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The Lord Promises a Second Time to Restore Israel

and Judah

The Lord Reaffirms His Covenant with David, Israel and Levi

Jeremiah 33:1-26

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The Lord Promises a Second Time to Restore Israel and Judah

The Lord Reaffirms His Covenant with David, Israel

and Levi Text: Jeremiah 33:1-26, 1. The Lord spoke to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse. 2. “I, the Lord, do these things. I, the Lord, form the plan to bring them about. I am known as the Lord. I say to you, 3. ‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.’ 4. For I, the Lord God of Israel, have something more to say about the houses in this city and the royal buildings which have been torn down for defenses against the siege ramps and military incursions of the Babylonians: 5. ‘The defenders of the city will go out and fight with the Babylonians. But they will only fill those houses and buildings with the dead bodies of the people that I will kill in my anger and my wrath. That will happen because I have decided to turn my back on this city on account of the wicked things they have done. 6. But I will most surely heal the wounds of this city and restore it and its people to health. I will show them abundant peace and security.



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7. I will restore Judah and Israel and will rebuild them as they were in days of old. 8. I will purify them from all the sin that they committed against me. I will forgive all their sins which they committed in rebelling against me. 9. All the nations will hear about all the good things which I will do to them. This city will bring me fame, honor, and praise before them for the joy that I bring it. The nations will tremble in awe at all the peace and prosperity that I will provide for it.’ 10. “I, the Lord, say: ‘You and your people are saying about this place, “It lies in ruins. There are no people or animals in it.” That is true. The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem will soon be desolate, uninhabited either by people or by animals. But happy sounds will again be heard in these places. 11. Once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms. Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the Lord who rules over all. For the Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.” For I, the Lord, affirm that I will restore the land to what it was in days of old.’ 12. “I, the Lord who rules over all, say: ‘This place will indeed lie in ruins. There will be no people or animals in it. But there will again be in it and in its towns sheepfolds where shepherds can rest their sheep. 13. I, the Lord, say that shepherds will once again count their sheep as they pass into the fold. They will do this in all the towns in the southern hill country, the western foothills, the southern hill country, the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, and the towns of Judah.’



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14. “I, the Lord, affirm: ‘The time will certainly come when I will fulfill my gracious promise concerning the nations of Israel and Judah. 15. In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David. “‘He will do what is just and right in the land. 16. Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Jerusalem will live in security. At that time Jerusalem will be called “The Lord has provided us with justice.” 17. For I, the Lord, promise: “David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel. 18. Nor will the Levitical priests ever lack someone to stand before me and continually offer up burnt offerings, sacrifice cereal offerings, and offer the other sacrifices.”’” 19. The Lord spoke further to Jeremiah. 20. “I, the Lord, make the following promise: ‘I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people could break that covenant 21. could my covenant with my servant David and my covenant with the Levites ever be broken. So David will by all means always have a descendant to occupy his throne as king and the Levites will by all means always have priests who will minister before me. 22. I will make the children who follow one another in the line of my servant David very numerous. I will also make the Levites who minister before me very numerous. I will make them all as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sands which are on the seashore.’” 23. The Lord spoke still further to Jeremiah. 24. “You have surely noticed what these people are saying, haven’t you? They are saying, ‘The Lord has rejected the two families of Israel and Judah that he



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chose.’ So they have little regard that my people will ever again be a nation. 25. But I, the Lord, make the following promise: I have made a covenant governing the coming of day and night. I have established the fixed laws governing heaven and earth. 26. Just as surely as I have done this, so surely will I never reject the descendants of Jacob. Nor will I ever refuse to choose one of my servant David’s descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Indeed, I will restore them and show mercy to them.” (NET) Introduction: I. Three aspects of the restoration theme which was begun in chapter 30 continues in this chapter and centers here on, Hamilton wrote,: . . .

A. the restoration of the people to the land (verses 1-8), . . .

B. the restoration of the land to prosperity (verses 9-13), and . . .

C. the restoration of a Davidic king as ruler (verses 14-26).

II. Willis wrote that, based on introductory clauses, six distinct oracles can be identified in chapter 33; viz., . . .

A. Jeremiah 33:1-9, . . .

B. Jeremiah 33:10-11, . . .



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C. Jeremiah 33:12-13, . . .

D. Jeremiah 33:14-18, . . .

E. Jeremiah 33:19-22, and . . .

F. Jeremiah 33:23-26. Note: The first three of the above references relate to the land being reinhabited while the last three speak to God’s commitment to his covenant and the royal and priestly houses. (Willis) III. Coffman views the chapter as consisting of the following seven divisions; viz., . . .

A. Jeremiah 33:1-5, . . .

1. The siege of Jerusalem then in progress.

B. Jeremiah 33:6-9, . . .

1. The destruction of Jerusalem and the ensuing captivity will not nullify God’s ultimate forgiveness and blessings.

C. Jeremiah 33:10-11, . . .

1. Future blessings enumerated.

D. Jeremiah 33:12-13, . . .

1. More blessings recounted.



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E. Jeremiah 33:14-18, . . .

1. The promise of the Messiah, the Righteous Branch, and, apparently, the restoration of a Davidic monarch upon the earthly throne, and the perpetual restoration of the Levitical priesthood.

F. Jeremiah 33:19-22, and . . .

1. The infinite multiplication of the seed of David and of the Levitical priests.

G. Jeremiah 33:23-26.

1. The perpetual nature of the promise to David and to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

IV. The Pulpit Commentary speaks of Jeremiah 33 as a chapter of promises to the people and kingdom in general (verses 4-13) and then to the royal and priestly offices in particular (verses 14-26).

A. Verses 4-13 are an expansion of passages in the preceding prophecy. (See The Pulpit Commentary.)

B. Verses 14-26 contain promises of the perpetual duration of the house of David and of the Levites. (See the Pulpit Commentary.)

Commentary: The Lord Promises a Second Time to Rstore Israel

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Oracle 1: Verses 1-9

Jeremiah 33:1, The Lord spoke to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse. (NET) I. The Lord spoke to Jeremiah a second time while he was still confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse.

A. Smith noted that Jeremiah received a second revelation while he was detained in the court of the guard in which the themes of the previous three chapters are reiterated.

1. This revelation can be dated to the eleventh year of the reign of Zedekiah. (Adam Clarke)

1. Jeremiah 32:2, Now at that time, the armies of the king of Babylon were besieging Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse attached to the royal palace of Judah. (NET)

B. This verse dates these events to the time just before the fall of Jerusalem and links this material to the events of the preceding section (Jeremiah 32) and to the events recorded in chapters 37-38. (Willis)

1. Jeremiah 32:2, Now at that time, the armies of the king of Babylon were besieging Jerusalem. The prophet Jeremiah was confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse attached to the royal palace of Judah. (NET)



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2. Jeremiah 37:21, Then King Zedekiah ordered that Jeremiah be committed to the courtyard of the guardhouse. He also ordered that a loaf of bread be given to him every day from the baker’s street until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah was kept in the courtyard of the guardhouse. (NET)

3. Jeremiah 38:13, 28, So they pulled Jeremiah up from the cistern with ropes. Jeremiah, however, still remained confined to the courtyard of the guardhouse. So Jeremiah remained confined in the courtyard of the guardhouse until the day Jerusalem was captured. (NET)

Jeremiah 33:2, “I, the Lord, do these things. I, the Lord, form the plan to bring them about. I am known as the Lord. I say to you, (NET) I. “I, the Lord, do these things. I, the Lord, form the plan to bring them about.

