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Forgiveness
Forgiveness – Day 11
Ds Hein Barnard

Forgiveness – Day 11

This is one of the most read chapters in Jeremiah. God promises Israel (Israel and Judah) that they will be His people again (1-14), He will have mercy on weary Israel (15-26) and He will make them secure (27-30). Important: God takes the initiative, not Israel.

This is a confirmation of the covenant God made with Abraham – Genesis 17.

Se(di)ngolwa (t)sa Bibele

JEREMIA 31

Selekane se setjha

31“Bonang, matsatsi a a tla,”

ho rialo Morena,

“ao ka wona

ke tla etsa selekane se setjha,

ke se etse le ba ntlo ya Iseraele,

le ba ntlo ya Juda.

32“Ha se na ho tshwana

le selekane seo ke neng ke se etse

le baholoholo ba bona

ha ke ne ke ba tshwere ka letsoho,

ke ba ntsha naheng ya Egepeta.

Le hoja ba ile ba senya

selekane sa ka,

ke ile ka ba Morena wa bona,”

ho rialo Morena.

33“Selekane seo ke tla se etsa

le ba ntlo ya Iseraele,

hoba matsatsi ao a fete,

ke sena,”

ho rialo Morena.

“Ke tla kenya molao wa ka

maikutlong a bona,

ke o ngole

kahara dipelo tsa bona;

ke be Modimo wa bona,

bona e be setjhaba sa ka.

34Motho ha a sa tla hlola

a ruta ya ahisaneng le yena,

leha e le ngwanabo,

a re: ‘Tseba Morena,’

hobane ba tla ntseba bohle,

ho tloha ho ya eisehang

ho isa ho ya hlomphehang,”

ho rialo Morena.

“Ke tla ba tshwarela

makgopo a bona,

ha ke sa tla hlola

ke hopola dibe tsa bona.”

35Morena ya re fileng letsatsi

ho bonesa motsheare,

a ba a beela kgwedi le dinaledi

molao o sa fetoheng,

wa hore bosiu di bonese,

e be masedi,

yena ya tuduanyang lewatle

hore le hwase,

eo bitso la hae

e leng Morena wa mabotho,

o bua tjena:

36“Haeba melao ena e ka fediswa,”

ho rialo Morena,

“mahlong a ka ditloholo tsa Iseraele,

ha e ka ke ya hlola e eba setjhaba!”

37Morena o bua tjena:

“Haeba mahodimo a hodimo

a ka lekanngwa,

le metheo ya lefatshe e ka fihlelwa,

ke tla furalla

ditloholo tsohle tsa Iseraele,

ka baka la tsohle,

tseo di di entseng,”

ho rialo Morena.

38“Matsatsi a a tla,” ho rialo Morena, “ao ka wona motse ona o tla tsoswa ho tloha Toreng ya Hananele ho ya fihla Kgorong e Hukung. 39Moedi o tla tloha moo, o be o yo fihla leralleng la Garebe, o nto thinya o lebe Gowata. 40Kgohlo yohle eo ho lahlelwang ditopo le molora ka ho yona, le naha yohle ho ya fihla molatswaneng wa Kiderone, le ho ya fihla sekgutlong se ka botjhabela, se bitswang Kgoro ya Dipere, naha eo yohle ho Morena e tla halalela. Motse oo o ke ke wa hlola o sa ripitlwa, leha e le ho timetswa le ka mohla.”

JEREMIA 31:31-40SSO89SOBula ka mmadi wa Bibele

Forgiveness in the Prophets – 1

Israel and Judah went into exile, but it was only Judah who returned after 70 years from Babylon.  Those in exile needed to reconcile with those that remained in the Promised Land.  There can only be reconciliation between people when they reconcile with God.  This includes forgiveness.

The terms for the relationship with God are the same, but it would not be written on tablets of stone, but in the hearts and minds of people.

This covenant would result in a spiritual transformation of the people and is often associated with the giving of the Holy Spirit.

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