Bible Chapter Summary
Jeremiah 7 Summary
The Temple No Guarantee of Salvation
Standing in the gate of the Lord's house, Jeremiah proclaims that the Lord will cause the people to dwell in the land only if they amend their ways and execute judgment, not oppress the stranger or shed innocent blood. The people falsely trust in the temple itself rather than true obedience, yet they steal, murder, commit adultery, and worship Baal. The Lord declares the temple will become a den of robbers and threatens to do to it what He did to Shiloh. The Lord forbids Jeremiah to pray for them, and reveals that instead of burnt offerings, He desires obedience, and that Judah has built high places in Tophet to burn their sons and daughters, which He never commanded.
Key themes
Key verses
Jeremiah 7:3
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.”
Jeremiah 7:11
“Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.”
Jeremiah 7:22
“For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices:”
Jeremiah 7:30
“For the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the LORD: they have set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to pollute it.”
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