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The prophet Jeremiah declared the word of the Lord at a critical time in the history of ancient Israel. In the first volume of a two-part commentary on Jeremiah, John Bracke provides a powerful interpretation of the prophet’s message to a nation that refused to listen to the call to repent and to renew covenant living in obedience to God’s commandments. Readers encounter God’s anguish and pain...

Jeremiah 2–3 elaborates on the accusation from Jeremiah 1:16 that Judah and Jerusalem have forsaken God. Jeremiah 2:1–3 describes God’s initial relationship with Israel. The remainder of Jeremiah 2 indicates the ways in which the people have distorted their relationship with the Lord and in so doing forfeited the life and blessings God intended for them. Jeremiah 3 concerns God’s response to being forsaken. The chapter expresses God’s pained disappointment and
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