A. “These things”, as used here, Coffman wrote, refers to the destruction of Jerusalem although some commentators see this as a reference to the Creation. B. The Almighty Lord is the one who has formulated and will implement the plans referenced in this chapter.

1. Therefore, full confidence can be placed in what is being said.



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II. I am known as the Lord. I say to you, . . .

A. It was Jehovah who would do what he was here promising. (See Clarke.)

B. God’s great purpose is the regeneration of his people. (The Pulpit Commentary)

C. The Pulpit commentary states the meaning of the verse is that Jehovah’s very Name is a pledge of his fidelity to his promises.

1. Jeremiah 32:18, You show unfailing love to thousands. But you also punish children for the sins of their parents. You are the great and powerful God who is known as the Lord who rules over all. (NET)

Jeremiah 33:3, ‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.’ (NET) I. ‘Call on me in prayer and I will answer you.

A. This is quite a change in the Lord’s willingness to hear Judah’s prayers.

1. This was because earlier the people of Judah were living sinfully while here their repentance is anticipated. (See Willis.)



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a. Jeremiah 11:14, So, Jeremiah, do not pray for these people. Do not cry out to me or petition me on their behalf. Do not plead with me to save them. For I will not listen to them when they call out to me for help when disaster strikes them.” (NET)

b. Jeremiah 7:16, 23-27, Then the Lord said, “As for you, Jeremiah, do not pray for these people! Do not cry out to me or petition me on their behalf! Do not plead with me to save them, because I will not listen to you. I also explicitly commanded them: “Obey me. If you do, I will be your God and you will be my people. Live exactly the way I tell you and things will go well with you.” But they did not listen to me or pay any attention to me. They followed the stubborn inclinations of their own wicked hearts. They acted worse and worse instead of better. From the time your ancestors departed the land of Egypt until now, I sent my servants the prophets to you again and again, day after day. But your ancestors did not listen to me nor pay attention to me. They became obstinate and were more wicked than even their own forefathers.’” Then the Lord said to me, “When you tell them all this, they will not listen to you. When you call out to them, they will not respond to you. (NET)



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B. Only Jehovah knew the future. He, not other gods, could reveal the future and guarantee that what he foretold would definitely occur. (See Clarke.)

II. I will show you great and mysterious things which you still do not know about.’

A. This speaks to the omniscience of God.

B. Great and mysterious things can be described as mighty, secret, inaccessible things. (See The Pulpit Commentary.)

C. God’s ways are totally unfathomable by mortal man, as advanced beyond mortal man as the highest heavens are above the earth.

Jeremiah 33:4, For I, the Lord God of Israel, have something more to say about the houses in this city and the royal buildings which have been torn down for defenses against the siege ramps and military incursions of the Babylonians: (NET) I. For I, the Lord God of Israel, have something more to say about the houses in this city and the royal buildings which have been torn down for defenses against the siege ramps and military incursions of the Babylonians: . . . *

A. *NET footnote: Hebrew – against the siege ramps and against the sword.

B. Smith wrote, “Buildings were being dismantled to secure materials to strengthen the city walls.”



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1. The people of Jerusalem did their best to defend the city against the Babylonians, but they could not withstand God’s wrath poured out against Judah’s sins. (See Smith.)

2. The houses in Jerusalem were evidently demolished to provide materials for the erection of mantelets or mounds with which to oppose the invading Babylonians. No doubt the invading Babylonians destroyed any buildings which impeded their advance. (See Coffman.)

a. Jeremiah 32:24, Even now siege ramps have been built up around the city in order to capture it. War, starvation, and disease are sure to make the city fall into the hands of the Babylonians who are attacking it. Lord, you threatened that this would happen. Now you can see that it is already taking place. (NET)

Jeremiah 33:5, ‘The defenders of the city will go out and fight with the Babylonians. But they will only fill those houses and buildings with the dead bodies of the people that I will kill in my anger and my wrath. That will happen because I have decided to turn my back on this city on account of the wicked things they have done. (NET) I. ‘The defenders of the city will go out and fight with the Babylonians.*

A. *NET footnote: Hebrew – the Chaldeans.



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B. The people of Jerusalem mounted a monumental defense against the Babylonian attack, but would be defeated, the city destroyed and the people killed, taken captive or left desolate and bewildered.

1. However, the nation would be preserved and a remnant of the exiles returned home. (See Clarke.)

II. But they will only fill those houses and buildings with the dead bodies of the people that I will kill in my anger and my wrath.

A. In the heat of battle, there was no opportunity to bury the dead.

1. Consequently, dead bodies were stored in any available remaining structures.

III. That will happen because I have decided to turn my back on this city on account of the wicked things they have done.*

A. *NET footnote: The translation and meaning of vv. 4-5 are uncertain due to difficult Hebrew syntactical constructions and debate about the text and the meaning of several words; for a summary see the lengthy note in the NET Bible standard edition or online at www.bible.org.

Jeremiah 33:6, But I will most surely heal the wounds of this city and restore it and its people to health. I will show them abundant peace and security. (NET) I. But I will most surely heal the wounds of this city and restore it and its people to health.*



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A. *NET footnote: Jerusalem is again personified; compare Jeremiah 30:17, Yes, I will restore you to health. I will heal your wounds. I, the Lord, affirm it! For you have been called an outcast, Zion, whom no one cares for.” (NET)

B. God promised to heal the wounds of Israel and Judah and restore Jerusalem to physical, spiritual, and financial health.

1. Jeremiah 8:22, There is still medicinal ointment available in Gilead! There is still a physician there! Why then have my dear people not been restored to health? (NET)

2. Jeremiah 30:17, Yes, I will restore you to health. I will heal your wounds. I, the Lord, affirm it! For you have been called an outcast, Zion, whom no one cares for.” (NET)

C. Willis noted vivid contrasts in verses 6-9: . . .

1. evil – peace and security, . . .

2. death – healing, . . .

3. tearing down – rebuilding, . . .

4. wickedness – cleansing, and . . .

5. object of ridicule and cursing – renown, joy, praise and honor.

II. I will show them abundant peace and security.



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A. Coffman regarded verses 6-9 as being Messianic, referring to the blessings Christ would bring to his followers. B. A wonderful future is promised here for Jerusalem consisting of peace and security, the very opposite of their present horrible distress.

1. Jeremiah 8:22, There is still medicinal ointment available in Gilead! There is still a physician there! Why then have my dear people not been restored to health? (NET)

2. Jeremiah 30:17, Yes, I will restore you to health. I will heal your wounds. I, the Lord, affirm it! For you have been called an outcast, Zion, whom no one cares for.” (NET)

3. Jeremiah 11:20, So I said to the Lord, “O Lord who rules over all, you are a just judge! You examine people’s hearts and minds. I want to see you pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause.” (NET)

4. Jeremiah 20:12, O Lord who rules over all, you test and prove the righteous. You see into people’s hearts and minds. Pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause. (NET)



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5. Amos 5:24, Justice must flow like torrents of water, righteous actions like a stream that never dries up. (NET)

6. Isaiah 48:18, If only you had obeyed my commandments, prosperity would have flowed to you like a river, deliverance would have come to you like the waves of the sea. (NET)

7. Isaiah 66:12, For this is what the Lord says: “Look, I am ready to extend to her prosperity that will flow like a river, the riches of nations will flow into her like a stream that floods its banks. You will nurse from her breast and be carried at her side; you will play on her knees. (NET)

8. Jeremiah 31:34, “People will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives to know me. For all of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,” says the Lord. “For I will forgive their sin and will no longer call to mind the wrong they have done.” (NET)

Jeremiah 33:7, I will restore Judah and Israel and will rebuild them as they were in days of old. (NET) I. I will restore Judah and Israel and will rebuild them as they were in days of old.

