Reading for August 23rd

Read Jeremiah 7.8-20. In 7.8-8.3: The sermon moves downward spiral of offenses. In verses 7-9: The people commit crimes and worship Baal, a storm deity, not the God of Israel. In verses 12-15: For these offenses, Jerusalem will become like Shiloh, a shrine in the northern kingdom that was destroyed by the Philistenes. The Jerusalem Tempple will meet the same fate if the people of Judah do not repent. In verses 16--17: Yet the sins of Judah are so great that God prohibits Jeremiah from interceding on behalf of the people. In verses 18-19: Entire families worship the astral deity called the queen of heaven. comments or Questions..