Devotional on Jeremiah
Taking the “rest of the story” by faith Jeremiah 39: I’ll most certainly save you. The hero who rescued Jeremiah from the muddy prison is Ebed-melek. Now, as Jerusalem totters on the brink of...
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Kindness from an unexpected source Jeremiah 40: The captain of the bodyguard singled out Jeremiah. Jerusalem falls. Jeremiah doesn’t give us the details, just that it happened as the Lord had said it...
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Gedaliah’s last supper Jeremiah 41: His ten men jumped to their feet and knocked Gedaliah down and killed him. You’d think that people would be weary of the bloodshed; that they’d consider themselves...
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Some things are easier said than done Jeremiah 42: I’m on your side, ready to save and deliver you from anything he might do. Johanan and other Judean leaders know that the murder of Gedaliah is a very...
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God’s direction or just his blessing? Jeremiah 43: Liar! Our God never sent you with this message. It starts when Johanan and others come to Jeremiah asking him to pray as they decide on their course...
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Looking into the future Jeremiah 43: He’ll set up his throne on the very stones I’ve had buried here. I don’t believe that the future is mapped out in detail because I firmly believe God has given us...
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Walk like an Egyptian Jeremiah 44: The good is gone. The survivors of the destruction of Jerusalem not only flee to Egypt, they embrace the idol worshipping culture of their nation of refuge too. It...
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A personal promise from the Lord Jeremiah 45: I’ll keep you alive through the whole business. The story of Jeremiah pretty much ends with him in Egypt. Aside from the conclusion to his writings in the...
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A lesson in humility Jeremiah 49: I, God, say so, and it will be so. Chapters 46 through 51 of Jeremiah are a compilation of prophecies Jeremiah gives about the nations of the region. Clearly, the...
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The end – sort of Jeremiah 52: Judah went into exile, orphaned from her land. The final pages of Jeremiah are a sort of historical wrap up. We hear about Zedekiah’s failure, the fall of Jerusalem, the...
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2009 – Endicott Arm, AK The Lord, reaching out Jeremiah 31: Everything in me cries out for him. Softly and tenderly I wait for him. In this passage the tribe of Ephraim represents the people of Israel....
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2009 – Endicott Arm, AK God’s Law in my heart Jeremiah 31: I will put my law within them — write it on their hearts! I love this statement. Jeremiah sees the sin and rebellion of his people, not as a...
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2009 – Endicott Arm, AK Death sentence reprieve Jeremiah 31: I’ll wipe the slate clean for each of them. I’ll forget that they ever sinned. A few years ago I developed an itching rash on the lower...
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2009 – Endicott Arm, Alaska Business, but not quite “as usual” Jeremiah 32: I will restore everything that was lost. When I think of parts of the Bible that were written in jail it’s the Apostle Paul...
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2009 – Endicott Arm, AK God’s last word Jeremiah 33: The last word is, I will have mercy on them. This phrase is the conclusion of another of Jeremiah’s “prison epistles.” King Zedekiah feels he can’t...
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2009 – Endicott Arm, AK Playing “let’s make a deal” with God Jeremiah 34: The army of the king of Babylon has pulled back…but not for long. One of the many acts of rebellion against God committed by...
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2009 – Victoria, BC A lesson on obedience Jeremiah 35: The descendants…carried out to the letter what their ancestor commanded. I don’t know why it is that Recab’s son Jonadab ordered his family to...
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2009 – Victoria, BC How inspiration works Jeremiah 36: There were also generous additions, but the same kind of thing. Babylon isn’t the only threat to Judah during Jeremiah’s ministry. Egypt also...
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2009 – Victoria, BC Jeremiah’s worst nightmare Jeremiah 37: Please don’t send me back to that dungeon. In this passage, the story of Jeremiah returns to Zedekiah and the attack of the Babylonians. The...
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2009 – Victoria, BC Three cheers for Ebed-melek Jeremiah 38: Jeremiah sank into the mud. Jeremiah’s reprieve from the cistern of Jonathan doesn’t last. He’s more accessible where he’s being kept in the...
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