Slow down, don’t rush to blurt it out
Ezekiel’s commission and his vision of living beings and the siege of Jerusalem: Ezekiel 1–4 It wasn’t only Jeremiah who saw …
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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; …
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 …
Jerusalem’s last chance
God gives Judah one last chance through Jeremiah; Nahum prophesies the fall of Ninevah; Zephaniah calls Judah to repentance or …
Manasseh shows it’s never too late
Hezekiah dies and is succeeded by Manasseh, then Amon and Josiah” 2 Kings 20:20–21; 2 Chronicles 32:32–33; 2 Kings 21:1–9; …
God waits for us
Isaiah warns against relying on Egypt, then gives a message for the nations and Israel’s eventual restoration: Isaiah 30–32; 34–35 It’s too easy …
The cost of Hezekiah’s pride
Hezekiah almost dies from illness, but prays and is healed; he then shows Babylonian envoys around the palace and temple, …
Sennacherib: challenged God and lost
Hezekiah prays for help, Sennacherib says not to bother because he always wins, God answers Hezekiah’s prayer: 2 Kings 19:1–19; …
Psalms: Why are you downcast, O my soul?
More psalms: Psalm 42–44, 46, 102 Many of the psalms have no author attributed to them, so we have a large …
Sennacherib: took the money then invaded anyway
Sennacherib invades Judah and gets ready to besiege Jerusalem: 2 Chronicles 32:1–8;2 Kings 18:13–18; Isaiah 36:1–3; 2 Kings 18:19–37; Isaiah 36:4–22; …
God can’t save something that’s not there
Prophecies of the fall of Samaria, Judah and Jerusalem: Micah 1–7 Micah was probably written between 735 and 700 BC: …
Joash’s ignominious end
Jehoash rules Israel, seeks help from God through Elijah to defeat Hazael (king of Aram) for a while; Hazael also …
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