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Why did Prophet Jeremiah condemn the way the Israelites worshipped?

      

Why did Prophet Jeremiah condemn the way the Israelites worshipped?

  

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Eric
They broke God’s commands e.g. the 1st and do not worship other gods – they worshipped
idols
They practiced hypocrisy i.e. they were concerned with external religious observance while their
hearts were far from God.
They forgot the saving history of God and worshipped other gods e.g. Asherah.
They practiced syncretism i.e. they worshipped both Yahweh and foreign Gods.
They listened to false prophets and rejected God’s prophets e.g. Jeremiah. They even killed some.
They dishonored the sanctity of human life by offering human sacrifice.
They neglected the disadvantaged (widows & orphans).
They were dishonest in business and deceitful to one another.
They narrowed themselves in necromancy, divination and magic.
They rebelled against God by breaking the covenant relationship.
ericmunguti answered the question on September 28, 2018 at 05:32


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