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…
Tag: Jeremiah
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…
Can You Not Learn a Lesson
The Lord has spoken directly to the leaders and the people through the prophet, but they don’t listen. So, the Lord brings the Rechabites into the temple and tests them before everyone, saying “Drink wine”. They had been forbidden by…
Hear the Words of This Covenant
and Do Them
Again and again the Lord brings the word of the covenant to the people by the prophet. The words are specific about their sin in Jeremiah 7:9 “Will you steal? Will you murder? And will you commit adultery? And will…
He is the Maker of the Earth by His Power
The Lord is the creator of heaven and earth and yet people boast about many things, their wisdom, their wealth, their strength. The Lord is looking for one who knows the Lord and demonstrates it by, in Jeremiah 9:24 “showing…
I Have Heard the Report of You
The prophet brings us a foretelling, a description of a time when, in Habakkuk 2:14 “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh, like the waters cover the sea”. The prophet tells us of…
Act With Justice and Righteousness
The Lord makes what seems to be a simple request in Jeremiah 22:3 Thus says Yahweh, “Act with justice and righteousness …”. But the sons of Josiah are subject to tribute at the hands of Egypt. The peace the Lord…
The Wealth They Gained has Perished
As Judah and Jerusalem enjoy a period of thirty-one years of relative peace through the reign of Josiah, Jeremiah prophecies the destruction of Moab. As described in Jeremiah 48:11 “Moab has been at ease from his youth”. The Moabites have…
I Am Going to Let Them Know
The great promise of Israel in Jeremiah 13:11 “to be for me (the Lord) a people” has failed and the people are dispersed because they have not kept their covenant with the Lord. The Lord says in Jeremiah 16:18 “I…
Ask for the Ancient Paths
The last verse from today’s reading is the prophet saying in Jeremiah 13:17 “my inner self will weep in secret places” and the first study section is the Lord saying in Jeremiah 5:30 “A horrific event and something horrible has…
Jerusalem ‘The Throne of Yahweh’
The Lord is calling people to himself. This is always his way. And for those that come, there is a new covenant, a new relationship, not just the Ark behind the veil that no one could approach. Now, the Lord…