“For thus says the Lord: David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel, and the levitical priests shall never lack a man in my presence to offer burnt offerings, to make grain offerings, and to make sacrifices for all time.
The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: Thus says the Lord: if any of you could break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night would not come at their appointed time, only then could my covenant with my servant David be broken, so that he would not have a son to reign on his throne, and my covenant with my ministers the Levites. Just as the host of heaven cannot be numbered and the sands of the sea cannot be measured, so I will increase the offspring of my servant David, and the Levites who minister to me.” - Jeremiah 33: 17-22 (NRSV)
1. If you were living in the days of Jeremiah, what would it mean to you to always have a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel?
2. What do you think the phrase “the days are coming” would mean to those still living in Israel? What does it mean to us today?
Prayer: Good Lord, our God, guide us through this Advent season. Give us eyes to see past loss and devastation, to a future of hope. Prepare us for the time when we will rely only on you because you are all that is left to us. May we live in righteousness and grace until that day. AMEN.
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