"A horrible and shocking
thing has happened in the land. The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests
rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the
end?" (Jeremiah 5:30-31).
It is
indeed a horrible thing. There are three groups mentioned here: the prophets,
the priests, and the people of God. What the prophets say is wrong; they speak
words that God did not command. What the priests do is wrong;
they rule by their own authority. The
people's attitude toward it all is wrong: they love it. This is what encourages the
prophets to prophesy falsely and the priests to exercise false authority.
If
the people had examined the prophets’ words and recognized that under the
phrase "Thus saith the Lord" they were speaking their own words, and
if they had rejected the false authority of the priests, the prophets and
priests would not have been able to continue their false prophecies and corrupt
rule.
God's
people must oppose falsehood, not love it.
From my diary,
November 9, 2024
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