Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Bart Day, president and CEO of the Lutheran Church Extension Fund in St. Louis, MO, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Jeremiah 11:1-23. Learn more about LCEF at lcef.org. Jeremiah preaches that the people of Judah and Jerusalem have failed to listen to the words of the covenant that the LORD made with them. By worshiping idols, they have forsaken the freedom that was theirs in having the LORD as their God. The LORD had persistently called His people to repent, but one generation after another refused, conspiring together in their blatant idolatry. Therefore, the LORD promises judgment, refusing to listen to His people’s prayers, commanding Jeremiah not to pray for the people, and promising disaster against the people. The LORD reveals to Jeremiah that the people of his own hometown, Anathoth, are plotting against the prophet’s life. Jeremiah commends himself and vengeance into the hands of the LORD. In the full context of Jeremiah and all of God’s Word, the LORD gives us hope by grafting us dead br