Jer 7:8-10 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Jer 7:8-10: 7:8-10 steal, murder, commit adultery, lie: The people’s behavior violated most of the Ten Commandments (Exod 20:3-7 , 13-17 ). • burn incense ... chant: Israel’s relationship with God did not depend on any magical, ritual connection with him. It depended on their keeping the terms of his covenant. The things they were doing violated the terms of that relationship and denied the Lord’s holy character.

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bExod 20:3-7►

‏ Jeremiah 7:8-10

Summary for Jer 7:8-10: 7:8-10 ^a steal, murder, commit adultery, lie: The people’s behavior violated most of the Ten Commandments (Exod 20:3-7 ^b, 13-17 ^c).

• burn incense ... chant: Israel’s relationship with God did not depend on any magical, ritual connection with him. It depended on their keeping the terms of his covenant. The things they were doing violated the terms of that relationship and denied the Lord’s holy character.