by Dennis Michelson
(Painesville, Ohio)
Jeremiah 44
Introduction: In twelve-step programs today they say you can choose your own "higher power" and the only requirement is that "it be loving, kind and forgiving." A god of your own understanding is nothing but an idol by another name. The Bible gives us a complete and accurate picture of the attributes of God.
We hear people say that God hates the sin but loves the sinner. The Word of God says that God is angry with the wicked every day. There are some particular behaviors and mental attitudes which invoke extreme displeasure and punitive response from the Almighty. This is a tough chapter but sometimes the best medicine tastes really bad. Jeremiah does not put band-aids on cancer.
1. What Causes Such An Execration? (44:12)
The term execration found in verse 12 means "an imprecatory oath." It comes from a Hebrew root which means to make a promise. In this case it is a promise of evil and not good. Jeremiah cites five specific reasons or cases for such an oath -
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