1. Consequences of Breaking the Covenant Jeremiah chapters 11-13

2. Consequences of Breaking the Covenant (Jeremiah 11-13)
Jeremiah is commanded to proclaim to all of Judah the words of the covenant, the need to obey, and the consequences of disobedience (11:1-8)
This sermon may have been preached shortly after the Book of the Law was found in the days of Josiah (2 Kings 22:8; Exodus 24:7)
In 2 Kings 22:11-17, notice how Josiah’s reaction and Huldah’s words mirror Jeremiah 11
The Lord will condemn Judah for her many gods; neither those gods nor THE God will help her in the day of God’s wrath (11:9-14; cf. 1 John 5:16)
2 Kings 22:8  Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, "I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD." And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
Exodus 24:7  Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of the people. And they said, "All that the LORD has said we will do, and be obedient.“
1 John 5:16  If anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and He will give him life for those who commit sin not leading to death. There is sin leading to death. I do not say that he should pray about that.

3. the concept of a Covenant
When it is used to refer to a covenant between God and man, the Hebrew word for covenant (berit) refers to “a covenant accompanied by signs, sacrifices, and a solemn oath that sealed the relationship with promises of blessing for keeping the covenant and curses for breaking it” (TWOT) We should also note that the covenant from Mount Sinai involved several other features that would impact the conditions in Israel with which Jeremiah was dealing in his messages (Jer. 11:1-13; 32:21-24). These features involved the blessings and the curses of the covenant, which are revealed unto the nation of Israel through Moses (Deut ; Lev. 18, 20, 26). What God was telling the people of Israel was that if they wanted to remain in the land and enjoy the blessings of the land, they must continue to be faithful to him. Israel must avoid the sinful practices of the idol worshipers and have no fellowship with them in any way (Deut. 7:1-5; 2 Cor. 6:14- 7:1; Eph. 5:11). – John Humphries

4. Consequences of Breaking the Covenant (Jeremiah 11-13)
God had planted Judah like a green olive tree; the people had defiled its beauty and sought to kill Jeremiah (11:15-23)

5. Jeremiah asks for justice, and the lord responds (12:1-17)
In a plea similar to ones made in the Psalms and Revelation, Jeremiah asks for justice on the prosperous wicked who commit evil with impunity (12:1-4; Revelation 6:9; Psalm 73)
The Lord responds:
Jeremiah must prepare for greater trials than his concerns about the prosperous wicked (12:5-6)
The Lord’s grief is greater than Jeremiah’s (12:7-11)
The Lord will thoroughly punish the evil-doers, but in His mercy make a way for those who choose to obey to be established in the land (12:12-17)

6. symbols of Judah’s destruction (13:1-14)
Jeremiah is told to wear and then ruin a sash, representing how Judah would be ruined though she was once close to God (13:1-11)
As bottles filled with wine may be broken against one another, so the people of Judah would be destroyed (13:12-14)

7. Pride Leads to Judah’s captivity (13:15-27)
Proverbs 16:5
Everyone proud in heart is an abomination to the Lord; Though they join forces, none will go unpunished.
Proverbs 16:18 
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Isaiah 2:12 
For the day of the LORD of hosts shall come upon everything proud and lofty, upon everything lifted up—and it shall be brought low—
Pride Leads to Judah’s captivity (13:15-27)
Jeremiah’s appeal to Judah to humble herself before it’s too late (13:15-20)
But shame and humiliation will result from Judah’s failure to change (13:21-27)