A. All Israelites, north and south, and Gentiles from all nations of the world would become one in Christ and enjoy the Savior’s blessings. (See Coffman.)



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1. Jeremiah 29:14, I will make myself available to you,’ says the Lord. ‘Then I will reverse your plight and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where I have exiled you,’ says the Lord. ‘I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.’ (NET)

2. Jeremiah 31:14, I will provide the priests with abundant provisions. My people will be filled to the full with the good things I provide.” (NET)

B. Clarke agreed with this understanding of the meaning of this passage writing that this must refer to the latter times because the ten tribes did not return with the Jews at the termination of the seventy years.

Jeremiah 33:8, I will purify them from all the sin that they committed against me. I will forgive all their sins which they committed in rebelling against me. (NET) I. I will purify them from all the sin that they committed against me. I will forgive all their sins which they committed in rebelling against me.

A. NET footnote: Compare: . . .




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2. Ezekiel 36:25, 33, I will sprinkle you with pure water and you will be clean from all your impurities. I will purify you from all your idols. “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: In the day I cleanse you from all your sins, I will populate the cities and the ruins will be rebuilt. (NET)

B. God would forgive the sins of Israel and Judah upon their repentance.

1. Clarke wrote, “These promises of pardon and holiness must be referring to their state under the Gospel, . . .”

C. Happiness is achieved by a combination of prosperity and purity from sin, not by prosperity alone.


Jeremiah 33:9, All the nations will hear about all the good things which I will do to them. This city will bring me fame, honor, and praise before them for the joy that I bring it. The nations will tremble in awe at all the peace and prosperity that I will provide for it.’ (NET)



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I. All the nations will hear about all the good things which I will do to them.

A. Hamilton wrote, “Because people will recognize the future prosperity of Jerusalem as coming from Yahweh, they will offer praise and honor before all nations.”

1. Isaiah 62:2, 7, Nations will see your vindication, and all kings your splendor. You will be called by a new name that the Lord himself will give you. Don’t allow him to rest until he reestablishes Jerusalem, until he makes Jerusalem the pride of the earth. (NET) 2. Isaiah 55:13, Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes, firs will grow in place of nettles; they will be a monument to the Lord, a permanent reminder that will remain. (NET)

II. This city will bring me fame, honor, and praise before them for the joy that I bring it.

A. Coffman wrote that spiritual rather than literal Jerusalem is the focus of these words.

1. Galatians 4:26, But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. (NET)

B. The surrounding nations, seeing the blessings that would come to restored Jerusalem, would understand that Jehovah was the source of these favors and would give God the glory for these blessings on his people. (See Clarke.)



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1. Jerusalem would be filled with God-given joy, a monument to the divine blessings which the Lord had showered upon it.

III. The nations will tremble in awe at all the peace and prosperity that I will provide for it.’

A. The wondrous blessings God would bestow on Jerusalem would cause the nations to stand in awe and fear God’s goodness and power! . . . fear what God may do to them should they sin against God or mistreat his people. (See Clarke.)

1. The people observing the blessings bestowed upon Jerusalem would stand in fear and tremble at the power of the one who had taken a pile of rubble and had turned it into a world class city, the best of the best! (See The Pulpit Commentary.)


Jeremiah 33:10, “I, the Lord, say: ‘You and your people are saying about this place, “It lies in ruins. There are no people or animals in it.” That is true. The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem will soon be desolate, uninhabited either by people or by animals. But happy sounds will again be heard in these places. (NET) I. “I, the Lord, say: ‘You and your people are saying about this place, ‘It lies in ruins. There are no people or animals in it.”



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A. This oracle was spoken by the Lord during the Babylonian siege, while Zedekiah was still on the throne and Jeremiah was a prisoner in the court of the guard. (See Coffman.)

1. Jeremiah 7:7, If you stop doing these things, I will allow you to continue to live in this land which I gave to your ancestors as a lasting possession. (NET)

II. That is true. The towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem will soon be desolate, uninhabited either by people or by animals.

A. Selected references: . . .

1. Jeremiah 7:34, I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, or the glad celebration of brides and grooms throughout the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. For the whole land will become a desolate wasteland.” (NET)

2. Jeremiah 16:9, For I, the Lord God of Israel who rules over all, tell you what will happen. I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in this land. You and the rest of the people will live to see this happen.’” (NET)

3. Jeremiah 25:10-11, I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness, to the glad celebration of brides and grooms in these lands. I will put an end to the sound of people grinding meal. I will put an end to lamps shining in their



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houses. This whole area will become a desolate wasteland. These nations will be subject to the king of Babylon for seventy years.’ (NET)

III. But happy sounds will again be heard in these places.

A. The fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem would be reversed. (See Willis.)

1. Jeremiah 29:14, I will make myself available to you,’ says the Lord. ‘Then I will reverse your plight and will regather you from all the nations and all the places where I have exiled you,’ says the Lord. ‘I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.’ (NET)

2. Jeremiah 30:3, 18, For I, the Lord, affirm that the time will come when I will reverse the plight of my people, Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. ‘I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors and they will take possession of it once again.’” The Lord says, “I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob. I will show compassion on their ruined homes. Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site. (NET)

3. Jeremiah 31:23, The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, “I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem, ‘May the



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Lord bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.’ (NET)

4. Jeremiah 32:44, Fields will again be bought with silver, and deeds of purchase signed, sealed, and witnessed. This will happen in the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, the towns in Judah, the southern hill country, the western foothills, and southern Judah. For I will restore them to their land. I, the Lord, affirm it!’” (NET)

5. Jeremiah 33:7, 26, I will restore Judah and Israel and will rebuild them as they were in days of old. Just as surely as I have done this, so surely will I never reject the descendants of Jacob. Nor will I ever refuse to choose one of my servant David’s descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Indeed, I will restore them and show mercy to them.” (NET)

6. Jeremiah 5:7, The Lord asked, “How can I leave you unpunished, Jerusalem? Your people have rejected me and have worshiped gods that are not gods at all. Even though I supplied all their needs, they were like an unfaithful wife to me. They went flocking to the houses of prostitutes. (NET)

7. Psalm 51:8, Grant me the ultimate joy of being forgiven! May the bones you crushed rejoice! (NET)



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8. Isaiah 22:13, But look, there is outright celebration! You say, “Kill the ox and slaughter the sheep, eat meat and drink wine. Eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!” (NET)

9. Isaiah 35:10, those whom the Lord has ransomed will return that way. They will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear. (NET)

10. Isaiah 51:3, 11, Certainly the Lord will console Zion; he will console all her ruins. He will make her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the Garden of the Lord. Happiness and joy will be restored to her, thanksgiving and the sound of music. Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return; they will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear. (NET)

11. Zechariah 8:19, “The Lord who rules over all says, ‘The fast of the fourth, fifth, seventh, and tenth months will become joyful and happy, pleasant feasts for the house of Judah, so love truth and peace.’ (NET)

12. Psalm 100:5, For the Lord is good. His loyal love endures, and he is faithful through all generations. (NET)



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13. Psalm 118:29, Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good and his loyal love endures! (NET)

Jeremiah 33:11, Once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms. Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the Lord who rules over all. For the Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.” For I, the Lord, affirm that I will restore the land to what it was in days of old.’ (NET) I. Once again there will be sounds of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms.

