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Jeremiah

Jeremiah 
Day 
Day 184

"The prophets prophesy lies in My name"

Text: Jeremiah 14:14

FALSE PROPHETS

One of the problems Jeremiah had to face came from false prophets. They used the Lord’s name in their messages. They were contradicting what Jeremiah had proclaimed!

“Then I said, ‘Ah, Lord GOD!
Behold, the prophets say to them,
‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine,
but I will give you assured peace in this place.”
And the LORD said to me,
‘The prophets prophesy lies in My name.
I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them;
they prophesy to you a false vision, divination,
a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart.'”
Jeremiah 14:13-14

1. Jeremiah’s word to God

a) Jeremiah rehearsed before God what the prophets were saying.
b) These prophets were declaring the following:
i) There will be no war (no sword).
ii) There will be no famine.
iii) There will be assured peace.

2. The Lord’s denunciation of the so-called prophets

a) These were false prophets.
b) They may use God’s name, but they speak lies.
c) Total Dissociation:
i) God had not commanded them.
ii) He had not sent them.
iii) He had not spoken to them.
d) Analysis of the contents of the false prophets.
i) They prophesy a false vision.
ii) They use divination (an occultic practice).
iii) They preach “a worthless thing” (a false word).
iv) What they say comes from the deceit of their heart.