From Jeremiah 38-41 Has someone ever given you advice that you should have heeded but didn’t? What happened? In today’s reading the Babylonians as besieging Jerusalem and Jeremiah is asked to pray for them. The people [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 35-37 Ever been compared to someone else? In what manner? In today’s passage the LORD calls Jeremiah to perform a compare and contrast between Israel and the house of Rechabites. The Rechabites are the [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 32-34 Those who know me really well know I been quite pessimistic about buying property. I’m sure that as soon as I buy we will have a house price crash. In today’s passage [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 30-31 Jeremiah 31 contains another famous prophecy. In this passage the LORD says he will make a new covenant with his people. A far superior covenant. This post is part of my bible [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 26-29 The ongoing judgement’s have slowed down a bit and Jeremiah is involved in some confrontations with the rulers and false prophets. Predictably those who oppose Jeremiah lose. This post is part of [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 23-25 Jeremiah continues to pound out judgement upon judgement. But as before, there are still small glimmers of hope among his predictions of impending doom and destruction. This post is part of my [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 18-22 In today’s passage Jeremiah talks a bit about his calling and ministry as a prophet. He feels a bit hard done by because of his calling to judge the wicked and call [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 14-17 Jeremiah extends Judah an offer of hope. The question is will they take it? No they wont. The LORD promises Jeremiah he will make him into an unassailable wall. They will rally [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 10-13 In the scriptures the most common depiction of idolatry is bowing down and worshipping an image of a false god. That is what Jeremiah depicts in today’s passage. This post is part [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 7-9 Jeremiah’s judgement keeps on and on. Jeremiah is commanded by the LORD to go to the LORD’s house (the Temple) and he drops a bomb! Can you hope to receive forgiveness if you [ Read More … ]