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”
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Jeremiah 8
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”
Jeremiah 6-7
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”
Jeremiah 4-5
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”
Jeremiah 2-3
Forgive me please. We are in the process of packing & moving, so the things I wanted to share about Jeremiah’s two visions are packed away in a box of books. For now, let’s look at chapters 2-3. Here, the Lord has a lot to say to Israel, and it is not a positive message.Continue reading “Jeremiah 2-3”
Jeremiah 1
I know I’m going to have to read much faster if I plan to stay on track with the one year reading plan. This chapter, however, sets the tone for the rest of the book. Jeremiah grew up just three miles north of Jerusalem, as the son of a priest. He was actually the sonContinue reading “Jeremiah 1”
Introduction to Jeremiah
I’m in it for the long haul. Fifty-two chapters of goodness. In all actuality, I have never really enjoyed the book. I enjoy studying the character, the person named Jeremiah. But the book itself is disjointed, difficult to read, and lengthy. This time through I really want to grasp more lessons from the book ofContinue reading “Introduction to Jeremiah”
Mark 16
The resurrection is powerful. Can you imagine what it must have been like to go see a dead loved one, and instead, the tomb is empty and your beloved reappears somewhere else? Bizarre–in the truest sense of the word.
Mark 15
14:61 “But He remained silent and made no answer.” 15:5 “But Jesus made no further answer, so that Pilate was amazed.” It is truly amazing to see someone face accusations and not try to defend him or herself. It goes against our nature, our human, sinful nature. We want to defend ourselves, to push theContinue reading “Mark 15”
Mark 14
This story of the woman with the perfume has always intrigued me. For one, the act is so far removed from our culture that it is hard for me to imagine. The closest I can think is of a woman giving a man a massage / spa experience at a beauty salon. For two, Jesus’Continue reading “Mark 14”
Mark 12-13
Jesus speaks a great deal in these two chapters. First, He tells the chief priests and scribes a parable about how they will kill Him. Then, He answers questions about taxes, about the resurrection, about the greatest commandment(s). From there, He teaches concerning David, concerning the scribes, concerning giving, concerning when “these things” shall beContinue reading “Mark 12-13”
Mark 10-11
Divorce, children, the rich, desires to be great, blindness. Jesus deals with all five of these in this chapter (10), but each time, Jesus is not addressing the circumstance right in front of Him. I mean, He is addressing it, but He is actually going deeper than the circumstance. He is going down to theContinue reading “Mark 10-11”