A. Related references: . . .

1. Psalm 106:1, Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures! (NET)

2. Psalm 107:1, Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, and his loyal love endures! (NET)

3. Psalm 108:1, I am determined, O God! I will sing and praise you with my whole heart. (NET)

4. Psalm 136:1, Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his loyal love endures. (NET)

B. Happiness, normal daily living, marrying and giving in marriage, would return to bless the city.



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1. Jeremiah 7:7, If you stop doing these things, I will allow you to continue to live in this land which I gave to your ancestors as a lasting possession. (NET)

II. Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the Lord who rules over all. For the Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.”

A. Psalm 136:1-26, Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his loyal love endures. Give thanks to the God of gods, for his loyal love endures. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his loyal love endures, to the one who performs magnificent, amazing deeds all by himself, for his loyal love endures, to the one who used wisdom to make the heavens, for his loyal love endures, to the one who spread out the earth over the water, for his loyal love endures, to the one who made the great lights, for his loyal love endures, the sun to rule by day, for his loyal love endures, the moon and stars to rule by night, for his loyal love endures, to the one who struck down the firstborn of Egypt, for his loyal love endures, and led Israel out from their midst, for his loyal love endures, with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his loyal love endures, to the one who divided the Red Sea in two, for his loyal love endures, and led Israel through its midst, for his loyal love endures, and tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea, for his loyal love endures, to the one who led his people through the wilderness, for his loyal love endures, to the one who struck down great kings, for his loyal love endures, and killed powerful kings, for his loyal love



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endures, Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his loyal love endures, Og, king of Bashan, for his loyal love endures, and gave their land as an inheritance, for his loyal love endures, as an inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love endures, to the one who remembered us when we were down, for his loyal love endures, and snatched us away from our enemies, for his loyal love endures, to the one who gives food to all living things, for his loyal love endures. Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his loyal love endures! (NET) B. This speaks to the time the temple would be rebuilt and the sacrifices as ordained by the Law of Moses again faithfully and joyfully observed. (See Clarke.) C. Jeremiah 17:26, Then people will come here from the towns in Judah, from the villages surrounding Jerusalem, from the territory of Benjamin, from the western foothills, from the southern hill country, and from the southern part of Judah. They will come bringing offerings to the temple of the Lord: burnt offerings, sacrifices, grain offerings, and incense along with their thank offerings. (NET)

III. For I, the Lord, affirm that I will restore the land to what it was in days of old.’

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Oracle 3: Verses 12-13 Jeremiah 33:12, “I, the Lord who rules over all, say: ‘This place will indeed lie in ruins. There will be no people or animals in it. But there will again be in it and in its towns sheepfolds where shepherds can rest their sheep. (NET) I. “I, the Lord who rules over all, say: . . .

A. “The contrast between verses 10-11 and 12-13 emphasizes the great prosperity that is promised for Judah after their return from captivity, these blessings being typical of the great spiritual blessings under the Messiah,” Coffman wrote.

II. ‘This place will indeed lie in ruins. There will be no people or animals in it.

A. This is a picture of Jerusalem as left by the Babylonians, a picture of total devastation.

III. But there will again be in it and in its towns sheepfolds where shepherds can rest their sheep.


1. Jeremiah 17:26, Then people will come here from the towns in Judah, from the villages surrounding Jerusalem, from the territory of Benjamin, from the western foothills, from the southern hill country, and from the southern part of Judah. They will come bringing offerings to the temple of the Lord: burnt offerings,



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sacrifices, grain offerings, and incense along with their thank offerings. (NET)


3. Jeremiah 10:21, For our leaders are stupid. They have not sought the Lord’s advice. So they do not act wisely, and the people they are responsible for have all been scattered. (NET)

4. Jeremiah 23:1-4, The Lord says, “The leaders of my people are sure to be judged. They were supposed to watch over my people like shepherds watch over their sheep. But they are causing my people to be destroyed and scattered. So the Lord God of Israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people: “You have caused my people to be dispersed and driven into exile. You have not taken care of them. So I will punish you for the evil that you have done. I, the Lord, affirm it! Then I myself will regather those of my people who are still alive from all the countries where I have driven them. I will bring them back to their homeland. They will greatly increase in number. I will install rulers over them who will care for



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them. Then they will no longer need to fear or be terrified. None of them will turn up missing. I, the Lord, promise it! (NET)

5. Jeremiah 50:4, “When that time comes,” says the Lord, “the people of Israel and Judah will return to the land together. They will come back with tears of repentance as they seek the Lord their God. (NET)

6. Luke 15:3-7, So Jesus told them this parable: “Which one of you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, would not leave the ninety-nine in the open pasture and go look for the one that is lost until he finds it? Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing. Returning home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, telling them, ‘Rejoice with me, because I have found my sheep that was lost.’ I tell you, in the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need to repent. (NET)

7. John 10:1-18, “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep



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follow him because they recognize his voice. They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not recognize the stranger’s voice.” Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus said again, “I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them. Because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep, he runs away. “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me—just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd. This is why the Father loves me—because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again. No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This



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commandment I received from my Father.” (NET) 8. Jeremiah 31:12, They will come and shout for joy on Mount Zion. They will be radiant with joy over the good things the Lord provides, the grain, the fresh wine, the olive oil, the young sheep and calves he has given to them. They will be like a well-watered garden and will not grow faint or weary any more. (NET)

B. Pictured here is the restored Jerusalem, restored to its faithful relationship with God, to happiness and prosperity.

Jeremiah 33:13, I, the Lord, say that shepherds will once again count their sheep as they pass into the fold. They will do this in all the towns in the southern hill country, the western foothills, the southern hill country, the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, and the towns of Judah.’ (NET) I. I, the Lord, say that shepherds will once again count their sheep as they pass into the fold.

A. The Targum references the Messiah as the one counting the sheep indicating, Coffman noted, that “from of old the whole chapter has been understood as Messianic.”

II. They will do this in all the towns in the southern hill country, the western foothills, the southern hill country, the territory of Benjamin, the villages surrounding Jerusalem, and the towns of Judah.’



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A. Selected references: . . .

1. Jeremiah 27:16, I also told the priests and all the people, “The Lord says, ‘Do not listen to what your prophets are saying. They are prophesying to you that the valuable articles taken from the Lord’s temple will be brought back from Babylon very soon. But they are prophesying a lie to you. (NET)


The Lord Reaffirms His covenant with David, Israel,

and Levi

Oracle 4:14-18 Jeremiah 33:14, “I, the Lord, affirm: ‘The time will certainly come when I will fulfill my gracious promise concerning the nations of Israel and Judah. (NET) I. “I the Lord, affirm: ‘The time will certainly come when I will fulfill my gracious promise concerning the nations of Israel and Judah.



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A. Smith wrote, “A happy future awaited Israel and Judah.”

