WEBVTT 00:00:00.920 --> 00:00:03.740 Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're 00:00:03.740 --> 00:00:05.740 taking this journey together to read the Bible 00:00:05.740 --> 00:00:09.039 in a year. Today's reading is from the book of 00:00:09.039 --> 00:00:14.199 Jeremiah, chapters 30 and 31. Chapter 30 The 00:00:14.199 --> 00:00:16.219 word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 00:00:16.519 --> 00:00:19.899 Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying, Write 00:00:19.899 --> 00:00:22.460 in a book for yourself all the words that I have 00:00:22.460 --> 00:00:24.679 spoken to you. For behold, the days are coming, 00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:27.339 says the Lord, that I will bring back from captivity 00:00:27.339 --> 00:00:30.640 my people Israel and Judah. says the lord and 00:00:30.640 --> 00:00:32.679 i will cause them to return to the land that 00:00:32.679 --> 00:00:35.219 i gave to their fathers and they shall possess 00:00:35.219 --> 00:00:38.039 it now these are the words that the lord spoke 00:00:38.039 --> 00:00:40.799 concerning israel and judah for thus says the 00:00:40.799 --> 00:00:43.920 lord we have heard a voice of trembling of fear 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:47.520 and not of peace ask now and see whether a man 00:00:47.520 --> 00:00:51.039 is ever in labor with child so why do i see every 00:00:51.039 --> 00:00:53.679 man with his hands on his loins like a woman 00:00:53.679 --> 00:00:58.179 in labor and all faces turn pale alas For that 00:00:58.179 --> 00:01:01.320 day is great, so that none is like it, and it 00:01:01.320 --> 00:01:03.880 is the time of Jacob's trouble. But he shall 00:01:03.880 --> 00:01:06.659 be saved out of it. For it shall come to pass 00:01:06.659 --> 00:01:09.400 in that day, says the Lord of hosts, that I will 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:11.879 break his yoke from your neck, and will burst 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:14.799 your bonds. Foreigners shall no more enslave 00:01:14.799 --> 00:01:16.900 them, but they shall serve the Lord their God, 00:01:17.079 --> 00:01:19.680 and David their king, whom I will raise up for 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:22.439 them. Therefore do not fear, O my servant Jacob, 00:01:22.739 --> 00:01:25.719 says the Lord, nor be dismayed, O Israel. For 00:01:25.719 --> 00:01:28.640 behold, I will save you from afar, and your seed 00:01:28.640 --> 00:01:31.280 from the land of their captivity. Jacob shall 00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:34.280 return, have rest, and be quiet, and no one shall 00:01:34.280 --> 00:01:36.700 make him afraid. For I am with you, says the 00:01:36.700 --> 00:01:39.659 Lord, to save you. Though I make a full end of 00:01:39.659 --> 00:01:42.109 all nations, where I have scattered you, Yet 00:01:42.109 --> 00:01:44.750 I will not make a complete end of you, but I 00:01:44.750 --> 00:01:47.090 will correct you in justice, and will not let 00:01:47.090 --> 00:01:50.109 you go altogether unpunished. For thus says the 00:01:50.109 --> 00:01:53.030 Lord, Your affliction is incurable, your wound 00:01:53.030 --> 00:01:56.450 is severe. There is no one to plead your cause, 00:01:56.609 --> 00:01:59.730 that you may be bound up. You have no healing 00:01:59.730 --> 00:02:02.409 medicines. All your lovers have forgotten you, 00:02:02.489 --> 00:02:05.049 they do not seek you. For I have wounded you 00:02:05.049 --> 00:02:07.629 with the wound of an enemy, with the chastisement 00:02:07.629 --> 00:02:10.849 of a cruel one. For the multitude of your iniquities, 00:02:11.389 --> 00:02:14.030 Because your sins have increased. Why do you 00:02:14.030 --> 00:02:16.689 cry about your affliction? Your sorrow is incurable. 