Jeremiah 13

LINEN BELT
After the last chapter, we're reeling from God's harshness in judgment of his unfaithful people. Now he's promising to ruin the pride of his disobedient people...
He uses a belt to show us how close to him they were...
Reminds us of John the Baptist. "Go buy some underwear. Wear it around. Now Bury it. Now dig it up and preach about it!" But people listened to John the Baptist. Jeremiah was hated and ignored.
v.11 They were to be a people for His renown and praise and honor.
Main accusation: they have not LISTENED...
The Word of the Lord: Heb. "DeVaR"--has a sense of substance in the Hebrew. It is often translated as "thing", or even "deed". In the NT, we have an even deeper insight, as "The Word" is personal-Jesus, God Himself. He is the Word
in Revelation, adn in John 1

And the word "Listen"--SHeMa'-- means a LOT of things: Hear, pay attention, obey, observe...

So not obeying the word is very personal to God...

WINESKIN

WARNING AND CALL TO REPENTANCE

ALLIES

CAN THE LEOPARD CHANGE HIS SPOTS?

ADULTERY AND PROSTITUTION EXPOSED