1. Jeremiah 23:5-6, “I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land. Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by: ‘The Lord has provided us with justice.’ (NET) 2. Isaiah 32:1, Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice. (NET) 3. Jeremiah 33:17, For I, the Lord, promise: “David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel. (NET)

B. Some critics doubt the authenticity of verses 14-26 saying that this passage is not included in the LXX and that the endless succession of the Davidic line and the continuity of the Levitic priesthood and its sacrificial system are totally contrary to other prophecies given through Jeremiah. (Coffman)

1. Jeremiah 23:5-6, “I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land. Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the



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name he will go by: ‘The Lord has provided us with justice.’ (NET)

2. Jeremiah 22:30, So I, the Lord, affirm that I am opposed to those prophets who steal messages from one another that they claim are from me. (NET) 3. Jeremiah 33:17, For I, the Lord, promise: “David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel. (NET)

4. Jeremiah 3:16, In those days, your population will greatly increase in the land. At that time,” says the Lord, “people will no longer talk about having the ark that contains the Lord’s covenant with us. They will not call it to mind, remember it, or miss it. No, that will not be done any more! (NET) 5. Isaiah 9:6, For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (NET)

C. The New Testament clearly teaches that the Messiah, Christ Jesus, is the only descendant of David that shall now reign, that his kingdom and throne are spiritual, that the Levitical priests and sacrificial system are no more, that Jesus is the high priest and Christians are the priests. (Coffman)



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1. Luke 1:23, 33, When his time of service was over, he went to his home. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.” (NET)

2. Psalm 89:37, it will remain stable, like the moon, his throne will endure like the skies.” (Selah) (NET)

3. Hebrews 7:12-28, For when the priesthood changes, a change in the law must come as well. Yet the one these things are spoken about belongs to a different tribe, and no one from that tribe has ever officiated at the altar. For it is clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, yet Moses said nothing about priests in connection with that tribe. And this is even clearer if another priest arises in the likeness of Melchizedek, who has become a priest not by a legal regulation about physical descent but by the power of an indestructible life. For here is the testimony about him: “You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.” On the one hand a former command is set aside because it is weak and useless, for the law made nothing perfect. On the other hand a better hope is introduced, through which we draw near to God. And since this was not done without a sworn affirmation—for the others have become priests without a sworn affirmation, but Jesus did so with a sworn affirmation by the one who said to him, “The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind, ‘You are a priest forever’”— accordingly



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Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant. And the others who became priests were numerous, because death prevented them from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently since he lives forever. So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. For it is indeed fitting for us to have such a high priest: holy, innocent, undefiled, separate from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. He has no need to do every day what those priests do, to offer sacrifices first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people, since he did this in offering himself once for all. For the law appoints as high priests men subject to weakness, but the word of solemn affirmation that came after the law appoints a son made perfect forever. (NET)

4. Revelation 1:5-6, and from Jesus Christ—the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, the ruler over the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and has set us free from our sins at the cost of his own blood 6 and has appointed us as a kingdom, as priests serving his God and Father—to him be the glory and the power for ever and ever! Amen. (NET)

5. 1 Peter 2:5, 9, you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy



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nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. (NET)

6. Revelation 20:5-6, (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were finished.) This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who takes part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years. (NET)

7. Hebrews 13:15-16, Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name. 16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices. (NET)

D. This apparent difficulty, Coffman concluded, can be resolved by regarding these promises as a type of Messianic blessings.

1. This chapter is to be viewed as Messianic. (Coffman) 2. Hosea 1:10, However, in the future the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea which can be neither measured nor numbered. Although it was said to them, “You are not my people,” it will be said to them, “You are children of the living God!” (NET)



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3. Hosea 2:15, From there I will give back her vineyards to her, and turn the “Valley of Trouble” into an “Opportunity for Hope.” There she will sing as she did when she was young, when she came up from the land of Egypt. (NET) 4. Amos 9:14, I will bring back my people, Israel; they will rebuild the cities lying in rubble and settle down. They will plant vineyards and drink the wine they produce; they will grow orchards and eat the fruit they produce. (NET) 5. Micah 7:9, I must endure the Lord’s anger, for I have sinned against him. But then he will defend my cause, and accomplish justice on my behalf. He will lead me out into the light; I will experience firsthand his deliverance. (NET) 6. Zephaniah 3:10, From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, those who pray to me will bring me tribute. (NET) 7. Jeremiah 16:15, But in that time they will affirm them with ‘I swear as surely as the Lord lives who delivered the people of Israel from the land of the north and from all the other lands where he had banished them.’ At that time I will bring them back to the land I gave their ancestors.” (NET) 8. Jeremiah 23:3, Then I myself will regather those of my people who are still alive from all



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the countries where I have driven them. I will bring them back to their homeland. They will greatly increase in number. (NET) 9. Jeremiah 29:10, “For the Lord says, ‘Only when the seventy years of Babylonian rule are over will I again take up consideration for you. Then I will fulfill my gracious promise to you and restore you to your homeland. (NET) 10. Jeremiah 32:37, ‘I will certainly regather my people from all the countries where I will have exiled them in my anger, fury, and great wrath. I will bring them back to this place and allow them to live here in safety. (NET)

Jeremiah 33:15, In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David. “‘He will do what is just and right in the land. (NET) I. In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David.*

A. *NET footnote: Hebrew – a righteous sprig (or shoot) to David. (See parallel in Jeremiah 23:1-8, The Lord says, “The leaders of my people are sure to be judged. They were supposed to watch over my people like shepherds watch over their sheep. But they are causing my people to be destroyed and scattered. So the Lord God of Israel has this to say about the leaders who are ruling over his people: “You have caused my people to be dispersed and driven into exile. You have not taken care of them. So I will



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punish you for the evil that you have done. I, the Lord, affirm it! Then I myself will regather those of my people who are still alive from all the countries where I have driven them. I will bring them back to their homeland. They will greatly increase in number. I will install rulers over them who will care for them. Then they will no longer need to fear or be terrified. None of them will turn up missing. I, the Lord, promise it! “I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land. Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by: ‘The Lord has provided us with justice.’ “So I, the Lord, say: ‘A new time will certainly come. People now affirm their oaths with “I swear as surely as the Lord lives who delivered the people of Israel out of Egypt.” But at that time they will affirm them with “I swear as surely as the Lord lives who delivered the descendants of the former nation of Israel from the land of the north and from all the other lands where he had banished them.” At that time they will live in their own land.’” (NET)

B. The term “righteous” refers to the character of this regal descendant of David while “sprig”, or “shoot”, or “plant” references the humble origin of this descendant of David, Smith advised.

1. Jeremiah 23:5, “I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of



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David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land. (NET)

C. Smith wrote that the Davidic line would continue beyond the exile as an identifiable family at least until the appearance of the Righteous Branch, the royal office would be part of the new order and the throne in this new order would be occupied by a person from David’s family.

1. Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, the Messiah, was the ultimate fulfillment of these promises.

2. Jeremiah 2:13, “Do so because my people have committed a double wrong: they have rejected me, the fountain of life-giving water, and they have dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns which cannot even hold water.” (NET)

3. Matthew 19:28, Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth: In the age when all things are renewed, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. (NET)

II. ‘“He will do what is just and right in the land.

A. In contrast with the kings of Israel and most of the kings of Judah who were evil, selfish idolators, the coming ruler of the linage of David would do what was just and right. (See Hamilton and Smith.)



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1. Jeremiah 23:6, Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by: ‘The Lord has provided us with justice.’ (NET)

2. The last kings of Judah, Jehoiachin and Zedekiah, died in Babylon.

a. 2 Kings 25:27, In the thirty-seventh year of the exile of King Jehoiachin of Judah, on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month, King Evil-Merodach of Babylon, in the first year of his reign, pardoned King Jehoiachin of Judah and released him from prison. (NET)

3. Zerubbabel was a prince of the Davidic line who was a governor of the returning exiles, but he was not regarded as a king.

a. Ezra 2:2, They came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of Israelites was as follows: (NET)

b. Haggai 1:1, 14, On the first day of the sixth month of King Darius’ second year, the Lord spoke this message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak: So the Lord energized and encouraged Zerubbabel son



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of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the whole remnant of the people. They came and worked on the temple of their God, the Lord who rules over all. (NET)

c. Haggai 2:2, 21, “Ask the following questions to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the remnant of the people: Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah: ‘I am ready to shake the sky and the earth. (NET)

4. The Targum explains verses 14-16 as referring to the Messiah. (Clarke)

Jeremiah 33:16, Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Jerusalem will live in security. At that time Jerusalem will be called “The Lord has provided us with justice.” (NET) I. Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Jerusalem will live in security.

