TCN's Biblical Journey August 1st

Today's Reading is Jeremiah 13-16

A linen parable.

Buy and wear a linen girdle (chapter 13:1). This type of cloth was underclothes made to be close to the skin. A symbol of God’s desire to have Israel close to him, but Israel rebelled against Him (verse 11). They started out being closer to him, but they soon were separated and was unable to have that relationship.

God, I believe, is a storyteller. The Bible, of course, is full of stories and parables were Jesus’ most often used teaching tool. God is once again using the story of the marred girdle to show the condition of Judah.

Judah thought they were okay. Yes, if they looked at the commands of God they would have known they weren’t, but they relied on human comparisons and probably thought they were good people. This is the condition of most people without God showing them they feel they are doing pretty good, and if not then they have others to blame. God, however, is showing them this what you are like and gives them the option once again to humble themselves and return to Him.      

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