The Good God / Jeremiah 30:4-11
Contents Good God / Jeremiah 30:4-11
I. Introduction
1. The Lord, the Lord of the whole world, has promised the complete restoration of Israel and Judah (4)
2. The Lord saw the reality of his people's suffering and said, (5)
Ⅱ. Body
1. God understands the suffering of the people and promises liberation
① Let’s look back on the suffering of the people
A. I can hear my people writhing and crying, and fear comes to us as well (5)
b. My people are enduring great suffering in a terrible day (7)
② Promise to set the people free
a. My people will certainly be rescued and set free from such extreme tribulation (7)
B. The day you will experience tribulation will also be the day you will be set free (8)
ａ. On that day I will loosen the yoke of foreign powers from the nape of your neck, and break it so that it will not be yoke again (8).
ｂ. I will make sure that the Gentiles will no longer serve you as slaves (8)
ｃ.Then you will serve only me as your Lord, and only the king I will set up (9).
2. God comforts and encourages the people
① Don't be afraid anymore
a. Do not be afraid or discouraged, because you are already under my protection (10)
B. Now I will return to my homeland and live in a safe and peaceful life without pressure or danger from foreign powers (10)
② I am with you as the master of the whole world, and I will always come to your aid (11)
a. Previously, I drove you out of the world and scattered you in three quarters. B. Now I will destroy all those people, set you free, and bring you out (11)
③ I have judged you terribly, but I will never destroy you (11)
a. When you sinned, you could not be left unpunished (11) b. Because of that, I only severely disciplined you (11)
Ⅲ. Concluding remarks
1. The Lord is a good God, and he could not just watch the Israelites suffer as captives.
2. The reason the people suffered was not because they hated them, but because they loved them. For that reason, we can see this from the promise to immediately set the people free from their afflictions.
3. Therefore, we must never forget this will and heart of God.
4 These words were spoken by the Lord concerning Israel and Judah.
5 "This is what Na-ju says. I hear cries out of fear. There is no peace, only violence.
6 Ask if men also give birth. Why is it that all the men are holding their stomachs with their hands like women in childbirth, and all of their faces have turned pale?
7 Sad, that day! It is a scary day that cannot be compared to anything. It is a time of trouble for Jacob. But Jacob will be saved.
8 This is what the Lord of hosts says. When that day comes, I will break the yoke from his neck and break his chains, so that the Gentiles will no longer be slaves to him.
9 Then they will serve the Lord as their God, and the Son of David, whom I will raise up for them, as their king."
10 "Do not fear, my servant Jacob. Do not be afraid, Israel, saith the Lord. Behold, I will save you from afar and bring you, and deliver your descendants from the land of captivity, Jacob. When I return to this homeland, I will live in peace and stability, and I will live without any threat.
11 I will come to you and save you. my word I chased you and scattered you to many countries, but now I will destroy them all. But I will not destroy you, but I will discipline you according to the law. I will never spare you punishment.