Boast about God, not yourself
Paul’s second letter to the believers in Corinth (Part 3): 2 Corinthians 6:14–10:18 What do you do if people bent on …
Category Archives: Jeremiah
Respect comes with fulfilled prophecy
Decades of Babylonian history in a few brief paragraphs: Jeremiah 52:28–30; Ezekiel 29:17–21; Jeremiah 52:31–34; 2 Kings 25:27–30 Jeremiah left us …
Don’t ask unless you want the answer
Gedaliah is assassinated, then the Judeans flee to Israel for fear of reprisals from Nebuchadnezzar, even though Jeremiah tells them not to. Jeremiah is …
Even Nebuchadnezzar knew Judah didn’t serve God
The Temple is destroyed, Nebuchadnezzar installs Gedaliah as governor of Judah and instructs his captain to find Jeremiah and offer him safety …
Zedekiah tries to flee Jerusalem’s end
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 …
Leave Jerusalem or die
Jeremiah says Jerusalem will fall; Ezekiel says Tyre, Sidon and Egypt will also fall, but Israel will be restored: Jeremiah 21; …
Jeremiah’s confusion: God’s reply
Israel’s future restoration: Jeremiah 32–33, 30–31 The deluge of negative words over Jerusalem also had its effect on Jeremiah. After God …
Fear of God or fear of people?
Zedekiah releases then ‘unreleases’ slaves; Babylon withdraws temporarily when Egypt appears; Jeremiah tries to leave Jerusalem, but is imprisoned as …
The start of a long siege
Nebuchadnezzar starts his final invasion of Judah: 2 Kings 25:1–2; Jeremiah 52:3–5; Jeremiah 39:1; Ezekiel 24 So it finally happened. After …
Hope for the exiles
Hope for Judah and Jerusalem, and Jeremiah’s message about Babylon—written and sent to Babylon to be thrown into the Euphrates River: Jeremiah …
The showdown: peace in our time?
Jeremiah speaks over Elam, then he wears an ox yolk and takes on Hananiah: Jeremiah 49:34–39, 27–28 Hananiah’s promises of peace for Jerusalem …
King Zedekiah is a rotten fig
Judgement for Jerusalem’s remaining elite, with a special focus on false prophets: Jeremiah 24, 23, 29 Jeremiah had some courage. Jerusalem would still …
Zedekiah rules over 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; …
Power shift from Egypt to Babylon
Jehoiakim taken by Nebuchadnezzar and replaced with Jehoiachin (the second exile); Jeremiah prophesies against Jehoiachin: 2 Kings 24:5–7; 2 Chronicles 36:6–8; 2 Kings 24:8–9; 2 …
Because you refuse to listen or answer
The faithful Recabites; Jeremiah’s prophecies against Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar and Hazor: Jeremiah 35, 49:1–33 The Recabites had kept the rules their …
How important is the Sabbath
Jeremiah not allowed to marry; he seeks wisdom from God; sermons about the Sabbath, the potter and the clay; more …
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