In Jeremiah 7, the prophet delivers the 'Temple Sermon.' What false sense of security was he attacking?
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Correct answer: That the Temple shielded them from God's judgment
The people were chanting 'The temple of the Lord!' as a superstitious protection. Jeremiah warned them that God would treat the Temple like Shiloh (which was destroyed) if they did not amend their ways.
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