From Ezekiel 16-17 Ezekiel continues with a parable to express the wickedness of Judah and the inevitable destruction that approaches. Afterwards God promises to set things right himself. The parable concerns two eagles and a cedar [ Read More … ]
From Ezekiel 9-12 Is there a special place where you go to be with the LORD? Perhaps a temple or a building of some sort? In today’s passage we read that while Israel was in another [ Read More … ]
From Ezekiel 1-4 Ezekiel, a prophet and priest, was exiled to Babylon in 597 B.C. His ministry extended over at least twenty-three years. The book opens with his first dramatic vision of the “likeness” of the [ Read More … ]
From Lamentations 1.1-3.36 The book of Lamentations is made up of five poems, each an expression of grief over the fall of Jerusalem. Like a eulogy at a funeral, these laments are intended to mourn a [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 49-50 The LORD proclaims judgment on the people of Ammon. He asks if Israel has any sons or heirs to continue the line of the people of God. Ammon and their god Molech [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 42-45 The people asked Jeremiah what the LORD wants them to do considering the upcoming invasion of Babylon. Should they flee to Egypt. The place they were in slavery many years before. Jeremiah passes [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 35-37 Jeremiah writes down the word of the LORD onto a scroll. He then commands his servant Baruch to go out and proclaim it. Its a word of judgment and the king doesn’t [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 30-31 Israel and Judah are being punished by the LORD and taken captive by foreign nations. Their punishment is just but they cry out to the LORD for healing. In today’s passage the [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 23-25 Jeremiah served the LORD a long long time. His ministry was even more difficult because he preached a message the people did not want to hear. In today’s passage we briefly consider [ Read More … ]
From Jeremiah 14-17 Jeremiah was dangerously close to renouncing his prophetic call. He has been surprised by the unexpected suffering he is experiencing. He blames God and accuses him of deceiving him. He has to [ Read More … ]