WCBC Bible Conference Dr. Walter Kaiser Jr.: Magnifying The Name of Our God

Dr. Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., is the Colman M. Mockler Distinguished Professor of Old Testament and President Emeritus of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. He served as president of Gordon-Conwell from 1997-2006. Dr. Kaiser has written numerous books, some of which are: Toward an Old Testament Theology, Ecclesiastes: Total Life, and The Messiah in the Old Testament. Dr. Kaiser and his wife, Marge, have four children and seven grandchildren.

Text: Jeremiah 32:1-44

In introduction Dr. Kaiser explained how God loved his people even before they existed. From there he explained the hope that lay in Jeremiah’s message that the people of the Lord would turn back to God their Father.

Focal Point: vs. 27 Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?

Homiletical Keyword: Implications

Interrogative: what are the implications of God’s name?

Verses 1-15 show that the Word is both stunning and a fulfilled Word. The study of this word “PELE” found in our passage is also found throughout the Bible in Isaiah 9:6; Genesis 18:13-14; Judges 13:18; Zechariah 8:6. The name of God stands for all of the attributes that exists in Him and all of his doctrine that lies in Him as well. This is why the believer can walk in the name of the Lord and follow his commands.

Verses 16-25 show that God is wonderful in His person. This is shown in this section by revealing that God answers prayer, his calling upon Jeremiah in chapter 33, God’s works in creation and redemption, and His miracles.

Verses 26-35 show that God is wonderful in His wrath. This section of the Scriptures show that God is reassuring in His Word, how God deals with unconfessed sin, and how God deal’s with his apostasizing people.

Verses 36-44 show that Our God is wonderful in His promises. God promises here in this section of Jeremiah that the captives would return home on day, they would live in safety, the promising of the New Covenant, the singleness of the heart, the making of a everlasting covenant with His people, and in verse 40 and 41 that they could rejoice in God doing them good.

Concluding questions to ask yourself:

1. What in your lives/churches is too hard for God to do?

2. Why have you failed to call to God in prayer?

3. God’s trademark is “Wonderful,” so why do you expect less than He wants to do?