The fate of Tyre and Sidon
Joel’s prophecies of future calamity for Jerusalem and later restoration: Joel 1–3 When Jesus compared the people of Jerusalem to Tyre and Sidon, …
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Two kings of Tyre: metaphorical and literal
Jeremiah says Jerusalem will fall; Ezekiel says Tyre, Sidon and Egypt will also fall, but Israel will be restored: Jeremiah 21; …
The others might gloat, but not forever
Israel’s future restoration: Jeremiah 32–33, 30–31 The Israelites had been able to avoid being totally destroyed because God wasn’t willing to give the …
Zedekiah’s choice
Zedekiah releases then ‘unreleases’ slaves; Babylon withdraws temporarily when Egypt appears; Jeremiah tries to leave Jerusalem, but is imprisoned as …
THIS (iron) cooking pot
Nebuchadnezzar starts his final invasion of Judah: 2 Kings 25:1–2; Jeremiah 52:3–5; Jeremiah 39:1; Ezekiel 24 So it wasn’t the iron …
Two things foresaken: life and a sign
Israel’s leaders ask Ezekiel for a word from God, and he says ‘No’; Judgement will come on Israel, described in …
It’s not ‘just politics’: even kings should keep an oath
Two eagles: Israel was to stay loyal to Babylon, rather than turning to Egypt; God’s righteous justice; a funeral song …
Will God give up on idolaters?
Jerusalem’s leaders are idolators, Judah is worse than a prostitute, and judgement is inevitable: Ezekiel 14–16 What a terrible thing for God …
Not THAT iron pot
Judgement and exile for the people, God’s glory leaves the Temple and Jerusalem, and false prophets get a special mention: Ezekiel …
The fate of a people who abandoned God
Judgement to come on Jerusalem, Israel and idolators, but those grieved by the sins are to be spared: Ezekiel 5–9 Jerusalem …
The coming siege of Jerusalem
Ezekiel’s commission and his vision of living beings and the siege of Jerusalem: Ezekiel 1–4 Jeremiah had already prophesied that Zedekiah …
No hope for Babylon
Hope for Judah and Jerusalem, and Jeremiah’s message about Babylon—written and sent to Babylon to be thrown into the Euphrates River: Jeremiah …
Elam’s fate
Jeremiah speaks over Elam, then he wears an ox yolk and takes on Hananiah: Jeremiah 49:34–39, 27–28 Elam was a small nation in eastern …
This is taking the Lord’s name in vain
Judgement for Jerusalem’s remaining elite, with a special focus on false prophets: Jeremiah 24, 23, 29 Prophets are supposed to listen to …
Zedekiah rules with not much
Jehoiachin deported in chains after a siege of Jerusalem; he’s replaced by his uncle, Zedekiah: 2 Chronicles 36:10; 2 Kings 24:10–17; …
No respect for God
God gives Judah one last chance through Jeremiah; Nahum prophesies the fall of Ninevah; Zephaniah calls Judah to repentance or …
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