Jeremiah 20
The Toll of Truth
I. The Choice of Service vs. 1-7
“When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, [2] Pashhur had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put him in the stocks that were at the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of the LORD. [3] On the next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “Pashhur [*fruitful on every side] is not the name the LORD has called you, but rather Magor-missabib *[terror on every side]. [4] “For thus says the LORD, ‘Behold, I am going to make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; and while your eyes look on, they will fall by the sword of their enemies. So I will give over all Judah to the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them away as exiles to Babylon and will slay them with the sword. [5] ‘I will also give over all the wealth of this city, all its produce and all its costly things; even all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give over to the hand of their enemies, and they will plunder them, take them away and bring them to Babylon. [6] ‘And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into captivity; and you will enter Babylon, and there you will die and there you will be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have falsely prophesied.’”
Joshua 24:15
II. The Cost of Service vs. 7-10
“[7] O LORD, You have deceived me and I was deceived; You have overcome me and prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. [8] For each time I speak, I cry aloud; I proclaim violence and destruction, because for me the word of the LORD has resulted in reproach and derision all day long. [9] But if I say, “I will not remember Him or speak anymore in His name,” then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I am weary of holding it in, and I cannot endure it. [10] For I have heard the whispering of many, “Terror on every side! Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!” All my trusted friends, watching for my fall, say: “Perhaps he will be deceived, so that we may prevail against him and take our revenge on him.””
III. The Conviction of Service vs. 11-13
“[11] But the LORD is with me like a dread champion; therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will be utterly ashamed, because they have failed, with an everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten. [12] Yet, O LORD of hosts, You who test the righteous, Who see the mind and the heart; let me see Your vengeance on them; for to You I have set forth my cause. [13] Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD! For He has delivered the soul of the needy one from the hand of evildoers.”
IV. The Curse of Service vs. 14-18
“[14] Cursed be the day when I was born; let the day not be blessed when my mother bore me! [15] Cursed be the man who brought the news to my father, saying, “A baby boy has been born to you!” and made him very happy. [16] But let that man be like the cities which the LORD overthrew without relenting, and let him hear an outcry in the morning and a shout of alarm at noon; [17] Because he did not kill me before birth, so that my mother would have been my grave, and her womb ever pregnant. [18] Why did I ever come forth from the womb to look on trouble and sorrow, so that my days have been spent in shame?”
2 Corinthians 2:15-16
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The Toll of Truth
I. The Choice of Service vs. 1-7
“When Pashhur the priest, the son of Immer, who was chief officer in the house of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, [2] Pashhur had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put him in the stocks that were at the upper Benjamin Gate, which was by the house of the LORD. [3] On the next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “Pashhur [*fruitful on every side] is not the name the LORD has called you, but rather Magor-missabib *[terror on every side]. [4] “For thus says the LORD, ‘Behold, I am going to make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends; and while your eyes look on, they will fall by the sword of their enemies. So I will give over all Judah to the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them away as exiles to Babylon and will slay them with the sword. [5] ‘I will also give over all the wealth of this city, all its produce and all its costly things; even all the treasures of the kings of Judah I will give over to the hand of their enemies, and they will plunder them, take them away and bring them to Babylon. [6] ‘And you, Pashhur, and all who live in your house will go into captivity; and you will enter Babylon, and there you will die and there you will be buried, you and all your friends to whom you have falsely prophesied.’”
Joshua 24:15
II. The Cost of Service vs. 7-10
“[7] O LORD, You have deceived me and I was deceived; You have overcome me and prevailed. I have become a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me. [8] For each time I speak, I cry aloud; I proclaim violence and destruction, because for me the word of the LORD has resulted in reproach and derision all day long. [9] But if I say, “I will not remember Him or speak anymore in His name,” then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I am weary of holding it in, and I cannot endure it. [10] For I have heard the whispering of many, “Terror on every side! Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!” All my trusted friends, watching for my fall, say: “Perhaps he will be deceived, so that we may prevail against him and take our revenge on him.””
III. The Conviction of Service vs. 11-13
“[11] But the LORD is with me like a dread champion; therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will be utterly ashamed, because they have failed, with an everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten. [12] Yet, O LORD of hosts, You who test the righteous, Who see the mind and the heart; let me see Your vengeance on them; for to You I have set forth my cause. [13] Sing to the LORD, praise the LORD! For He has delivered the soul of the needy one from the hand of evildoers.”
IV. The Curse of Service vs. 14-18
“[14] Cursed be the day when I was born; let the day not be blessed when my mother bore me! [15] Cursed be the man who brought the news to my father, saying, “A baby boy has been born to you!” and made him very happy. [16] But let that man be like the cities which the LORD overthrew without relenting, and let him hear an outcry in the morning and a shout of alarm at noon; [17] Because he did not kill me before birth, so that my mother would have been my grave, and her womb ever pregnant. [18] Why did I ever come forth from the womb to look on trouble and sorrow, so that my days have been spent in shame?”
2 Corinthians 2:15-16
LISTEN TO AUDIO MESSAGE HERE
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