04/09/2022
*Thoughts on Jeremiah 5 vs 1*
The thought of Jeremiah 5:1, that in Jerusalem there is not to be found one solitary soul who concerns himself about uprightness and sincerity, does not, though rhetorically expressed, contain any rhetorical hyperbole or exaggeration such as may have arisen from the prophet's righteous indignation, or have been inferred from the severity of the expected judgment (Hitz.); it gives but the simple truth, as is seen when we consider that it is not Jeremiah who speaks according to the best of his judgment, but God, the searcher of hearts. Before the all-seeing eye of God no man is pure and good.
The strong expressions of this verse, if they were taken strictly, would imply that Jerusalem was now worse than S***m, in the days of Lot: for, in offering pardon to S***m and Gomorrah, God came no lower than ten, but, according to the literal meaning of these expressions, he promises to pardon Jerusalem if there should be one righteous man found. But it seems evident that, as we have intimated above, they are not to be taken in so strict a sense as if, in so great a city, there was not one good man; for certainly the prophet could not be reckoned among the number of the wicked, and there were besides, Baruch his disciple, and Ebed-melech, and, without doubt, some others that were truly pious. So that the meaning can be no more than that there were very few good men compared with the number of the wicked.
Beloved can God say because of you He will not bring calamity upon the world, your continent, your country, your town, your house hold, your family etc. Will God be able to single you out and men say you are righteous. Because according this verse it is clear that men have all gone astray, and there is none that doeth good.
My prayer is God give you the grace to become righteous through you many will be saved
Stay blessed.
