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HE protester in this chapter is
none other than God Himself. He protested so often that we might refer to Him
as a professional protestor. And
concerning the conspiracy: the conspiracy at hand was not theoretical. It was actual. The Jews of Jeremiah's day were
involved in a conspiracy against God (Jeremiah 11:9). No wonder He was
protesting. He was chanting loudly against their treason. And, their treason
was against His Theocracy over them.
Let's examine God's position
here. First, concerning these conspiring Jews: God was the Maker. As both their
Creator and the One who lifted them out of the iron furnace of Egypt. He surely had a right to demand certain things
from them. He had made a covenant with them, which they had entered into for
generations, which required obedience from them and promised blessings from
God. But they had broken the covenant repeatedly. God had never reneged; not
even once. And yet, here they were
attempting to do away with Jehovah's influence among them. So, God protested through Jeremiah (vs. 6).
Normally when people protest, it
is because they lack power and influence. If you have the authority and
strength to accomplish your desires, why would you need to protest? In God's case, He not only had the strength
and authority to do something about those things that were not to His
satisfaction, He was willing to do it. But
a little thing called "free-will" (Psalm 119:108) was the cause of
this divine protest. He was both inviting these people to repentance, and He
was threatening them if they refused (Jeremiah 11:11).
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