31 O generation, see the word of the Lord! Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are lords; We will come no more to You’? 32 Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? Yet My people have forgotten Me days without number. (Jeremiah 2:31–32, NKJV)
God repeatedly disciplined the nation of Israel for her transgressions against Him. Yet, with the immorality of idolatry, Israel continued to rebel against Jehovah. The people elevated themselves about the Lord in their own eyes. Israel acted as if she did not need God. It was utterly astounding to the Lord how Israel forgot Him time, after time, after time. A bride does not forget her wedding dress, yet God’s bride “played the harlot with many lovers” (Jer. 3:1). Still, God pleaded with Israel to repent and return to Him (Jer. 3:1). But, Israel would not. She said, “I am innocent,” and, “I have not sinned” (Jer. 2:35). Consequently, God punished Israel for her sins (Jer. 4:27). Here is our lesson as Christians: God will not overlook our sins, either. God said of Israel, “Shall I not punish them for these things? says the Lord. And shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?” (Jer. 5:9) We must get serious about sin and repent, for “how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation” (Heb. 2:3)? Will you “see the word of the Lord?”
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