![]() ![]() They were no longer devoted to the Lord or depending on Him to meet their spiritual needs. Jeremiah preached in a day when the people of Judah, the southern portion of the nation of Israel, had turned away from God to do their own thing. To appreciate the full impact of the broken cistern message, let's look a little more closely at the historical context of Jeremiah 2:13. And that message certainly can be applied to believers today. The message was given as a rebuke to people who were no longer totally committed to their God. The Lord Himself originated and used this picture when He spoke to His people through Jeremiah (v 1-2 & 4-5). Jeremiah didn’t just think up this illustration as sermon filler. The prophet Jeremiah used the illustration of “broken cisterns” to point out the extreme foolishness of God's people, Israel. Collecting and storing water in a broken cistern was about as practical as using a sieve for a canteen! Cracked rock or crumbling masonry could hold only a small amount of dirty water - or maybe no water at all. Fresh water was extremely valuable, so a broken cistern was practically worthless. Israel has a long dry season with relatively few natural springs, so catching winter rain in cisterns was very important. When stand-up theologians and stand-up comedians make the same arguments you know your position is indefensible.In Bible times, a cistern was an artificial reservoir that was dug into the earth or carved into rock for collecting and storing water. Two crackheads can stay together forever. You can’t be like, ”l’m going to church, where you going?” ”Hit the pipe!” Lf you a crackhead, your woman gotta be a crackhead, too… or the won’t work. lf you born-again, your woman gotta be born-again, too. Whatever you into, your woman gotta be into, too, and vice versa… or the ain’t gonna work. Rock’s work you will be unsurprised to hear that I have edited the text slightly for family-friendliness): ![]() He had a bit that expressed the underlying logic beautifully (if you are familiar at all with Mr. So I was thrilled to stumble upon Chris Rock’s Bigger and Blacker special on Comedy Central. They’re involved in foolish relationships and they just can’t get (or refuse to get) why it’s a bad idea. Every year it seems that I have to hammer this into students’ heads. In 2 Corinthians 6:14, Paul explains why Christians shouldn’t get romantically entangled with someone who doesn’t share their deepest values. ![]()
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