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Jeremiah 8:4—9:1 Instead of Burying Our Heads In The Sand Today Talk About What No One Wants To Talk About => The Judgment of The Lord

Background Jeremiah prophet to Judah 626-586 BC Early on, support from king Josiah [died 609BC] Later on, spoke what the Lord wanted Judah to hear, but what Judah did not want to hear Jeremiah 8 – speaking about the judgment of the Lord on Judah

I. The Basis of the Lord’s Judgment 4-12 Everyone turned to his own way 4-6 Even birds know better 7 Hypocritical leaders 8, 9 Widespread sin 10b, 11 Shamelessness 12 Provoke the Lord with idolatry 19b Is there a point of no return? At what point does a society recognize that it is beyond the point of no return?

II. The Form of The Lord’s Judgment 13-17 Wives given to others 10a Fall, punished, cast down 12b Consumed, gifts taken from them 13 No good come, time of trouble, whole land trembled, land devoured 15,16 Biting serpents among the people 17 No food though the harvest is over 20 =>Wide variety of forms, but all bad

III. The Response of Jeremiah To The Lord’s Judgment 8:18—9:1 Sorrow, heart faint 18 Crying from afar 19a Feel the hurt, mourning 21 Unanswered questions – … Why no balm in Gilead??? 22 My eyes a fountain of tears 9:1 Recall Jesus lament for His people Mt 23:37 Paul’s sorrow for His people Ro 9:2

IV. The Judgment of The Lord Judgment of Unbelievers … 2. Judgment of Christians …

IV. The Judgment of The Lord 3. Judgment of the United States [i.e. of a nation] a. all six of the bases God used to judge Judah are prevalent in the U.S. today b. as citizens you should want the U.S. to … c. as Christians we need to ask the Lord for the balm of Gilead to heal sin in the U.S. d. as Christians we need to weep for the U.S. e. as Christians we should be good citizens, pray, but also remember 1Pt 2:11 and Ph 3:17-21 => We have hope. Hope is not burying our heads in the sand. Hope looks to the Lord. Look to the Lord. Gn 18:25