John 2:9 (KJV) The Servants Knew

John 2:9 (KJV)

When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,

The servants knew. 

• The ruler didn’t know where the wine has come from
• The guests likely did not know

The Bible says those who knew that a miracle had happened were servants. Even then it was a very specific group of servants, those which drew the water. Jesus never made His miracles plain to everyone and He doesn’t make Himself obvious even today. Those who know what Jesus does are,

• Those who are servants 
• Those servants who are active in obedience 
• Those who by faith believe them

I have, for almost 40 years, drawn water from the Word of God. I have witnessed the Lord turn it into “wine,” saving souls and comforting believers. I know what He has done. 

• I know He saved me
• I know He called me to preach
• I know he will save and use others

And sometimes, someone will hear me and believe. 

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Jeremiah 32:23 (KJV) The Treasure in Jesus

Jeremiah 32:23 (KJV)

And they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them:

What an unbelievably stern verse. One would be tempted to call it an exaggeration, except it is the inspired Word of God. Israel, since the day they had entered the Promised Land, had done nothing God commanded them to do. 

I am sure they would have argued the point. 

• What about under King David?
• What about the revivals under good kings Hezekiah and Josiah?
• What about those times when the blessings of God were evident in the land?

I am reminded of, James 2:10 (KJV)
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. 

Here is a truth that applies to all, Jews and Gentiles. If we were able to obey everything God said, except for one offense, even one time, we are accountable as if we had disobeyed everything. 

This is why the grace of God in Jesus Christ is such a treasure. Jesus was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.[1] He obeyed everything the Father commanded without exception. He is perfectly, wholly and completely righteous and, the Bible says,
2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. 

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[1] Hebrews 4:15 (KJV)
For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

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Jeremiah 32:23 (KJV) The Treasure in Jesus

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Jeremiah 31:3 (KJV) Concerning Jesus

Jeremiah 31:3 (KJV)

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

This whole chapter is a prophecy concerning Jesus;
Jeremiah 31:13 (KJV)
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. 

The mention of the virgin would not necessarily imply the virgin birth except for,
Jeremiah 31:15 (KJV)
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
This verse is clearly prophetic of Herod’s slaughter of the children in Bethlehem two years old and younger. 

Another verse implicating the virgin birth is,
Jeremiah 31:22 (KJV)
How long wilt thou go about, O thou backsliding daughter? for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man. 

A passage indicating the divine and human nature of Christ is,
Jeremiah 31:27 (KJV)
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast. 

It is through this virgin birth God promises,
Jeremiah 31:31 (KJV)
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: 

The result of this new covenant will be heavenly,
Jeremiah 31:33-37 (KJV)
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Israel will experience a time when they will wonder if God had forsaken them. They will be measured and judged. But just as the sun rises in the morning and the moon at night, so God’s promises to Israel are sure,
Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.

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Jeremiah 31:3 (KJV) Concerning Jesus

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Luke 24:25 (KJV) Slow of Heart

Luke 24:25 (KJV)

Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken: 

The language of the two on the road suggests that they were close disciples but not of the eleven. The Bible says of them that, as they walked, 

Their eyes were holden that they should not know Him
I do not think this is that God would not let them know Him. I think it is the nature of man that we get so focused on other things that we cannot see Him. This is true of Christians as well as unbelievers. 

They were slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken
This too is true of believers as well as unbelievers. We who are

Christians spend a great deal of time learning the Bible. (At least more time than others do.) This does not mean we believe it, or trust it, or act upon it. It is one of the greatest troubles of our world, I think, that the very people we trust to teach us the Bible so often are “slow of heart” to believe the Bible. 

It was the teaching of Jesus Himself that finally opened their eyes. 

May we have the teaching of Jesus Himself today. 

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Jeremiah 28:10-11 (KJV) The Battle Between The Prophets

Jeremiah 28:10-11 (KJV)

Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.
And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years. And the prophet Jeremiah went his way.

This chapter plays out almost like a contest between the two prophets. Jeremiah, called of God even before his birth, had followed the Lord’s instructions and placed a yoke upon himself to represent the yoke of bondage Judah would face under Babylon. In the presence of a crowd, Hananiah, a prophet’s son, presumed to countermand Jeremiah’s message. He pronounced the yoke would only last two years. Jeremiah publicly acknowledged his desire to see Hananiah’s message come true but affirmed it would not. 

At this point, the contest escalated. Hananiah physically removed the yoke from Jeremiah and broke it. It was no longer a battle of words. Jeremiah, realizing the nature of the situation went his way. 

But the contest was not over. 

At a later time, and having received further revelation from the Lord, Jeremiah re-engaged Hananiah but privately. He rebuked him for being a false prophet and pronounced he would die that year. The chapter ends by simply announcing, 

Jeremiah 28:17 (KJV) 
So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh month.

Having been the son of a prophet gave Hananiah no authority to speak as a prophet. It certainly gave him no right to teach rebellion against the Lord. 

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Jeremiah 26:14 (KJV) As Seemeth Good

Jeremiah 26:14 (KJV)

As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.

This passage reminds me of,
Acts 4:18-20 (KJV)
And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

We have to know that Jeremiah did not wish to be executed. No one wants that. Ever. But he was certain that he had done the will of the Lord and, with that, must content himself to allow the will of God to be done unto him. 

I am amazed how close Jerusalem came to making this right and still turned from the Lord.  Mention was made of the prophet Micah, and how the nation repented then.[1] It seems to me that this makes their rebellion even more egregious. They reasoned it out. With a clear head, with logic and thought, with precedent before them, they still chose rebellion. 

People will make the choices they make. Let’s just be certain that we have chosen to obey the Lord. 

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[1] Jeremiah 26:18 (KJV)
Micah the Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.

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Luke 22:3 (KJV) Of The Number

Luke 22:3 (KJV)

Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

Satan entered into Judas Iscariot. …“of the number of the twelve.”

Judas Iscariot was one of the twelve. 
One of the closest members of a class of men to know the Lord. 

Judas Iscariot, being of the twelve, 
saw Jesus more than almost anyone else could have. 

Judas Iscariot, being of the twelve, 
watched more of Jesus’s miracles than almost anyone else could have. 

Judas Iscariot, being of the twelve, 
heard Jesus teach more than almost anyone else could have. 

Judas Iscariot had been hand-picked, 
after a night of prayer, especially by the Lord. Yet Satan entered into him. 

We had better not assume just because we’ve been added to some number among the believers, that we couldn’t be influenced by Satan to do a terrible thing to the cause of Christ. 

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Jeremiah 22:29 KJV) Hear the Word of the LORD

Jeremiah 22:29 (KJV)

O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the LORD.

There is a context for this plea, but I will leave it to the reader to do your own study of that. 

Hebrew expression frequently uses repetition to emphasize a thing, to make it stand out, to demonstrate its importance. By repeating the word, earth, three times the prophet is making it clear how important it is to hear the Word of the LORD. 

Could there be anything more important?

I am thinking today that Jeremiah did not say,

• Israel
• Judah
• Jerusalem 

He said, earth. 

I am reminded that the Word of the LORD is for all mankind. I think the thrice-repeated word, “earth, earth, earth” ought to be understood as the uttermost parts of the earth. 

• The East
• The Middle East and
• The West

May I press the passage a bit?

• Washington, DC
• Houston, TX
• Olympia, WA

and all points in between, “hear the word of the LORD.”

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