The sash was spoiled. It was no longer presentable.
The Lord compared His people to the sash. Sin had soiled and made them rotten.
The people that the Lord purchased for Himself out of Egypt and cleansed with the sacrifices of sheep and bulls were defiled. They were once His delight and His honor. He wore them close to Himself like a beautiful sash around His waist. But now, due to sin, He wanted everyone to know that He did not approve of them.
He called them to turn from sin to Him for cleansing but they refused. He allowed a foreign nation to be a scourge unto them. Babylon conquered them, killed many of them and took others captive back to Babylon.
I have attached slides from Jeremiah 13, Proverbs 2, Acts 3 and 2 Corinthians 5 to convey good news to sinners, who like me, need God’s forgiveness, and God’s Son Jesus to help me live a holy life that brings glory to God and His love to those around me. No matter how far we have fallen, if we turn back to the Lord with all our heart, He will receive us, refresh us, and make us new.
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