- Rotten Sash
- Phew! Look at Jeremiah holding up an old Rotten Sash (like a
belt) for the jury to see (a jury makes decisions about right
and wrong). Now you know that this book is called Jeremiah
(“Jury-miah"). God told Jeremiah to bury his sash in filthy mud
by the river. Why? So Jeremiah could dig it up later when it was
dirty and covered with sand and use it to show people what
happens when we disobey God. Jeremiah told the Jewish people
that sin could make them seem dirty, too. He also told them that
God would use and enemy army to "clean" them if they weren't
careful. And God did.
- The people of Judah didn't like that. No one likes to be
reminded of their sin, do they? Even though the people didn't
like what Jeremiah said, he obeyed God. He spent 40 years
warning them that would happen because of their sin. Everything
Jeremiah said would happen did happen!
- Genesis has a lot of stories you probably already know: Adam
and Eve in the Garden of Eden, Noah and his Ark, and the Tower
of Babel. It also tells interesting stories about neat people
like Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. God did a lot to help
and teach these guys and others!
- But Jeremiah also gave Israel a new promise from God. God
promised that He would make their hearts filled with His law
someday. Then He would not have to correct them as much. What a
great promise from God! No more dirty sashes!
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