Jeremiah 33:12–26

Introduction

Jeremiah 33:12–26: The Lord speaks of fulfilling the promise concerning the Davidic dynasty by choosing a righteous king who will rule with justice.

Today’s Key Verse: Jeremiah 33:26b GNT

[The LORD said:] “I will be merciful to my people and make them prosperous again.”

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¹² The Lord Almighty said, “In this land that is like a desert and where no people or animals live, there will once again be pastures where shepherds can take their sheep. ¹³ In the towns in the hill country, in the foothills, and in southern Judah, in the territory of Benjamin, in the villages around Jerusalem, and in the towns of Judah, shepherds will once again count their sheep. I, the Lord, have spoken.”

¹⁴ The Lord said, “The time is coming when I will fulfill the promise that I made to the people of Israel and Judah. ¹⁵ At that time I will choose as king a righteous descendant of David. That king will do what is right and just throughout the land. ¹⁶ The people of Judah and of Jerusalem will be rescued and will live in safety. The city will be called ‘The Lord Our Salvation.’ ¹⁷ I, the Lord, promise that there will always be a descendant of David to be king of Israel ¹⁸ and that there will always be priests from the tribe of Levi to serve me and to offer burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrifices.”

¹⁹ The Lord said to me, ²⁰ “I have made a covenant with the day and with the night, so that they always come at their proper times; and that covenant can never be broken. ²¹ In the same way I have made a covenant with my servant David that he would always have a descendant to be king, and I have made a covenant with the priests from the tribe of Levi that they would always serve me; and those covenants can never be broken. ²² I will increase the number of descendants of my servant David and the number of priests from the tribe of Levi, so that it will be as impossible to count them as it is to count the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore.”

²³ The Lord said to me, ²⁴ “Have you noticed how people are saying that I have rejected Israel and Judah, the two families that I chose? And so they look with contempt on my people and no longer consider them a nation. ²⁵ But I, the Lord, have a covenant with day and night, and I have made the laws that control earth and sky. ²⁶ And just as surely as I have done this, so I will maintain my covenant with Jacob’s descendants and with my servant David. I will choose one of David’s descendants to rule over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will be merciful to my people and make them prosperous again.”

Reflect

Reread verses 14–18. What promises are given? By what name will Jerusalem be known? What covenants does God promise to maintain (verses 19–22)? What messages of hope and comfort are you able to find in today’s reading?

Pray

God of love and mercy, my hope is in you. Trusting in your promises, I proclaim your everlasting love. You are the God of my salvation. Amen.

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Tomorrow’s Reading

Isaiah 2:1–5: The prophet Isaiah describes a time of everlasting peace.