Jeremiah 32 Footnotes

32:7 This is another example of a short-term prophecy that validated Jeremiah’s credentials as a prophet (Dt 18:22; see notes on Jr 27:22; 44:29-30).

32:35 Though the Lord “never entertained the thought” that Judah’s leaders would introduce Baal worship and child sacrifice, this does not mean he had no foreknowledge of their detestable actions. The statement is a way of emphasizing that such practices were never part of his plan for Israel. God is too holy to contemplate condoning evil (Hab 1:13; Jms 1:13).