Was Jeremiah Called to Be Single?
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The message was urgent, because the king of Babylon was fast approaching .
There wasn't time to rear children before the fall of Jerusalem and the the House of Judah.
Jeremiah took the daughters of king Zedakiah, and transplanted them in marriage to the king line in Spain and Ireland, were they'd eventually in history rule parts of the offspring of the ten tribes. That's later recorded in secular history .
But it was urgent. You can take that also in a spiritual sense of the later days; where the bride wont even have a groom . Because she was taken, by the Babylonian of the future.
There wasn't time to rear children before the fall of Jerusalem and the the House of Judah.
Jeremiah took the daughters of king Zedakiah, and transplanted them in marriage to the king line in Spain and Ireland, were they'd eventually in history rule parts of the offspring of the ten tribes. That's later recorded in secular history .
But it was urgent. You can take that also in a spiritual sense of the later days; where the bride wont even have a groom . Because she was taken, by the Babylonian of the future.
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Markum,
how we appreciate inquiring minds, you seem to possess quite
an active one according to some of your posts that we have read.
according to Seifer5, concerning the daughters, one way or the other,
there must always perpetually be a ruler sitting upon the 'Throne of David'.
1KINGS 9:5.
Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom upon Israel for ever,
as I promised to David your father, saying, There shall not fail you a man upon the Throne of Israel.
how we appreciate inquiring minds, you seem to possess quite
an active one according to some of your posts that we have read.
according to Seifer5, concerning the daughters, one way or the other,
there must always perpetually be a ruler sitting upon the 'Throne of David'.
1KINGS 9:5.
Then I will establish the throne of your kingdom upon Israel for ever,
as I promised to David your father, saying, There shall not fail you a man upon the Throne of Israel.
I am not so sure about that. I am not suggesting that he took a wife at all (I am leaning against it). But I have (and many others) always used Jeremiah as an example of someone that was called of God to remain single.
However, I am now seeing that was not the case. He was not called to be single. He was told not to take a wife or have children in that place because of what was about to happen there. We have interpreted it kind of like the "don't touch the fruit" thing with Eve. If God told him not take a wife in that place, we must understand that it would have been OK for him to take a wife elsewhere (whether he did or not).
So now I am reviewing other scriptures as well. What I am noticing is that there is no actual calling where God asks one to remain single. It is a choice, like Paul said. It would be like me making the decision to go into the service of one of you and choose to not have a wife so I could dedicate more of my time to serving.
When Jesus addressed the topic of eunichs, he said there were three reasons that people became eunichs...
1. Born that way
2. Made that way by men
3. Chose to be that way for the kingdom of heaven
Not one of those implies that God called them to be so. I am mainly addressing this because I have heard some others ask how they are to know that they are called to be single. The fact is, you are not called to do so. It is an individual choice as to how they want to serve the Lord. Paul goes on to say that it is better to remain single if one has the self control.
However, I am now seeing that was not the case. He was not called to be single. He was told not to take a wife or have children in that place because of what was about to happen there. We have interpreted it kind of like the "don't touch the fruit" thing with Eve. If God told him not take a wife in that place, we must understand that it would have been OK for him to take a wife elsewhere (whether he did or not).
So now I am reviewing other scriptures as well. What I am noticing is that there is no actual calling where God asks one to remain single. It is a choice, like Paul said. It would be like me making the decision to go into the service of one of you and choose to not have a wife so I could dedicate more of my time to serving.
When Jesus addressed the topic of eunichs, he said there were three reasons that people became eunichs...
1. Born that way
2. Made that way by men
3. Chose to be that way for the kingdom of heaven
Not one of those implies that God called them to be so. I am mainly addressing this because I have heard some others ask how they are to know that they are called to be single. The fact is, you are not called to do so. It is an individual choice as to how they want to serve the Lord. Paul goes on to say that it is better to remain single if one has the self control.
When I think of the word "calling", I think of a duty that is given to a person. If I was called upon to teach, then teaching would be my calling.
So if you look at Matthew 19:29 in that way, it is not a calling. It is a reward to anyone that does what is said there.
Likewise, I see no evidence where remaining single is ever a calling. What I do see is that it is a choice made that also has its reward.
Is this making sense to anyone? Is anyone else seeing this? It is kind of new to me but seems pretty clear when you take a closer look.
So if you look at Matthew 19:29 in that way, it is not a calling. It is a reward to anyone that does what is said there.
Likewise, I see no evidence where remaining single is ever a calling. What I do see is that it is a choice made that also has its reward.
Is this making sense to anyone? Is anyone else seeing this? It is kind of new to me but seems pretty clear when you take a closer look.