Jer 33:18 | KingComments | STEP | The LORD points to the days to come as days when He will fulfill “the good word” that He has spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah ( ). That fulfillment is fully connected with the coming of the “righteous Branch” Whom the LORD will cause to arise for David in those days and in that time, the time of the realm of peace ( ). That is none other than the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, through Whom the LORD will do justice and righteousness on earth as an introduction to the establishment of a thousand years of peace. Any restoration has Him as its centerpiece; it depends entirely on Him. Without Him there is no restoration. Justice and righteousness are also the hallmarks of His government during the realm of peace. He is the Prince of peace. Judah is then delivered from all its enemies ( ). Jerusalem is in safety and lives untroubled. The city is then called by the name by which previously the LORD, that is, the Lord Jesus, was called ( ). Jerusalem is a glorious city because of the glory of the LORD that He has placed upon it, a glory that it will never lose. This is because the Davidic kingship will not come to an end ( ). The King Who reigns then will reign in everlasting faithfulness. The Levitical priesthood will also have no end ( ). Always the priests will offer the sacrifices that will always remind the LORD of the basis for that glorious time: the perfect and glorious work of His Son on earth. Those sacrifices will be offered “continually” or “all the days”. Again it is said that the word of the LORD comes to Jeremiah, again that certainty that what follows is sure because He says it ( ). The confirmation of what the LORD has said is underlined even more powerfully by His reference to His covenant with the day and His covenant with the night ( ). As impossible as it is to break the cycle of day and night, it is impossible to break God’s covenant with David “My servant”, and with the Levites, “My ministers”. David’s kingship remains and so does the Levitical priesthood ( ). Here again we see the close connection between kingship and priesthood. There will even be a posterity of David and of the Levites that is compared to the way the posterity of Abraham is described ( ; ). This indicates that the offspring of Abraham, that is all the people, will be a royal priesthood ( ). Thus, they will serve the LORD.

‏ Jeremiah 33:18

Restoration of Kingship and Priesthood

The LORD points to the days to come as days when He will fulfill “the good word” that He has spoken concerning the house of Israel and the house of Judah (Jer 33:14). That fulfillment is fully connected with the coming of the “righteous Branch” Whom the LORD will cause to arise for David in those days and in that time, the time of the realm of peace (Jer 33:15). That is none other than the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, through Whom the LORD will do justice and righteousness on earth as an introduction to the establishment of a thousand years of peace. Any restoration has Him as its centerpiece; it depends entirely on Him. Without Him there is no restoration.

Justice and righteousness are also the hallmarks of His government during the realm of peace. He is the Prince of peace. Judah is then delivered from all its enemies (Jer 33:16). Jerusalem is in safety and lives untroubled. The city is then called by the name by which previously the LORD, that is, the Lord Jesus, was called (Jer 23:5-6). Jerusalem is a glorious city because of the glory of the LORD that He has placed upon it, a glory that it will never lose.

This is because the Davidic kingship will not come to an end (Jer 33:17). The King Who reigns then will reign in everlasting faithfulness. The Levitical priesthood will also have no end (Jer 33:18). Always the priests will offer the sacrifices that will always remind the LORD of the basis for that glorious time: the perfect and glorious work of His Son on earth. Those sacrifices will be offered “continually” or “all the days”.

Again it is said that the word of the LORD comes to Jeremiah, again that certainty that what follows is sure because He says it (Jer 33:19). The confirmation of what the LORD has said is underlined even more powerfully by His reference to His covenant with the day and His covenant with the night (Jer 33:20). As impossible as it is to break the cycle of day and night, it is impossible to break God’s covenant with David “My servant”, and with the Levites, “My ministers”. David’s kingship remains and so does the Levitical priesthood (Jer 33:21). Here again we see the close connection between kingship and priesthood.

There will even be a posterity of David and of the Levites that is compared to the way the posterity of Abraham is described (Jer 33:22; Gen 22:17a). This indicates that the offspring of Abraham, that is all the people, will be a royal priesthood (Exo 19:6a). Thus, they will serve the LORD.