A. The royal house of David will rule in Jerusalem and the people there will live safely and securely.

1. 2 Samuel 7:12-16, When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty



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permanent. I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings. But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’” (NET)

2. 1 Kings 2:4, and the Lord will fulfill his promise to me, ‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised, ‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’ (NET)

3. 1 Kings 8:25, Now, O Lord, God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’ (NET)

4. 2 Chronicles 6:16, Now, O Lord God of Israel, keep the promise you made to your servant, my father David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and obey my law as you have done.’ (NET)



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5. Jeremiah 35:19, So the Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘Jonadab son of Rechab will never lack a male descendant to serve me.’” (NET)

II. At that time Jerusalem will be called, “The Lord has provided us with justice.”

A. The Lord at that time would be seen correctly as the God of justice and righteousness and given credit for the blessings enjoyed in Jerusalem. B. Jerusalem would then be called, “the Lord has provided us with justice,” or, “The Lord (is) our Righteousness.”

1. Jeremiah 23:6, Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by: ‘The Lord has provided us with justice.’ (NET)

2. It is difficult to see how this is an apt name for Jerusalem.

3. Clarke wrote that this verse can be translated, “and this one who shall call to her is the Lord our Justification;” that is, the salvation of the Jews shall take place when Jesus Christ is proclaimed to them as their Justifier, and they receive him as such.

Jeremiah 33:17, For I, the Lord, promise: “David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel. (NET)



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I. For I, the Lord, promise: “David will never lack a successor to occupy the throne over the nation of Israel.

A. These promises regarding successors of David never failing to rule over the nation of Israel have not been fulfilled in regard to the physical nation of Israel. B. Related references: . . .

1. 2 Samuel 7:12-16, When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent. I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings. But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’” (NET)

2. 1 Kings 2:4, and the Lord will fulfill his promise to me, ‘If your descendants watch their step and live faithfully in my presence with all their heart and being, then,’ he promised, ‘you will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’ (NET)

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David, when you said, ‘You will never fail to have a successor ruling before me on the throne of Israel, provided that your descendants watch their step and serve me as you have done.’ (NET)

4. 1 Kings 9:5, Then I will allow your dynasty to rule over Israel permanently, just as I promised your father David, ‘You will not fail to have a successor on the throne of Israel.’ (NET)

C. Hamilton wrote that, “Later Jewish and Christian interpreters connected these and similar passages to the coming Messiah.”

Jeremiah 33:18, Nor will the Levitical priests ever lack someone to stand before me and continually offer up burnt offerings, sacrifice cereal offerings, and offer the other sacrifices.”’” (NET) I. Nor will the Levitical priests ever lack someone to stand before me and continually offer up burnt offerings, sacrifice cereal offerings, and offer the other sacrifices.”’”

A. In addition to the other promised restorations, the Levitical priesthood and the historic sacrificial observances would be reinstated.

1. Numbers 25:13, So it will be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of a permanent priesthood, because he has been zealous for his God, and has made atonement for the Israelites.’” (NET)



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2. Hamilton observed the second temple was rebuilt and dedicated in 516 BCE.

a. Ezra 6:14-15, The elders of the Jews continued building and prospering, while at the same time Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo continued prophesying. They built and brought it to completion by the command of the God of Israel and by the command of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia. They finished this temple on the third day of the month Adar, which is the sixth year of the reign of King Darius. (NET)

3. Hamilton further wrote that Jeshua (Joshua) son of Jehozodak of the line of Aaron was in the first group of returning exiles.

a. Hamilton wrote that the Hasmonean priests-kings replaced the Zadokite priestly line in the second century BCE.

b. Civil rulers appointed the high priests during the Roman rule. (See Hamilton.)

c. With the destruction of the temple by the Romans in A.D. 70, the high priesthood ended. (See Hamilton.)



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B. Smith wrote, “The ministerial function of that priesthood had already been assumed by “a man” who lives forever, Jesus Christ.

1. Jesus epitomizes what the Old Testament priesthood only approximated. (Smith)

a. Hebrews 7:11, So if perfection had in fact been possible through the Levitical priesthood—for on that basis the people received the law—what further need would there have been for another priest to arise, said to be in the order of Melchizedek and not in Aaron’s order? (NET)

b. Hebrews 10:19-22, Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water. (NET)

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a. 1 Peter 2:5, 9, you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. (NET)

b. Romans 12:1, Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice—alive, holy, and pleasing to God—which is your reasonable service. (NET)

c. Philippians 4:18, For I have received everything, and I have plenty. I have all I need because I received from Epaphroditus what you sent—a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, very pleasing to God. (NET)

d. Ephesians 2:21, In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, (NET)

C. References pertaining to God’s covenant with the Levites include:

1. Numbers 8:12-14, When the Levites lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, offer the one for a purification offering and the other for a whole



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burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites. You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and then offer them as a wave offering to the Lord. And so you are to separate the Levites from among the Israelites, and the Levites will be mine. (NET)

2. Numbers 25:10-13, The Lord spoke to Moses: “Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned my anger away from the Israelites, when he manifested such zeal for my sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in my zeal. Therefore, announce: ‘I am going to give to him my covenant of peace. So it will be to him and his descendants after him a covenant of a permanent priesthood, because he has been zealous for his God, and has made atonement for the Israelites.’” (NET)

3. Deuteronomy 10:8, At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to formulate blessings in his name, as they do to this very day. (NET)

4. Deuteronomy 18:6-7, Suppose a Levite comes by his own free will from one of your villages, from any part of Israel where he is living, to the place the Lord chooses and serves in the name of the Lord his God like his fellow Levites who stand there before the Lord. (NET)



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5. 2 Chronicles 29:4-11, He brought in the priests and Levites and assembled them in the square on the east side. He said to them: “Listen to me, you Levites! Now consecrate yourselves, so you can consecrate the temple of the Lord God of your ancestors! Remove from the sanctuary what is ceremonially unclean! For our fathers were unfaithful; they did what is evil in the sight of the Lord our God and abandoned him! They turned away from the Lord’s dwelling place and rejected him. They closed the doors of the temple porch and put out the lamps; they did not offer incense or burnt sacrifices in the sanctuary of the God of Israel. The Lord was angry at Judah and Jerusalem and made them an appalling object of horror at which people hiss out their scorn, as you can see with your own eyes. Look, our fathers died violently and our sons, daughters, and wives were carried off because of this. Now I intend to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, so that he may relent from his raging anger. My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to serve in his presence and offer sacrifices.” (NET)

D. The Pulpit Commentary concluded, “The prophet distinctly states that there will be, in some sense, a priestly class within the chosen people.”

