“But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble, And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.” Thus you (Jeremiah) shall say to them (Israel): “The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.” (vv.10-11)
Here in chapter 10 Jeremiah is reminding God’s people of the vast difference between Jehovah and manmade idols. One is living, everlasting, the One who made the heavens and the earth. While the others are molten images, a falsehood, there is no breath in them, and are made by man. They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish (vv.14-16). But Jehovah, rather than being formed, is the One who has formed all things.
Therefore, call upon the LORD while He may be found. Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days have come, and the years draw near when you say, “I have no delight in them” (Ecclesiastes 12:1). For God’s Spirit will not always strive with man. "Behold the days are coming," says the LORD, that I will punish all those who are circumcised with the uncircumcised, Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart" (Jeremiah 9:25-26).
In other words, it doesn't matter if you are Jew or Gentile when it comes to God's wrath, His judgment. What does matter is your heart. To whom does your heart belong, the true and the living God or some idol? Salvation is found in God alone, "For there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)
The Truth: “I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me.” (Isaiah 45:5)
Here in chapter 10 Jeremiah is reminding God’s people of the vast difference between Jehovah and manmade idols. One is living, everlasting, the One who made the heavens and the earth. While the others are molten images, a falsehood, there is no breath in them, and are made by man. They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish (vv.14-16). But Jehovah, rather than being formed, is the One who has formed all things.
Therefore, call upon the LORD while He may be found. Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days have come, and the years draw near when you say, “I have no delight in them” (Ecclesiastes 12:1). For God’s Spirit will not always strive with man. "Behold the days are coming," says the LORD, that I will punish all those who are circumcised with the uncircumcised, Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart" (Jeremiah 9:25-26).
In other words, it doesn't matter if you are Jew or Gentile when it comes to God's wrath, His judgment. What does matter is your heart. To whom does your heart belong, the true and the living God or some idol? Salvation is found in God alone, "For there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)
The Truth: “I am the LORD, and there is no other; there is no God but Me.” (Isaiah 45:5)
