Jer 19.4, ‘Because the people have forsaken me, and have profaned this place by making offerings in it to other gods whom neither they nor their ancestors nor the kings of Judah have known…’ The word forsaken here continues the theme of infidelity: Israel has walked out on God, the faithful husband. The word profane means to make alien or foreign. Jerusalem, the city of God, created by God for his people, is no longer welcoming, no longer the dwelling place of God. Today God lives in our hearts; may they never be a place foreign and alien to God.
TEXT MESSAGE COMMENTARY: A commentary on part of the Bible reading for morning prayer in 640 characters (four text messages).
Accidental Anglo-Catholic 
God as foreigner – Jeremiah 19.4
Jer 19.4, ‘Because the people have forsaken me, and have profaned this place by making offerings in it to other gods whom neither they nor their ancestors nor the kings of Judah have known…’ The word forsaken here continues the theme of infidelity: Israel has walked out on God, the faithful husband. The word profane means to make alien or foreign. Jerusalem, the city of God, created by God for his people, is no longer welcoming, no longer the dwelling place of God. Today God lives in our hearts; may they never be a place foreign and alien to God.
TEXT MESSAGE COMMENTARY: A commentary on part of the Bible reading for morning prayer in 640 characters (four text messages).
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