Jer 27:17 | KingComments | STEP | Jeremiah, after his words to the five nations and to King Zedekiah, also has a word for the priests and for the people ( ). He speaks to them about the vessels of the house of the LORD. It is about their service to God. The vessels necessary to serve God will soon be brought back from Babylon, at least so the false prophets prophesy. False prophets tell political and religious lies. Politics and religion are conveniently linked together. False prophets always go against God’s Word, both in serving the government and in serving God. They do not give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, nor do they give to God what is God’s ( ). Jeremiah refutes the lying prophets without equivocation. The priests and the people should not listen to them ( ). If they listen to the LORD and serve the king of Babylon, they will live. Let them at least recognize that! Why should the city become a ruin? If those prophets are true prophets, they can prove it by urging the LORD that the vessels which are left in the temple not end up in Babylon ( ). True prophets are praying prophets. Prayer is having fellowship with God. It is better to pray for what is left than to think about what has been lost. If we bow down to God’s discipline, we will urge God not to let take away everything to Babylon. The vessels that are left to us will be able to be used by us in worship. We no longer have everything that the first church had, but what we have, we must hold on to and glorify the Lord with it. He will then also bring back certain aspects that have been lost, just as happened in the days of the return from Babylon. Then the temple utensils were brought back with them ( ). What remained in the temple were some large vessels and a few more vessels ( ). These Nebuchadnezzar did not take with him in his second deportation, when he carried Jeconiah and all the nobles into exile ( ). The LORD does have a word to say about those vessels left behind ( ). They are for His attention, just as they are for the attention of the false prophets. But while the false prophets do not want to hear of their being taken away, on the contrary saying that the vessels taken away will soon return, the LORD says that those vessels will also be taken to Babylon. However, a day is coming when the LORD will look after it. This is a great word of comfort for all who want to be faithful to Him. The LORD will bring the vessels which are carried to Babylon back to Jerusalem. He will do this Personally, of course through the returned exiles.

‏ Jeremiah 27:17

Warning for Priests and People

Jeremiah, after his words to the five nations and to King Zedekiah, also has a word for the priests and for the people (Jer 27:16). He speaks to them about the vessels of the house of the LORD. It is about their service to God. The vessels necessary to serve God will soon be brought back from Babylon, at least so the false prophets prophesy. False prophets tell political and religious lies. Politics and religion are conveniently linked together. False prophets always go against God’s Word, both in serving the government and in serving God. They do not give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, nor do they give to God what is God’s (Lk 20:22-26).

Jeremiah refutes the lying prophets without equivocation. The priests and the people should not listen to them (Jer 27:17). If they listen to the LORD and serve the king of Babylon, they will live. Let them at least recognize that! Why should the city become a ruin? If those prophets are true prophets, they can prove it by urging the LORD that the vessels which are left in the temple not end up in Babylon (Jer 27:18). True prophets are praying prophets. Prayer is having fellowship with God. It is better to pray for what is left than to think about what has been lost.

If we bow down to God’s discipline, we will urge God not to let take away everything to Babylon. The vessels that are left to us will be able to be used by us in worship. We no longer have everything that the first church had, but what we have, we must hold on to and glorify the Lord with it. He will then also bring back certain aspects that have been lost, just as happened in the days of the return from Babylon. Then the temple utensils were brought back with them (Ezra 1:7-11).

What remained in the temple were some large vessels and a few more vessels (Jer 27:19). These Nebuchadnezzar did not take with him in his second deportation, when he carried Jeconiah and all the nobles into exile (Jer 27:20). The LORD does have a word to say about those vessels left behind (Jer 27:21). They are for His attention, just as they are for the attention of the false prophets. But while the false prophets do not want to hear of their being taken away, on the contrary saying that the vessels taken away will soon return, the LORD says that those vessels will also be taken to Babylon.

However, a day is coming when the LORD will look after it. This is a great word of comfort for all who want to be faithful to Him. The LORD will bring the vessels which are carried to Babylon back to Jerusalem. He will do this Personally, of course through the returned exiles.