▪︎ Jeremiah called to write down all his prophecies in a scroll – Jer 36:2;
▪︎ Perhaps all the various elements will line up to make this effective:
► Finds the scroll
► Reads the scroll – Jer 36:6;
► Has ears to hear the words
► Heart to respond
► God sovereignly causes all to line up
► Like holes lining up in the swiss cheese model
▪︎ Israel to repent – Jer 36:3; Prov 1:23;
▪︎ Call on God in truth – Jer 36:7;
Key words in Jer 36:7…
▪︎ Perhaps (אוּלַי – Hebrew) – uwlay ► Perhaps, maybe, possibly, if only – 1Sam 14:6, 7; Ezek 12:3; Amos 5:15; Jonah 1:6; 2Tim 2:24-25;
▪︎ Turn (שׁוּב – Hebrew) – shuwb ► Return, turn back, restore, repent – Isa 44:22; Mal 3:7;
▪︎ Supplication (תְּחִנָּה – Hebrew) – tchinnah ► Supplication, plea, entreaty – 1Kings 8:38, 39; 2Chron 6:19; Ps 6:9;
see also …Return to God and He Will Return to You