Prophecy drives me crazy. Actually it is the people who think they have prophecy figured out that drive me up a wall. They are so sure. They are so confident. They are like my son in law who is colorblind declaring to the world that he is wearing a gray shirt when his wife dressed him in pink. It looks gray to him and that settles it.
One of the verses that is produced in this thinking is,
(Jer 31:33 KJV) But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.The main point of contention is that I tend to see this as applying to the church as well as Israel but my Eschatology Sage insisted it is only to Israel. The Prophet said it. This is a new thing having a new heart. How dare I apply it any other way.
Then I come across this as I am doing my regular read through Psalms,
Psalms 40:8 (KJV) I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.Pardon my awareness of history but David had been dead for a long time before Jeremiah started to share his prophecy. I also checked that this Psalm says it is written by David.
Read in context. This was originally a promise to Israel. Let your context go gestalt and consider the witness of the entire Bible. One of the aspects of prophecy that the gurus don’t like to admit is that prophecy can apply to more than one event. Fortunately we live in a day when you can have personal access to the word of God whether you are a King James Only disciple or use the Living Bible. You are not limited to what the priest, pastor, notes on the page, commentary or wife tell you.
Happy thinking.
homo unius libri
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