Question:
What is the actual relationship between God and Israel?
Answer:
The book of Jeremiah portrays God’s relationship with Israel as one of immense agony and deep sympathy and empathy. God is bound to be faithful to promises made to Israel and is not genuinely free of God’s relationship with Israel. Jeremiah pictures Israel’s loyalty to God as a newly-wedded bride to her husband and wonders what has happened to his people that they have turned away from God. Israel, an Unfaithful Wife. Jeremiah 2:23-5:19 NLT

