Jeremiah 6:27-30

God does not always condone the actions of those who call themselves His people. 

Satan and his legions are rebellious liars who seek to destroy God’s people. Don’t give in to his deceptive tactics.

God always has the final word in HIStory!

We need to examine our ways closely before we ask for His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven….the outcome may surprise us! 

Jesus came to establish peace and order not chaos in His people. Remember He blessed the Peacemakers saying they shall be called sons of God (Matt 5:9).

The Lord describes Jeremiah’s role as the nation’s assayer, the one who tests or evaluates quality or purity. 

Jeremiah gives his assessment of the people. Rebels speaks of their defiant attitudes. Slanderers refers to those who tell tales. Corrupters refers to those who destroy.

Jeremiah assesses Judah as a refiner purifies silver, using lead to remove impurities. The lead is consumed, so the dross in the silver ore cannot be purged. This results in the refiner discarding the ore because it is so impure that the smelting process is not worth the energy it takes. Similarly God rejects those whose wickedness cannot be refined.

Jeremiah 6:27-30

²⁷ “I have set you as an assayer and a fortress among My people,

That you may know and test their way.

²⁸ They are all stubborn rebels, walking as slanderers.

They are bronze and iron,

They are all corrupters;

²⁹ The bellows blow fiercely,

The lead is consumed by the fire;

The smelter refines in vain,

For the wicked are not drawn off.

³⁰ People will call them rejected silver,

Because the Lord has rejected them.”

¹⁸ “Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me; they are all bronze, tin, iron, and lead, in the midst of a furnace; they have become dross from silver. 

Ezekiel 22:18

²²Your silver has become dross, Your wine mixed with water. 

Isaiah 1:22