1. Jeremiah 3:16, In those days, your population will greatly increase in the land. At that time,” says the Lord, “people will no longer talk about



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having the ark that contains the Lord’s covenant with us. They will not call it to mind, remember it, or miss it. No, that will not be done any more! (NET)

2. Jeremiah 31:14, 34, I will provide the priests with abundant provisions. My people will be filled to the full with the good things I provide.” “People will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives to know me. For all of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,” says the Lord. “For I will forgive their sin and will no longer call to mind the wrong they have done.” (NET)

3. Jeremiah 11:19, Before this I had been like a docile lamb ready to be led to the slaughter. I did not know they were making plans to kill me. I did not know they were saying, “Let’s destroy the tree along with its fruit! Let’s remove Jeremiah from the world of the living so people will not even be reminded of him any more.” (NET)

4. Jeremiah 36:26, He also ordered Jerahmeel, who was one of the royal princes, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest the scribe Baruch and the prophet Jeremiah. However, the Lord hid them. (NET)

5. Isaiah 61:6, You will be called, ‘the Lord’s priests, servants of our God.’ You will enjoy the



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wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them. (NET)

6. Isaiah 66:21, And I will choose some of them as priests and Levites,” says the Lord. (NET)


Jeremiah 33:19, The Lord spoke further to Jeremiah. (NET) I. The Lord spoke further to Jeremiah, . . .

A. It is not enough to hear and obey part of what God says. We must hear and obey everything God says.

1. We are not allowed to pick and choose which commands we will and will not obey.

2. God has never said, “You may obey any three of the following commands.”

Jeremiah 33:20-21, “I, the Lord, make the following promise: ‘I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people could break that covenant could my covenant with my servant David and my covenant with the Levites ever be broken. So David will by all means always have a descendant to occupy his throne as king and the Levites will by all means always have priests who will minister before me. (NET) I. “I, Lord, make the following promise: . . .



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A. The Lord, whose word is absolutely dependable, made the following promise.

II. ‘I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times.

A. Royal Davidic descendants and Levitical priests will come onto the scene as regularly as the night follows the day.

III. Only if you people could break that covenant could my covenant with my servant David and my covenant with the Levites ever be broken.

A. God’s Davidic and Levitical covenants were as permanent as the day and night.

1. Jeremiah 31:35-37, The Lord has made a promise to Israel. He promises it as the one who fixed the sun to give light by day and the moon and stars to give light by night. He promises it as the one who stirs up the sea so that its waves roll. He promises it as the one who is known as the Lord who rules over all. The Lord affirms, “The descendants of Israel will not cease forever to be a nation in my sight. That could only happen if the fixed ordering of the heavenly lights were to cease to operate before me.” The Lord says, “I will not reject all the descendants of Israel because of all that they have done. That could only happen if the heavens above could be measured or the foundations of the earth below could all be explored,” says the Lord. (NET)



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2. Genesis 32:12, But you said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.’” (NET)

3. Exodus 32:13, Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and told them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken about I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.’” (NET)

IV. So David will by all means always have a descendant to occupy his throne as king and the Levites will by all means always have priests who will minister before me.

A. That descendant is Jesus Christ!

1. 2 Samuel 7:12-16, When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom. He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent. I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings. But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you. Your house and your kingdom will stand before me



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permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’” (NET)

2. 1 Chronicles 28:5, From all the many sons the Lord has given me, he chose Solomon my son to rule on his behalf over Israel. (NET)

3. 1 Chronicles 29:23, Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king in place of his father David; he was successful and all Israel was loyal to him. (NET)

Jeremiah 33:22, I will make the children who follow one another in the line of my servant David very numerous. I will also make the Levites who minister before me very numerous. I will make them all as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sands which are on the seashore.’” (NET) I. I will make the children who follow one another in the line of my servant David very numerous.

A. “This must be understood of the spiritual David, Jesus Christ, and his progeny, genuine Christians,” Clarke wrote.

II. I will also make the Levites who minister before me very numerous.

A. “What is said here of the priesthood must refer to the spiritual priesthood, at the head of which is Jesus Christ,” Clarke wrote.



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B. The priesthood of Aaron, Phinehas and Ithamas has been inactive, non-functioning for centuries.

III. I will make them all as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sands which are on the seashore.’”

A. The royal descendants of David and the Levitical priest-hood would be without measure, more than the stars of the sky and the sand by the seashore. (See The Pulpit Commentary.) B. This expression is figurative, hyperbolic, an exaggeration, but the point is altogether clear and factual.


Jeremiah 33:23, The Lord spoke still further to Jeremiah. (NET) I. The Lord spoke still further to Jeremiah.

A. We, like Jeremiah, are well advised to hear everything the Lord says and everything he may say further.

Jeremiah 33:24, “You have surely noticed what these people are saying, haven’t you? They are saying, ‘The Lord has rejected the two families of Israel and Judah that he chose.’ So they have little regard that my people will ever again be a nation. (NET) I. “You have surely noticed what these people are saying, haven’t you?



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A. The people were saying that God would not allow the Babylonians to totally destroy Jerusalem.

1. This was not true, but it was what the people were saying.

B. Of course, those in Jerusalem believed, until the city actually fell to the Babylonians, that God would protect the city, its citizens, the temple, the royal palace and everything else in the city.

II. They are saying, ‘The Lord has rejected the two families of Israel and Judah that he chose.’


1. Jeremiah 16:10, “When you tell these people about all this, they will undoubtedly ask you, ‘Why has the Lord threatened us with such great disaster? What wrong have we done? What sin have we done to offend the Lord our God?’ (NET)

2. Jeremiah 22:8-9, “‘People from other nations will pass by this city. They will ask one another, “Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?” The answer will come back, “It is because they broke their covenant with the Lord their God and worshiped and served other gods.” (NET)

3. Deuteronomy 29:24, Then all the nations will ask, “Why has the Lord done all this to this land?



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What is this fierce, heated display of anger all about?” (NET)

4. 1 Kings 9:8-9, This temple will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’ Others will then answer, ‘Because they abandoned the Lord their God, who led their ancestors out of Egypt. They embraced other gods whom they worshiped and served. That is why the Lord has brought all this disaster down on them.’” (NET)

5. Deuteronomy 31:28, Gather to me all your tribal elders and officials so I can speak to them directly about these things and call the heavens and the earth to witness against them. (NET)

B. The Lord can reject those who reject him. He can also restore their fortunes because of his compassionate nature. (Willis)

1. Jeremiah 6:30, They are regarded as ‘rejected silver’ because the Lord rejects them.” (NET)

2. Jeremiah 7:29, So, mourn, you people of this nation. Cut off your hair and throw it away. Sing a song of mourning on the hilltops. For the Lord has decided to reject and forsake this generation that has provoked his wrath!’” (NET)



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3. Jeremiah 14:19, Then I said, “Lord, have you completely rejected the nation of Judah? Do you despise the city of Zion? Why have you struck us with such force that we are beyond recovery? We hope for peace, but nothing good has come of it. We hope for a time of relief from our troubles, but experience terror. (NET)

4. Psalm 78:67-68, He rejected the tent of Joseph; he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim. He chose the tribe of Judah, and Mount Zion, which he loves. (NET)

5. Psalm 89:38-39, But you have spurned and rejected him; you are angry with your chosen king. You have repudiated your covenant with your servant; you have thrown his crown to the ground. (NET)

6. Jeremiah 30:18, The Lord says, “I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob. I will show compassion on their ruined homes. Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site. (NET)

C. Israel and Judah refer to all God’s people, north and south.

1. Isaiah 8:14, He will become a sanctuary, but a stone that makes a person trip, and a rock that makes one stumble—to the two houses of Israel.



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He will become a trap and a snare to the residents of Jerusalem. (NET)

III. So they have little regard that my people will ever again be a nation.

A. Jerusalem and the surrounding countryside would be so devastated that all hope that it would ever again be a nation was lost.

Jeremiah 33:25, But I, the Lord, make the following promise: I have made a covenant governing the coming of day and night. I have established the fixed laws governing heaven and earth. (NET) I. But I, the Lord, make the following promise: . . .

