their mothers and the men who are their fathers: 4 “They will die of deadly diseases. “The Word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield and thy exceeding great reward.” Ah, how well Israel learned that word in all her devious history! 10 Behold, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to pluck up and to break down and to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.” ", “Let him who speaks, speak as the oracles of God,”, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Jeremiah 10:16). As to the thing itself, a rule is prescribed to all God’s servants, that they bring not their own inventions, but simply deliver, as from hand to hand, what they have received from God. So when the fulness of time had come God spoke to men through a human soul. Jeremiah 1:9 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Jeremiah 1:9, NIV: "Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, 'I have put my words in your mouth." Jeremiah 1:9-10. (Note: The lxx have omitted להרוסa, and hence Hitz. . How does this work? The priests and prophets advocated the death penalty for Jeremiah… Leviticus 10 ff. [Note: Keil, 1:42.]. But this symbolical act belongs not to the realm of sense, but to that of spirit. in a sort of dream. Deuteronomy 18:18). "It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh … 5.) It is therefore sufficient as to the ministers of the word, that their tongues be consecrated to God, so that they may not mix any of their own fictions with his pure doctrine. Surely He’s as guid as He can be. "The word of God is a power that carries out His will, and accomplishes that whereto He sends it, Isa. Jeremiah Chapter 15 Verses 1-9: It was ineffective at this point to intercede for the nation. After resting awhile, he starts to go on, although so footsore he can hardly walk. It carries the idea of recognition of the worth and purpose of him who is known. 14:11-25), and Samuel (compare 1 Sam. Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth, See, I have this day set thee over the nations. There were several reasons why Jeremiah might have been passed over. Well, now that the Lord has promised vengeance on Jeremiah’s conspirators, Jeremiah responds to the Lord with praise. and continued until he was taken to Egypt in about 587 B.C. , symbolical of supernatural strengthening. (11-19) Commentary on Jeremiah 1:1-10 (Read Jeremiah 1:1-10) Jeremiah's early call to the work and office of a prophet is stated. God poured out His Spirit on Jeremiah and ordained him for this purpose. Even prayers by Moses (compare Num. Let us remember that it was because Jesus was one with the Father that He could be the medium of the Word of God. It is life that speaks to life, heart that comforts heart. JEREMIAH FORETELLS THAT YOKES OF IRON ARE TO SUCCEED THOSE OF WOOD, AND THAT HANANIAH SHALL DIE. (1 Peter 4:11). Do not, then, despair because of these apparent disqualifications. Jeremiah 1:6 "Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! He expostulates, for he has not a shilling in the world. God was a just God. 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