THE MESSAGES OF THE ELEVEN SYMBOLICAL ACTIONS OF JEREMIAH PART THREE

PART THREE: The marred linen girdle. Jeremiah 13:1-11

 

God would by his judgments separate them from Him, send them into captivity, deface all their beauty and ruin their excellency, so that they should be like a fine girdle gone to rags, a worthless useless, despicable people. John 4:9; Acts 10:10-16

 

LESSONS:

A.      Linen was the fabric of clothing worn by the priests Exodus 28 and 39 – Their clothes were very regal and ornamental. 1 Peter 2:9 “we are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.”

B.      Sin of self-gratification and worldly adventures has rendered Israel and more specifically the children of God, profitable for nothing. Jer. 13:7; Jer. 13:9; Matthew 23:27

C.      Why did God mar this priestly white line? Two major reasons were given by God, these are:

I.                    They were deceived by the worldly pride and arrogance. Jer. 13:11; Ps. 12:1-3; Mark 4:19; Heb. 3:13-17

II.                  Here are the other collections of the evil committed against the Lord, Jer. 13:10:

1.       They refused to hear His words – Prov. 28:9

2.       They were stubborn – 1 Sam. 15:23

3.       They followed their own hearts – Jer. 17:9; Prov. 28:26; Luke 12:34

4.       They worshipped other gods – Deut. 11:16-17