Alfred Edersheim
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah • Appendix IX
Echa R. — one of three passages inferring apostasy before Messiah
This lesson explores how Jeremiah 5:19 connects to Jesus.
If they say, "Why has the LORD our God done all this to us?" you will tell them, "As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own."
However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah • Appendix IX
Echa R. — one of three passages inferring apostasy before Messiah
Jeremiah warned of a people who forsook God and faced consequences. Jesus asked a haunting question — will He find faith when He returns? Both passages confront the same reality: human unfaithfulness and God's searching gaze.
Merciful Christ, guard my heart from bitterness. Let Your endurance in Will He Find Faith produce gentleness in me.