| Geneva Study Bible Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Scofield Reference Notes [1] word of the Lord The general character of the first message from Jehovah to Judah by Jeremiah is threefold: (1) He reminds Israel of the days of blessing and deliverance, e.g. Jer 2:1-7. (2) He reproaches them with forsaking Him, e.g. Jer 2:13. (3) He accuses them of choosing other, and impotent, gods, e.g. Jer 2:10-12,26-28. All these messages are to be thought of as inspired sermons, spoken to the people and subsequently written. Cf. Jer 36:1-32. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary CHAPTER 2 Jer 2:1-37. Expostulation with the Jews, Reminding Them of Their Former Devotedness, and God's Consequent Favor, and a Denunciation of God's Coming Judgments for Their Idolatry. Probably in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah (Jer 1:2; compare Jer 3:6, "also . in . days of Josiah"). The warning not to rely as they did on Egypt (Jer 2:18), was in accordance with Josiah's policy, who took part with Assyria and Babylon against Egypt (2Ki 23:29). Jeremiah, doubtless, supported the reformation begun by Josiah, in the previous year (the twelfth of his reign), and fully carried out in the eighteenth. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 2:1-8 Those who begin well, but do not persevere, will justly be upbraided with their hopeful and promising beginnings. Those who desert religion, commonly oppose it more than those who never knew it. For this they could have no excuse. God's spiritual Israel must own their obligations to him for safe conduct through the wilderness of this world, so dangerous to the soul. Alas, that many, who once appeared devoted to the Lord, so live that their professions aggravate their crimes! Let us be careful that we do not lose in zeal and fervency, as we gain knowledge. | 
