Cyrus: so they all know He is God
Isaiah criticises idolatry, promises Cyrus will restore Judah, and the fall of Babylon: Isaiah 44:6–48:11 Why are these chapters of Isaiah here, …
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The long-term plan for Judah’s salvation
Isaiah promises comfort and redemption to Judah and Israel: Isaiah 40–44:5 Why are these chapters of Isaiah here, towards the …
Genealogies of the exiles
Genealogies of the 12 exiled tribes of Israel: 1 Chronicles 4:24–5:26; 6:1–15; 7:1–8:28; 8:29–9:1 The people of Israel and Judah seemed to have …
Again God says: choose righteousness and live
God sets Ezekiel as a watchman for Israel; Ezekiel prophesies over Egypt, Edom, and the ‘bad’ shepherds of Israel, then he …
Ezekiel explains Jerusalem’s fall
Ezekiel is told of Jerusalem’s fall then he prophesies over Ammon, Moab, Edom, Philistia, Tyre, Sidon and Egypt: Ezekiel 33:21–33; Ezekiel 25–28 How could Jerusalem have …
An introduction to Lamentations
The book of Lamentations Lamentations grieves over of Jerusalem’s fall. It’s believed to have been written by Jeremiah, but the only thing we …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Nebuchadnezzar recognises God’s power
Nebuchadnezzar’s first invasion of Jerusalem and Daniel’s first few years in exile: 2 Kings 24:1–4; Daniel 1–3 Jeremiah heard God well: Judah …
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