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Jeremiah

Jeremiah 
Day 
Day 87

"Your children have forsaken Me"

Text: Jeremiah 5:7

THE EFFECTS OF SIN

The effects of sinning against the Lord were dreadful. The Lord would have pardoned if His people would just confess their sins and seek forgiveness!

“How shall I pardon you for this?
Your children have forsaken Me
And sworn by those that are not gods.
When I had fed them to the full,
Then they committed adultery
And assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.”
Jeremiah 5:7

1. “How shall I pardon you for this?”

a) Pardon was possible.
b) Even if grave sins had been committed!
c) There were numerous examples of God forgiving great sins.
i) The sin of worshipping the golden calf (Exodus 32).
ii) The sins of wicked king Manasseh (2 Kings 21).
d) But if Judah did not turn to God how would pardon be made available?

2. A short list of the sins of Judah

a) Forsaking God.
b) Swearing in the name of foreign gods.
c) Immorality was a huge problem.
d) Description of people going to brothels.
i) Compared to troops lining up.
ii) They were waiting in line to visit harlots!
iii) This was almost a common sight.

3. The graver picture

a) There was spiritual immorality.
b) Judah was lining up to worship foreign gods (idols).

4. God’s provision

a) God had not failed to provide for His people.
b) But in their prosperity, they gave thanks to idols which did nothing for them.