In Depth Study of Jacob 2:30 With Context
“For if I will, saith the Lord of Hosts, raise up seed unto me, I will command my people; otherwise they shall hearken unto these things.” If you were unfamiliar with this verse, and happened to read or hear this as a random statement, would you have any idea what it means? Would you know what the subject of the verse is, or what is or is not being commanded? This sentence doesn’t make any sense without the context of the surrounding verses and knowing what the subject is. Without all this context, what we can gather is if God wants to “raise up seed” he will command his people, otherwise they will listen to “these things.” So what “things” will people listen to if God is not commanding them? “Things” seems to be a very important subject of this verse but its meaning is ambiguous and unclear. Knowing what “things” the Lord is referring to will give this verse the context we need to understand it completely. 23. But the word of God burdens me because of your grosser crimes . For be...