A. In this chapter, several inter-related promises were made by the Lord.

II. I have made a covenant governing the coming of day and night.

A. God created the universe and established the rules which would govern it including the regularity and time of day and night, sunrise and sunset for millions of years past and future.

1. God even knows when it will all end! . . . because he has so established it.

III. I have established the fixed laws governing heaven and earth.



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A. Even shooting stars and meteors operate under the fixed laws governing heaven and earth.

Jeremiah 33:26, Just as surely as I have done this, so surely will I never reject the descendants of Jacob. Nor will I ever refuse to choose one of my servant David’s descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Indeed, I will restore them and show mercy to them.” (NET) I. Just as surely as I have done this, so surely will I never reject the descendants of Jacob.

A. God’s relationship with his physical and/or spiritual people would never cease. (See Smith.)

II. Nor will I ever refuse to choose one of my servant David’s descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

A. Jesus is a King and a Priest, and all true believers in him are kings and priests unto God and the Lamb. (Clarke)

1. Jesus, the greatest king who ever reigned, is the seed of David, King of kings and Lord of lords, has all power in heaven and earth. (See Clarke.)

III. Indeed, I will restore them* and show mercy to them.*

A. *NET footnote: Or, I will make them prosperous once again; or, I will bring them back from captivity.



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Conclusion: I. Willis wrote, “God is a God of love and mercy, of faithfulness and forgiveness, yet he punishes sin.

A. They were then experiencing his wrath and punishment, but the dominant side is the side of his love and mercy.

B. He will demonstrate it (his love and mercy) yet again in the Exile and Return.”

II. In our lives we have experienced both the justice and the love and mercy of the Lord, our God.

A. Romans 11:21-22, For if God did not spare the natural branches, perhaps he will not spare you. Notice therefore the kindness and harshness of God—harshness toward those who have fallen, but God’s kindness toward you, provided you continue in his kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off. (NET)

III. Coffman wrote, “Things looked very dark indeed for Israel at this sad junction in their history. They were about to be deported into a shameful exile in Babylon for a period of seventy years. All of their ancient glory which they remembered from the Solomonic empire had been blotted out forever, and, for many of the people, it seemed like the end of all hope. But God knew what he was doing. Descendants of David would indeed return from the captivity; and, in the fullness of time, Mary the betrothed wife of Joseph, one of the descendants of David through Nathan, would lay the infant Messiah in the Bethlehem manger!”



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Jeremiah 33:1-26 1. List all the promises God made in Jeremiah 33. ____________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Have all these promises been fulfilled? If not, which ones have not been fulfilled? Give reasons these have not been fulfilled. __ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. On what three things, according to Hamilton, does the restoration theme center in chapter 33? ____________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. List six distinct oracles, according to Willis, which can be identified in chapter 33. _________________________________



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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. To what do the first three oracles refer? To what do the second three oracles refer? (See Willis.) ___________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. In Coffman’s view, chapter 33 consists of what seven divisions? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. How does The Pulpit Commentary speak of Jeremiah 33 in regard to God’s promises? _______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Date Jeremiah 33? Give the political, military and religious background of this material? At the time of Jeremiah 33, where was Jeremiah and what was he doing? _____________________



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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. _____________’s very _____________ is a _____________ of his _____________ to his _____________. 10. What changes in regard to God’s hearing the prayers of the people of Jerusalem are mentioned in verse 3? What caused these changes? ________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. What “great and mysterious things” did God say he would show the people of Jerusalem? ___________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12. How were the houses and royal buildings used for defense against the Babylonian attack? ____________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



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13. The _____________ of _____________ _____________ a _____________ _____________ against the _____________ _____________, would be _____________, the _____________ _____________ and the _____________ _____________, taken ___________ or ___________ ____________ and ___________. However, the _____________ would be _____________ and a _____________ of the _____________ returned _____________. (See Clarke.) 14. What would be done with the bodies of people killed by the Babylonians when Jerusalem fell? _________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15. Why did these terrible things happen to the people of Jerusalem? How did God feel toward the people of Judah at that time? ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16. What did God promise to do for Jerusalem? (See verse 6.) When and why would he do these things? __________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17. What five (5) contrasts did Willis identify based on verses 6-9? __________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18. What produced these changes in God’s attitude and conduct toward the people of Israel and Judah? ____________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19. God made a number of promises as contained in Jeremiah 33. Which of these promises apply only to the physical people of Israel and Judah? Which of these promises apply only to spiritual Israel, the followers of the Messiah? Which of these promises apply to both physical and spiritual Israel? __________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 20. God said, “I will _____________ them from _____________ the _____________ that they _____________ _____________ me. I will _____________ _____________ their _____________ which they _____________ in _____________ _____________ me.” 21. God severely punished Jerusalem because of their sins. What did the nations think of God because of this treatment of Jerusalem? ___________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 22. God promised to richly bless Jerusalem upon their repen-tance. What did the nations think of God because of his blessing Jerusalem? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 23. How important are fame, honor and praise to God? Why is this true? _____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 24. When the Babylonians got through with Jerusalem, “It _____________ in _____________. These are _____________ ___________ or _____________ in it. However, _____________ _____________ will again be _____________ in these _____________. Once again there will be _____________ of _____________ and _____________ and the _____________ _____________ of _____________ and _____________. 25. When did people again bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord? How do you express your appreciation to God for his blessings? __________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 26. When did or will the Lord restore the land (of Canaan) to what it was in days of old? ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 27. ___________ would be ____________ to its _____________ _________ with ___________, to ___________ and __________. 28. ___________ where _____________ could _____________ their _________ would again be seen in the land. ___________



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will once again count their _____________ as they pass into the _____________. They will do this in all the _____________ in the _____________ _____________ _____________, the ___________ ___________, the _____________ _____________ _____________, the _____________ of _____________, the __________ surrounding ___________ and the _____________ of ____________. 29. What promise had God made concerning the nations of Israel and Judah? When was this promise fulfilled? ________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 30. Identify the righteous descendant, sprig, shoot, branch referenced in verse 15. __________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 31. List the descendants of David who served as kings of Judah following the return from exile. ___________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



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32. Describe the character and reign of the “descendant of David” referenced in verse 15. __________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 33. The _____________ would be seen correctly as the _____________ of _____________ and _____________ and given ___________ for the ___________ enjoyed in __________. _____________ would then be called, “The _____________ has _____________ us with _____________,” or, “the _____________ (is) our _____________.” 34. What does verse 17 say? What does it mean? When did or will God keep this promise? ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 35. What does verse 18 say? What does it mean? When did or will God keep this promise? ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 36. The _____________ _____________ _____________ to ___________. It is not enough to ___________ and __________



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___________ of what ___________ _____________. We ___________ ___________ and _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________. We are _____________ _____________ to _____________ and _____________ which ___________ we ___________ and ___________ ___________ _____________. 37. Define “covenant.” __________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 38. What connection is there between the day and night and God’s promise to David and the Levites? ____________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 39. Who are the children who follow one another in the line of David? How many of them have there been so far? __________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 40. The _____________ _____________ of _____________ and the _____________ _____________ would be without measure,



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more than the _____________ of the _____________ and the _____________ by the _____________. 41. Define “Levitical priesthood” as used in verse 22. Is the statement in question 40 above literal or figurative? What is a “hyperbole”? __________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 42. What had the people been saying as referenced in verse 24?_ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 43. What promise did God make to his people in verse 26? Who were these people? Has this promise been fulfilled? Why or why not? If not, when will it be fulfilled? _______________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 44. Identify “the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” as used in verse 26. Has the promise expressed in verse 26 been fulfilled? If not, when will it be kept? ______________________



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