The Prophetic Formula - Thus Saith the Lord

If you were to mark your scripture pages in Jeremiah every time it says, thus saith the Lord or the word of the Lord came unto me and commanded. This is something that we call the prophetic formula, prophetic formula. And it's everywhere. You can't go very many verses before he reminds you that this is not him speaking, it's the Lord speaking to these people. Debbie Kanzer took a positive next to a negative example because it shows the contrast more clearly when they're by their side.