Category Archives: Jeremiah

When I read chapter 17, vs. 7-8, I was reminded of Psalm 1. Psalm 1 is one of my favorite Psalms, and over the years, it has become a part of me. I pray my life becomes a demonstration of that “blessed man.” Lately, depravity has been on my mind as well. 17:9 shows usContinue reading “Jeremiah 17-18”

Perhaps this is a special circumstance. Or maybe it’s a regular thing that we need to grow accustomed to. “God does whatever He pleases.” See Jeremiah 14:11-12 for the case and point. “The Lord said to me: ‘Do not pray for the welfare of this people.Though they fast, I will not hear their cry, andContinue reading “Jeremiah 14-16”

Jeremiah 11:20: “O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously,who tests the heart and the mind…” What a line concerning the character of the Lord! We would be wise to remember this. In 12:1-4, Jeremiah lays out a complaint before the Lord. He wants the wicked to be dealt their hand. God replies in a somewhatContinue reading “Jeremiah 11-13”

The wickedness of the nation overwhelms Jeremiah. I pray our wickedness as a nation would overwhelm us, for we are not doing any better than they were at that point in history. The original text did not include quotation marks, which makes it exceptionally hard to know where God’s declarations end and the prophet’s lamentsContinue reading “Jeremiah 9-10”

Since they have rejected the word of the Lord, what kind of wisdom do they have? (8:9) This chapter is so full of poignant phrases and rebukes from the Lord. He does a fine job of taking the wrecking ball to Israel’s walls and facades, as well as our own. Yet in all these rebukes,Continue reading “Jeremiah 8”

Here’s something worth paying attention to. The Lord is speaking, and He states, “To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it. But I am full of the wrathContinue reading “Jeremiah 6-7”

What a gut-wrenching and simultaneously comforting thought: “Circumcise yourselves to the Lord;remove the foreskin of your hearts, O men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem; lest my wrath go forth like fire,and burn with none to quench it,because of the evil of your deeds.” Circumcision, as we know from Genesis and the rest of Torah,Continue reading “Jeremiah 4-5”