Jeremiah 33:19-26 was God’s guarantee to His people that whatever He had promised concerning the ultimate king from the line of David would come to pass. This branch of David is prophetically none other than the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah King. God’s words came to Jeremiah as an assurance that whatever He had promised would come to pass.
He said that as certain as the sun would rise in the morning and set
in the night so also would this promise be so fixed. God had set in motion the rotating
of the earth around the sun to enable day and night on earth at an appointed
time each day. This has never stopped since the onset of time. As sure as this would happen each day that was
how sure David’s righteous branch and the priesthood arising from Him would happen.
God also promised that from this Messiah King would be multiplied descendants. With
the increase of David’s descendants, there would also be an increase in Levitical service
to the Lord.
How
numerous would these people that would arise from the Messiah King? This was exactly
what God said in verse 22, “As the host of heaven cannot be counted and
the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants
of David My servant, and the Levites who minister to Me.” To put it simply, as
many as there are stars in the sky and sands on the seashore that’s how
numerous the descendants of the branch of David would be.
Apparently, there was a common notion that God had rejected His
two chosen two families, meaning Israel and Judah. They were rejected as a nation and were sneered
at. God asked if Jeremiah had not observed that. God wanted to make known that
He did not reject nor despise them as His chosen people, despite their waywardness.
They were in effect still His people whom He had covenant to multiply for Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob. And after He had dealt with them, He would show mercy and
restore their fortune.
As far as faithfulness is concerned God has not and will never
change. What He has promised He will bring to pass. That’s the lesson of these verses.
He will not go against His own nature. His plan of redemption is now being fulfilled
through Christ Jesus, the branch of David. Through Him, God’s New Community has been
birth. Today countless men and women of all races, languages, and nations are made
His descendants to offer Levitical services in His Kingdom. Many more will be added.
We in the church have all become a part of God’s promise. Let us show faithfulness
in our service to Him. Let’s follow the exhortation of Psalm 100:1-2:-
Shout joyfully to
the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before Him with joyful singing.
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