Jesus is our only intercessor
A letter to Hebrews (Part 3): Hebrews 6–10 We have someone in heaven to plead our case with God—to intercede …
Category Archives: Jeremiah
Be generous and glorify God
Paul’s second letter to the believers in Corinth (Part 3): 2 Corinthians 6:14–10:18 How generous should we be in helping others? …
Flight to Tahpanhes or back to Goshen?
Gedaliah is assassinated, then the Judeans flee to Israel for fear of reprisals from Nebuchadnezzar, even though Jeremiah tells them not to. Jeremiah is …
The end of a sad saga
The Temple is destroyed, Nebuchadnezzar installs Gedaliah as governor of Judah and instructs his captain to find Jeremiah and offer him safety …
Ezekiel sees Egypt’s future
Ezekiel prophesies against Egypt; Jerusalem falls and Zedekiah tries to escape but he’s captured, loses his eyes and is taken to Babylon: Ezekiel 30–31; 2 …
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 …
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 …
Why call on God if you won’t serve Him?
Jeremiah starts prophesying over Judah: Jeremiah 1–5:19 After the famous attack on the New York on 11 September 2001, people asked why God would allow …
The end of sin, the start of salvation
A letter to Hebrews (Part 3): Hebrews 6–10 Jesus is the way to deal with sin for once and for all, as was …
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