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Sunrise on Temple Mount in Jerusalem; Back to Previous Devotion

August 9 - Evening

(The Lord said to Jeremiah)
“I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say,

‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’

How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds?
They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal worship.
Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully!
For what has straw to do with grain?”

declares the Lord.

“Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?"

“Therefore,” declares the Lord, “I am against the prophets who steal from one another words supposedly from me…They tell them and lead my people astray with their reckless lies, yet I did not send or appoint them. They do not benefit these people in the least,” declares the Lord.' "

- Jeremiah 23:25-32

Sunset on the Sea of Galilee; Click to go to next devotion  
Popular Teaching of Popular Prophets    

The “name” of the Lord refers to his character and his nature. This is not merely referring to forgetting the name used to identify God. Instead, they are forgetting who he is. The false prophets with their false messages, false doctrine, and false philosophies cause the people to forget the true character of the Lord. Once the Lord’s “name”, “character”, “word” or “nature” are forgotten then the floodgates have been opened for lies, deception and false worldviews to replace the Truth.

The example of Baal worship is used. In the past when Israel forgot the truth of the Lord they could no longer tell the difference between the character of Baal and the character of the Lord. In fact, Baal worship was much more understandable to the unrenewed mind of Israel. It was easier to accept Baal doctrine than to be transformed by the Truth. Here in Jeremiah 23 the Lord says the lies, the prophesies, the dreams and the teaching of the false prophets are doing the same thing.

Jeremiah calls the dreams “straw” or “chaff” (Hb. teben). “Chaff” has nothing in common with the useful, nutritious “grain” of God’s Word. In this case the Word of God will consume the straw.

Jeremiah says, “If the dreamer wants to tell everybody what he dreamt last night, go ahead. But, realize it was only an empty, meaningless dream someone had. No harm in sharing last night’s dreams, but realize they have no meaning.” On the other hand, Jeremiah adds, “If a man has the Word of God he should be as excited to share the Word of God as the man who wakes up and wants to tell about his dream. The man with the Word of God should present it accurately with no addition of his own thoughts and opinions. The Word of God should be taught faithfully.

The power of the Word of God will burn away any interest someone may have in a weird dream.
Like a hammer, the Word of the Lord will pulverize all the idle notions that popular culture wants to present as helpful and encouraging words.

It is interesting to notice that even in Jeremiah’s day when a false prophet’s words of encouragement (think of seminars presenting easy self-help steps) became popular among the people, the other false prophets would steal their teaching. As always, the market will be saturated with whatever the people are buying. The false prophets posing as “pastors” will teach from their pulpit whatever is filling the pews.

“I am against the prophets who steal from one another words supposedly from me...
They tell them and lead my people astray with their reckless lies…

They do not benefit these people in the least.”  - Jeremiah 23:32

  Christian Quote from Church History
"We say that those women who use drugs to bring on an abortion commit murder and will have to give an account to God for the abortion."
- Athenagoras, 177 AD
Something to Ponder??

Strong's Concordance
and Key Numbers

James Strong made a concordance that shows every English word in the text of the King James Version. Each Greek word in the New Testament (and also, each Hebrew and Aramaic word of the Old Testament) is numbered. In this way a student can look up the English word in Strong’s Concordance, find the verse they are referring to, and then look at the number listed beside the verse. This number can be referenced in the back of Strong’s concordance in the simple Hebrew dictionary (numbers are in regular straight font) or in the simple Greek dictionary (numbers are in italic font). In the dictionaries in the back
by Strong’s number
you will find the:

• Greek word in Greek letters,
• Greek word transliterated into English letters,
• Pronunciation of the Greek word,
• Reference to the base word or related word,
• A brief definition and
• Some English words used to translate the
Greek word.

The only skill the student needs is to know the Bible verse and numbers up to 5624. The same system is used for the Old Testament and Hebrew, but the numbers go up to 8674. Strong’s work is based on the best scholarship from the 1800’s, before the huge influx of ancient papyri were discovered and analyzed.

 
Hebrew and Greek Word Study   Facts and Information

Mastix (Gr) – plague (Eng) – the Greek word mastix means “a whip” and “a scourge.”
Mastix
is translated like this in:
Acts 22:24 – “The tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this."
Hebrews 11:36 – “Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment."
But, mastix is used metaphorically in:
Mark 3:10 – “He had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed around him to touch him."
Mark 5:29 - "Immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was
healed of her disease."
Mark 5:34 – “He said to her, 'Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and
be healed of your disease.' ”
Luke 7:21 – “In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and 
on many who were blind he bestowed sight."

 

Kiriath Jearim mentioned in Joshua 9:17 and was the city that kept the Ark of the Covenant after the Tabernacle was destroyed by the Philistines. David brought the Ark of the Covenant from Kiriath Jearim to Jerusalem
in 1 Chronicles 13:5-8.
Kiriath Jearim has been identified and is partially excavated.

     
Confession to Action   Facts and Information

I will consider the teaching that I hear in church and from the pulpit.
I will discern between the teaching of men and the Word of the Lord.
I will avoid allowing the teaching of men to dull my understanding of the character of the Lord.

  "Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers
from death."

- Proverbs 11:4
     
Read the Bible in a Year; Bible Reading Program
Read one chapter each day to read through the narrative portion (or, the story line) of the whole Bible Genesis-Acts in one year. Read the General Text of the Bible Read the Complete Text of the Bible in a Year
(morning only) Ezra 3 (537 BC) Jeremiah 9
 
Prayer for Today
Personal Prayer Church Prayer Item National Prayer Concerns World Prayer Concerns

For joy

Favor with man

Local mayors and
city officials

Laos
 
Photo of Jerusalem; Pictures of Israel Bible Map and Diagram
The tomb on the left is cut from the actual bedrock. The cube shaped tomb has had the rock cleared out around the sides and the back so that the actual tomb is still part of the original rock on the side of the Mount of Olives.

Details of the division of the Promised Land from Joshua 13, 14, 15 located on a map.

Details of the division of the Promised Land from
Joshua 13, 14, 15 located on a map.

The tomb on the left is cut from the actual bedrock. The cube shaped tomb has had the rock cleared out around the sides and the back so that the actual tomb is still part of the original rock on the side of the Mount of Olives.
(See more here.)
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