COMMENTARY

Old Testament: Jeremiah 2:4-13
Yahweh protests Judah's faithlessness. Jeremiah takes no credit for what he says to his nation: "Hear the word of the Lord." In this passage Yahweh asks why they have deserted him for gods that were no gods. Why did the nation desert him after he was so very good to the nation in leading them through the wilderness for a land of plenty? Priests, rulers and prophets turned against God, and therefore Jeremiah was shocked. The people of God are guilty of two sins: forsaking God and turning from a fountain of living water for stale water of cisterns that can hold no water indefinitely.

Epistle: Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
Apply love to the various areas and activities of life. Now comes the putting of faith into action through brotherly love. We have a cl…