From Lamentations 3.37-5.22 Jeremiah instructs his hearers to test and examine their ways. I guess we should all be doing that. In part we need to be continually training ourselves in righteousness, learning to discern [ Read More … ]
From Lamentations 1-3.36 Imagine coming through the punishment of the LORD like and then reflecting on what has happened. Your situation would seem pretty dire. In today’s passage God’s people still hope in the LORD. [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 51-52 Jeremiah describes the LORD as creator. He has power over all the world. He made it. He is powerful, wise and over all. The Babylonians will not escape. Jeremiah brings to our [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 49-50 The LORD explains what went wrong with Israel. Their shepherds led them astray. These are their leaders, their priests and their teachers. How can you tell a false shepherd from a faithful one? This [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 46-48 In today’s reading Jeremiah has resumed pronouncing judgment. You might remember from a previous post, some in Judah fled the Babylonians to Egypt against the LORD’s instructions. This time Jeremiah judges Egypt and [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 42-45 The people of Judah have just been conquered by the Babylonians. Their governor killed. When will it all end for them? They know the LORD is sovereign and behind all this their nation [ Read More … ]
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 … ]