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…
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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…
Consecrate Yourself and Prepare
Josiah restores not only the covenant with the Lord, but restores the Passover and feasts. But they had never celebrated Passover which is followed by the seven day feast of unleavened bread. There had been a priestly order, but they…
I Will Break His Yoke From Upon You
The Lord knows those that have a heart for him and will not allow there ungodly to go unpunished. The only question is when and how. We find God’s wrath delayed as king Josiah finds a scroll, the Torah, and…
Because You Have a Responsive Heart
Josiah began to seek the Lord as “a boy” and grew to be a man that in 2 Chronicles 34:7 “broke down the altars … in all the land of Israel”. Then he commanded the high priest to 2 Kings…
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…
Before I Formed You in the Womb
Reading about Jeremiah’s encounter with the Lord reminds us that God is our creator and what the Lord said here is also true of us in Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you”. There is…
Yahweh Your God is in Your Midst
The day of the judgement of the Lord, the day of his wrath, will change things forever. It will be devastating for those that have not accepted the Lord but only a moment in time for those who go on…
But They Would Not Listen
Nearing the end of Isaiah’s days as a prophet and at the end of Hezekiah’s life, we have parallel accounts in 2 Kings and 2 Chronicles of the life of Manasseh, successor to and son of Hezekiah and then Manasseh’s…
Bring All Your Countrymen From All the Nations
There are many reasons people give for their success. It might be their education or their natural intelligence or ability or fortune or destiny as these in Isaiah 65:11 “who forsake Yahweh”. And for these “who set a table for…
Look, Your Salvation is Coming!
The Lord has declared salvation for Zion, for Jerusalem and he will change their name from “Forsaken” and from “Desolate” and “his reward is with him”. There is though, in his path, the “day of vengeance”, the year of “blood-vengeance”,…