Jeremiah 21:12 (ESV Strong's)
“And to the house of the king of Judah say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, O house of David! Thus says the Lord:
“‘Execute justice in the morning,
and deliver from the hand of the oppressor
him who has been robbed,
lest my wrath go forth like fire,
and burn with none to quench it,
because of your evil deeds.’”
Subject: Justice - the true heart
In this section of Jeremiah (chapters 17-21) we read Jeremiah's prophesy about Jerusalem and the inhabitants of Judah. Because of their failure to follow God and obey His words they will be taken into captivity. In this final prophecy of this section Jeremiah tells them, one last time, what they must do to demonstrate their faith in God and their obedience to God. It is not by bring more sacrifices or doing more religious acts of formal worship. IF they want to demonstrate to God that they hear His message they will begin by "executing Justice" for the oppressed. At this point they (the leaders and rulers) were the ones who were oppressing the people. Jeremiah's prophesy is to tell them that they need to treat others with mercy and grace if they want God to treat them with mercy and grace. IF the refuse to give justice and mercy to the oppressed, God will judge them and oppress them. The fruit of repentance is to treat others the way God wants us to treat them.
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