00:02:16.949 --> 00:02:19.110 Because of the multitude of your iniquities, 00:02:19.229 --> 00:02:21.750 because your sins have increased, I have done 00:02:21.750 --> 00:02:24.629 these things to you. Therefore all those who 00:02:24.629 --> 00:02:27.849 devour you shall be devoured, and all your adversaries, 00:02:27.849 --> 00:02:30.830 every one of them, shall go into captivity. Those 00:02:30.830 --> 00:02:33.669 who plunder you shall become plunder, and all 00:02:33.669 --> 00:02:37.129 who prey upon you I will make a prey. For I will 00:02:37.129 --> 00:02:39.810 restore health to you, and heal you of your wounds, 00:02:39.930 --> 00:02:42.659 says the Lord. because they called you an outcast, 00:02:42.780 --> 00:02:47.240 saying, This is Zion, no one seeks her. Thus 00:02:47.240 --> 00:02:49.620 says the Lord, Behold, I will bring back the 00:02:49.620 --> 00:02:52.300 captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on 00:02:52.300 --> 00:02:54.759 his dwelling places. The city shall be built 00:02:54.759 --> 00:02:57.439 upon its own mound, and the palace shall remain 00:02:57.439 --> 00:03:00.520 according to its own plan. Then out of them shall 00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:03.060 proceed thanksgiving, and the voice of those 00:03:03.060 --> 00:03:05.960 who make merry. I will multiply them, and they 00:03:05.960 --> 00:03:08.259 shall not diminish. I will also glorify them, 00:03:08.360 --> 00:03:11.069 and they shall not be small. Their children also 00:03:11.069 --> 00:03:14.090 shall be as before, and their congregation shall 00:03:14.090 --> 00:03:16.969 be established before me. And I will punish all 00:03:16.969 --> 00:03:19.729 who oppress them. Their nobles shall be from 00:03:19.729 --> 00:03:22.129 among them, and their governor shall come from 00:03:22.129 --> 00:03:24.990 their midst. Then I will cause him to draw near, 00:03:25.169 --> 00:03:27.870 and he shall approach me. For who is this who 00:03:27.870 --> 00:03:30.650 pledged his heart to approach me? Says the Lord. 00:03:30.889 --> 00:03:33.590 You shall be my people, and I will be your God. 00:03:34.150 --> 00:03:36.710 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goes forth 00:03:36.710 --> 00:03:40.460 with fury, a continuing whirlwind. It will fall 00:03:40.460 --> 00:03:42.800 violently on the head of the wicked. The fierce 00:03:42.800 --> 00:03:45.400 anger of the Lord will not return until he has 00:03:45.400 --> 00:03:47.979 done it and until he has performed the intents 00:03:47.979 --> 00:03:51.120 of his heart. In the latter days you will consider 00:03:51.120 --> 00:03:57.039 it. At the same time, says the Lord, I will be 00:03:57.039 --> 00:03:59.400 the God of all the families of Israel, and they 00:03:59.400 --> 00:04:02.620 shall be my people. Thus says the Lord, The people 00:04:02.620 --> 00:04:05.270 who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness, 00:04:05.569 --> 00:04:09.090 Israel, when I went to give him rest. The Lord 00:04:09.090 --> 00:04:11.889 has appeared of all to me, saying, Yes, I have 00:04:11.889 --> 00:04:14.550 loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore, 00:04:14.669 --> 00:04:17.389 with loving kindness, I have drawn you. Again 00:04:17.389 --> 00:04:20.129 I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O 00:04:20.129 --> 00:04:23.170 virgin of Israel. You shall again be adorned 00:04:23.170 --> 00:04:25.470 with your tambourines, and shall go forth in 00:04:25.470 --> 00:04:28.310 the dances of those who rejoice. You shall yet 00:04:28.310 --> 00:04:31.060 plant vines on the mountains of Samaria. The 00:04:31.060 --> 00:04:33.480 planters shall plant and eat them as ordinary 00:04:33.480 --> 00:04:37.019 food. For there shall be a day when the watchmen 00:04:37.019 --> 00:04:40.040 will cry on Mount Ephraim, Arise, and let us 00:04:40.040 --> 00:04:43.240 go up to Zion, to the Lord our God. For thus 00:04:43.240 --> 00:04:45.639 says the Lord, Sing with gladness for Jacob, 00:04:45.819 --> 00:04:49.240 and shout among the chief of the nations. Proclaim, 00:04:49.319 --> 00:04:52.199 give praise, and say, O Lord, save your people, 00:04:52.319 --> 00:04:55.139 the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them 00:04:55.139 --> 00:04:57.500 from the north country, and gather them from 00:04:57.500 --> 00:04:59.939 the ends of the earth. Among them, the blind 00:04:59.939 --> 00:05:02.519 and the lame, the woman with child and the one 00:05:02.519 --> 00:05:05.600 who labors with child together. A great throng 00:05:05.600 --> 00:05:08.839 shall return there. They shall come with weeping, 00:05:08.839 --> 00:05:11.420 and with supplications I will lead them. I will 00:05:11.420 --> 00:05:13.939 cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in 00:05:13.939 --> 00:05:16.480 a straight way in which they shall not stumble. 