Jeremiah 31:18-19 (KJV)
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.
Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.
In verse 17 God promised, “there is hope in thine end…” That hope is realized in the verses we consider here. Notice the progression:
They resisted God
He chastened them but they refused. Like a calf unaccustomed to the yoke, they fought against His will, His Word, His designs to lead them in His own direction.
He chastened them but they refused. Like a calf unaccustomed to the yoke, they fought against His will, His Word, His designs to lead them in His own direction.
They quit fighting God
The young calf eventually surrenders to the yoke. In the same manner, one day Ephraim, in this case meaning Israel, will turn to the Lord. They will quit their fight. They will surrender their will to His.
The young calf eventually surrenders to the yoke. In the same manner, one day Ephraim, in this case meaning Israel, will turn to the Lord. They will quit their fight. They will surrender their will to His.
They repent before God
In that day that they turn to God they will finally see their sins against God. It is then they will be set for His blessings.
Is not the same progression seen in each of us?
- At first we resist God and all He teaches
- Then we accept God through His Son, Jesus Christ
- It is then we can see how far from Him we are and we can begin,
- Through repentance, to walk closer to Him
I wonder how many of us are still, like that calf, fighting God’s yoke?
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