The people of Israel had a saying, a proverb, in Ezekiel 12:22 ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision has come to nothing.’ but this wasn’t because the Lord’s word was not true. It is because of the false prophets…
Tag: 2018
You Will Know That I Am Yahweh (the Lord)
Ezekiel has a vision of the Lords judgement on those remaining in Jerusalem but first, those that have a heart for the Lord are marked so they will be spared. The rest, those described as, in Ezekiel 11:2 “men who…
Do You See What They are Doing
The Lord speaks to the land, just as he has spoken to the people and says in Ezekiel 6:3 “Look, I am bringing upon you the sword”. This is a cleansing of the land from idol worship. As the exiled…
Speak to the House of Israel
We live under a new covenant through Jesus Christ but there is still a great lesson for us from Ezekiel 3:1 “Eat this scroll, and go, speak”. We must first learn of the Lord as it says in 1 Peter…
You Have Made This People Trust in a Lie
The word of the Lord has come in Jeremiah 27:17 “serve the king of Babylon”. How is it that this could be right and the will of God? It is only because of the rebellion of the people that this…
If They Had Stood in My Council
There is a place for us to stand in the council of the Lord. Today, that comes in the still small voice, the Holy Spirit that is our teacher, comforter, friend. Jeremiah was pure in heart and yet, they plotted…
Read Aloud All These Words
Babylon has purged Judah taking the skilled and educated and compliant captive, driving out the rebellious, and leaving behind the poorest. Now the Lord hears the cry against Babylon for the slaughter, not just from Judah, but from all affected.…
They Will Ask the Way to Zion
Many say the Bible is the history of Israel, and it is, but it is much more than that. It is a record of the word of the Lord. It is revelation of the way the kingdom of God operates…
Seek the Prosperity of the City
The Lord is separating the people and those that listen to him through Jeremiah go into captivity. How can this be for their good? But to those that go and trust him, he says in Jeremiah 29:7 ‘in its (Babylons)…
Remember My Standing Before You
Jeremiah reminds the Lord that he has been the intercessor, the one bringing the Lords word to the people as one that in Jeremiah 23:22 “stood in my council … (and we know this because he) proclaimed my words to…
Israel Will Dispossess his Dispossessors
The Lord was using Nebuchednezzar to bring judgement on Judah and all of the surrounding nations. Each nation has its own outcome. Seventy year exile for Israel and of the land of Hazor, it says “a waste forever; no one…
You Will Go to Babylon
Jeremiah recognizes the exile is coming. There is no escaping and there is a prayer of intercession in Jeremiah 10:24 “Chastise me, O Yahweh, but in moderation, not in your anger, lest you eradicate me”. The Lord is driving out…
Pack Your Baggage for Exile
Judah is taken by Babylon and the seventy years of their exile begins. Egypt is also taken by Babylon and begins their own forty years of exile. This is the second great dispersion of the children of Israel and the…
I Will Give Your Life
Jeremiah is living through a very challenging time. People are not listening to the word of the Lord. Nations that have ruled with great power are falling away as others rise. The word of the Lord changes from Jeremiah 25:5…