Aug 17, 2022
JEREMIAH 51:
Today the Lord continues the long prophecy
against Babylon. This chapter foreshadows what will happen to the
figurative Babylon in Revelation 18.
PROVERBS 11a:
An
important thing I didn’t mention before is that these proverbs
represent principles, not promises. This particularly needs to be
remembered for...
Aug 16, 2022
JEREMIAH 50:
Finally after hearing messages prophesying
against so many nations, always telling or implying that the
Babylonians would be God’s instrument to punish them, now this long
chapter tells how Babylon will finally be judged as well, and God
will return to take pity on Israel.
PROVERBS 10b:
Here
is an example...
Aug 15, 2022
JEREMIAH 49:
Having heard bad news about Egypt, Philistia,
and Moab, we now hear the bad news for the nations of Ammon and
Edom, the city of Damascus, and the nations of Kedar, Hazor, and
Elam.
PROVERBS 10a:
From
here on in Proverbs we’ll go a bit slower, by half chapters,
because each verse is a separate gem of wisdom....
Aug 14, 2022
JEREMIAH 48:
In
yesterday’s reading, the Lord began giving oracles about different
nations, with one chapter concerning Egypt and the next one about
Philistia. Today we’ll hear about Moab.
PROVERBS 9:
Today’s chapter is the last of the thematic
chapters at the beginning of this book. Lady Wisdom speaks, and we
find...
Aug 13, 2022
JEREMIAH 46-47:
After finally being able to give a comforting
message (“Stay here in Judah and don't go to Egypt. The Lord will
take care of you”), the people not only ran off to Egypt but took
Jeremiah with them. (Or did he go along willingly?) Perhaps he
thought that in Egypt the Lord's message to stop
worshiping...