The Sacrifice In The Gospel Of Jeremiah

The poor were oppressed by the rich, the prophets prophesied falsely, and the priests conducted a financially profitable but spiritually destitute ministry. Instead of rejecting the false prophets and the mercenary priests, the people approved their wicked ways (Jeremiah 5:30 and 31). The nation was sick with sin, their sacrifices were superficial and without meaning, and truth had perished in the land (7:21-28). A recurring theme in Jeremiah's messages (6:13-14 and 8:10-11, for example) was: Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. (Jeremiah