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:20.100 For I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my 00:05:20.100 --> 00:05:22.839 firstborn. Hear the word of the Lord, O nations, 00:05:23.000 --> 00:05:25.600 and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, 00:05:26.170 --> 00:05:28.670 He who scattered Israel will gather him and keep 00:05:28.670 --> 00:05:31.649 him as a shepherd does his flock. For the Lord 00:05:31.649 --> 00:05:34.350 has redeemed Jacob and ransomed him from the 00:05:34.350 --> 00:05:37.329 hand of one stronger than he. Therefore they 00:05:37.329 --> 00:05:40.269 shall come and sing in the height of Zion, streaming 00:05:40.269 --> 00:05:43.209 to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat and new 00:05:43.209 --> 00:05:46.610 wine and oil. For the young of the flock and 00:05:46.610 --> 00:05:49.730 the herd, their souls shall be like a well -watered 00:05:49.730 --> 00:05:52.610 garden, and they shall sorrow no more at all. 00:05:53.079 --> 00:05:56.100 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and 00:05:56.100 --> 00:05:58.620 the young men and the old together, for I will 00:05:58.620 --> 00:06:01.339 turn their mourning to joy, will comfort them, 00:06:01.480 --> 00:06:05.120 and make them rejoice rather than sorrow. I will 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:07.600 satiate the soul of the priests with abundance, 00:06:07.860 --> 00:06:10.079 and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, 00:06:10.319 --> 00:06:13.660 says the Lord. Thus says the Lord, a voice was 00:06:13.660 --> 00:06:16.300 heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping, 00:06:16.439 --> 00:06:19.199 Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to 00:06:19.199 --> 00:06:21.779 be comforted for her children because they are 00:06:21.779 --> 00:06:25.000 no more. Thus says the Lord, refrain your voice 00:06:25.000 --> 00:06:27.860 from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your 00:06:27.860 --> 00:06:30.279 work shall be rewarded, says the Lord, and they 00:06:30.279 --> 00:06:33.160 shall come back from the land of the enemy. There 00:06:33.160 --> 00:06:35.759 is hope in your future, says the Lord, that your 00:06:35.759 --> 00:06:38.220 children shall come back to their own border. 00:06:38.779 --> 00:06:41.439 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself. 00:06:41.759 --> 00:06:44.980 You have chastised me, and I was chastised like 00:06:44.980 --> 00:06:47.639 an untrained bull. Restore me, and I will return, 00:06:47.879 --> 00:06:50.889 for you are the Lord my God. Surely after my 00:06:50.889 --> 00:06:53.529 turning I repented, and after I was instructed 00:06:53.529 --> 00:06:56.670 I struck myself on the thigh. I was ashamed, 00:06:56.930 --> 00:07:00.089 yes, even humiliated, because I bore the reproach 00:07:00.089 --> 00:07:03.149 of my youth. Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a 00:07:03.149 --> 00:07:06.009 pleasant child? For though I spoke against him, 00:07:06.110 --> 00:07:09.029 I earnestly remember him still. Therefore my 00:07:09.029 --> 00:07:11.730 heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy 00:07:11.730 --> 00:07:15.459 on him, says the Lord. Set up signposts, make 00:07:15.459 --> 00:07:18.079 landmarks, set your heart toward the highway, 00:07:18.319 --> 00:07:21.120 the way in which you went. Turn back, O virgin 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:24.259 of Israel, turn back to these your cities. How 00:07:24.259 --> 00:07:27.019 long will you gad about, O you backsliding daughter? 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:29.720 For the Lord has created a new thing in the earth. 00:07:29.920 --> 00:07:33.660 A woman shall encompass a man. Thus says the 00:07:33.660 --> 00:07:36.220 Lord of hosts, the God of Israel. They shall 00:07:36.220 --> 00:07:38.899 again use this speech in the land of Judah and 00:07:38.899 --> 00:07:41.720 in its cities when I bring back their captivity. 