'A Time To Turn From Evil.'
Jeremiah 4:3-4.
a) This is what the Lord says.
b) To every man of Judah and Jerusalem.
c) Break up your fallow ground.
d) Do not sow among thorns.
e) Circumcise yourselves to the Lord.
f) Take away the foreskins of your heart.
g) This was to every man of Judah and Jerusalem. (Emphasised)
h) If they did not do this.
i) The Lord's fury would come forth like fire.
j) It would burn so that no one could quench it.
k) This was because of the evil of their doings.
(This QT teaches me that it is A Time To Turn From Evil)
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'See Cautiously.'
Genesis 3:6.
a) The woman saw that the tree was good for food.
b) The tree was a delight to the eyes.
c) The tree was to be desired to make one wise.
d) She took of its fruit and ate it.
e) She also gave some to her husband, who was with her.
f) He also ate it.
(This Second one reminds me to See Cautiously)
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Chris.
The Lord told His People to circumcise themselves to Him. They were in prosperity and it was the time for them to turn back to Him meaningfully. This was the only way left to them to prevent desolation. Religious circumcision was not something merely to be proud of, it had a deep spiritual significance.
