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YAG 11th Retreat Session 2
Text: Jeremiah
YAG 11th RETREAT
Session 2
Friday, 28 May 2010
Theme: “CALL TO ME”
1. A special revelatory word Jeremiah 4:5-18
a) Use of imagery
i) Lion Jeremiah 4:7
ii) A dry wind Jeremiah 4:11-12
b) Warning of War (invasion)
i) Disastrous destruction Jeremiah 4:6c, 7
ii) Destroyer of nations Jeremiah 4:7b
iii) Chariots Jeremiah 4:13b
iv) War Horses Jeremiah 4:13c
v) Plundered Jeremiah 4:13d
vi) Watchers from the north Jeremiah 4:16
c) Spiritual Significance
i) Fierce anger of the Lord Jeremiah 4:8c
ii) Because of the evil of your doings Jeremiah 4:4f
iii) Your ways and your doings have procured these things for you Jeremiah 4:18
d) Historical significance
i) King and princes will perish Jeremiah 4:9b
ii) Priests and prophets will be astonished and wonder Jeremiah 4:9c
e) Extending Hope
i) Clothe yourself with sackcloth Jeremiah 4:8a
ii) Washing of the heart from wickedness Jeremiah 4:14a
iii) Ridding self from evil thoughts Jeremiah 4:14c
iv) Rebellion Jeremiah 4:17b
v) Bitterness of wickedness Jeremiah 4:18
f) Significance of this special revelatory word
i) There will be markedly new changes for Jerusalem
ii) The changes will be for the worse
iii) The punitive will of God must be understood and accepted
iv) Jeremiah must take time to digest this new word
v) He must make the necessary changes to absorb and include this new knowledge
B. JEREMIAH’S SECOND PRAYER Jeremiah 4:19-21
Call to Me
Jeremiah 33:3a
1. Emotional Response
a) Pain in the heart Jeremiah 4:19
b) Alarmed by this word of warning from the Lord Jeremiah 4:19
c) Overwhelmed by thoughts of destruction Jeremiah 4:20
d) Lament “How long?” Jeremiah 4:21
2. Emotions and Prayer
a) Closely related
b) Valid
c) Limited significance
i) It will not change the will of God
ii) It will not necessarily improve faith
iii) It will drive a person to enter into a higher level of prayer
C. GOD’S REASONED RESPONSE TO JEREMIAH Jeremiah 4:22-31
And I will answer You
Jeremiah 33:3b
1. God offers an explanation
a) In answer to prayer
b) To aid understanding
c) Significance of the Scriptures
i) Truths
ii) Principles
iii) Practices
2. Assessment of Judah
a) Foolishness Jeremiah 4:22a
i) No knowledge Jeremiah 4:22b
ii) Silly children Jeremiah 4:22c
iii) No understanding Jeremiah 4:22d
iv) Wise to do evil Jeremiah 4:22e
v) No knowledge of doing good Jeremiah 4:22f
b) Aftermath of execution of the fierce anger of God
i) Earth without form and void Jeremiah 4:23a (Genesis 1:2)
ii) No inhabitants Jeremiah 4:25, 29
c) Glimmer of hope
Not a full end
Jeremiah 4:27b; 5:10b, 18b (3 x)
i) To be fathomed
ii) To be appreciated
d) The firmness of God’s will
i) I have spoken Jeremiah 4:28c
ii) I have purposed Jeremiah 4:28d
iii) Will not relent Jeremiah 4:28e
iv) Will not turn back Jeremiah 4:28f
D. SIGNIFICANCE
1. Prayer is not everything
2. Prayer is not nothing either
3. Prayer is still very important for good reason:-
a) Hope is sustained
b) There is a future yet but it must be discovered/fathomed
c) The challenge of understanding and appeasing God’s anger