Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; “Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and whosoever hears it, his ears shall tingle. Because they have forsaken me and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and they have filled this place with the blood of innocents; They have built also the high places of Baal [altars], to burn their sons with fire for burnt offerings.” (vv.3-5)
These are the horrible things that God’s people were doing, the sacrileges that they were guilty of, live sacrifices of their own children to Baal. God would never think of having a person make a live sacrifice of a child unto Him. Yet His people had fallen so far from reason and truth, that they accepted this lie as a form of worship.
Therefore, God through his prophet say unto them, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which can not be made again; and they shall bury them in Tophet until there is no place (room) to bury them” (Jeremiah 19:11).
Once again we see Jeremiah pronouncing God’s judgment upon His own people, because they refused to listen to His warnings. How far they had fallen, how great their deception, how complete their destruction. Why? Because they did not repent.
The Truth: “"Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.” (Isaiah 45:22)
These are the horrible things that God’s people were doing, the sacrileges that they were guilty of, live sacrifices of their own children to Baal. God would never think of having a person make a live sacrifice of a child unto Him. Yet His people had fallen so far from reason and truth, that they accepted this lie as a form of worship.
Therefore, God through his prophet say unto them, “Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which can not be made again; and they shall bury them in Tophet until there is no place (room) to bury them” (Jeremiah 19:11).
Once again we see Jeremiah pronouncing God’s judgment upon His own people, because they refused to listen to His warnings. How far they had fallen, how great their deception, how complete their destruction. Why? Because they did not repent.
The Truth: “"Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.” (Isaiah 45:22)
