Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Rev. Bryan Wolfmueller, pastor at St. Paul and Jesus Deaf Lutheran Churches in Austin, TX, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Jeremiah 42:1-22. Before they flee to Egypt, the remnant of Judah requests prayer and the Word of the LORD from Jeremiah. He promises a faithful answer, and they promise an obedient response. The ten day waiting period is a reminder of Jeremiah’s faithfulness in repeating the true Word of the LORD. The Word he is given to speak in this case is direct. There are two ways. Remain in Judah and live, or flee to Egypt and die. The promise of mercy attached to remaining in Judah is full of grace; the promise of judgment attached to fleeing to Egypt is full of disaster. Yet Jeremiah knows what the people will do. He has seen them reject the LORD’s Word repeatedly and expects that they once again are only approaching him in hypocrisy. The text calls preachers to faithfulness in proclaiming God’s Word even to those who reject it, and it calls hearers to repentance when they are given a Wor