00:07:41.920 --> 00:07:45.110 The Lord bless you. o home of justice and mountain 00:07:45.110 --> 00:07:48.290 of holiness and there shall dwell in judah itself 00:07:48.290 --> 00:07:51.930 and in all its cities together farmers and those 00:07:51.930 --> 00:07:55.110 going out with flocks for i have satiated the 00:07:55.110 --> 00:07:58.170 weary soul and i have replenished every sorrowful 00:07:58.170 --> 00:08:01.649 soul after this i awoke and looked around and 00:08:01.649 --> 00:08:04.149 my sleep was sweet to me Behold, the days are 00:08:04.149 --> 00:08:06.610 coming, says the Lord, that I will sow the house 00:08:06.610 --> 00:08:08.970 of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed 00:08:08.970 --> 00:08:11.730 of man and the seed of beast. And it shall come 00:08:11.730 --> 00:08:14.990 to pass that as I have watched over them to pluck 00:08:14.990 --> 00:08:18.069 up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy 00:08:18.069 --> 00:08:21.230 and to afflict, so I will watch over them to 00:08:21.230 --> 00:08:24.709 build and to plant, says the Lord. In those days 00:08:24.709 --> 00:08:27.810 they shall say no more, the fathers have eaten 00:08:27.810 --> 00:08:30.870 sour grapes and the children's teeth are set 00:08:30.870 --> 00:08:34.539 on edge. But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. 00:08:34.620 --> 00:08:37.480 Every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth 00:08:37.480 --> 00:09:03.379 shall be set on edge. after those days says the 00:09:03.379 --> 00:09:06.419 lord i will put my law in their minds and write 00:09:06.419 --> 00:09:09.120 it on their hearts and i will be their god and 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:12.240 they shall be my people no more shall every man 00:09:12.240 --> 00:09:14.379 teach his neighbor and every man his brother 00:09:14.379 --> 00:09:17.919 saying know the lord for they all shall know 00:09:17.919 --> 00:09:20.600 me from the least of them to the greatest of 00:09:20.600 --> 00:09:23.799 them says the lord for i will forgive their iniquity 00:09:23.799 --> 00:09:27.779 and their sin i will remember no more thus says 00:09:27.779 --> 00:09:30.580 the lord who gives the sun for a light by day 00:09:30.990 --> 00:09:33.450 The ordinances of the moon and the stars for 00:09:33.450 --> 00:09:36.129 a light by night, who disturbs the sea and its 00:09:36.129 --> 00:09:39.850 waves roar, the Lord of hosts is his name. If 00:09:39.850 --> 00:09:42.490 those ordinances depart from before me, says 00:09:42.490 --> 00:09:45.149 the Lord, then the seed of Israel shall also 00:09:45.149 --> 00:09:47.990 cease from being a nation before me forever. 00:09:48.700 --> 00:09:52.059 Thus says the Lord, if heaven above can be measured, 00:09:52.240 --> 00:09:54.840 and the foundations of the earth searched out 00:09:54.840 --> 00:09:58.019 beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of 00:09:58.019 --> 00:10:00.799 Israel for all that they have done, says the 00:10:00.799 --> 00:10:03.600 Lord. Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, 00:10:03.700 --> 00:10:06.460 that the city shall be built for the Lord, from 00:10:06.460 --> 00:10:09.620 the tower of Hananel to the corner gate. The 00:10:09.620 --> 00:10:12.559 surveyor's line shall again extend straight forward 00:10:12.559 --> 00:10:15.940 over the hill Gerb. Then it shall turn toward 00:10:15.940 --> 00:10:19.000 Goath. and the whole valley of the dead bodies 00:10:19.000 --> 00:10:22.299 and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as 00:10:22.299 --> 00:10:24.639 the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse 00:10:24.639 --> 00:10:27.360 gate toward the east, shall be holy to the Lord. 00:10:27.480 --> 00:10:30.519 It shall not be plucked up or thrown down any 00:10:30.519 --> 00:10:38.500 more forever. I hope you enjoyed today's reading 00:10:38.500 --> 00:10:40.820 as much as I did, and I look forward to seeing 00:10:40.820 --> 00:10:42.860 you again tomorrow to continue on our journey. 00:10:43.039 --> 00:10:44.679 God bless you and have a great day.