Tag: Jeremiah
Want to understand ‘the last days?’ Look in the Old Testament [part 2]
In the previous post, we began studying what the Old Testament (OT) says about “the last days.” “The last days” is an important concept in the New Testament (NT) and has a big impact on Christian eschatology—the study of death, the judgment and eternal destiny of the soul. Interestingly, the NT writers never define what…
August 31 – A Remnant of Judah Flees to Egypt
Reading Jer. 40:7-16; 41:1-18; 42:1-22; 43:1-13; 44:1-30; 51:64b Devotional Only two months after Jerusalem’s fall conflict arises within the remnant of Judah. Recall that Nebuchadnezzar had setup Gedaliah as governor of Judah. Only the poorest Israelites had been left in Judah, the rest were carried to Babylon. Some of these men, led by a man…
August 30 – Lamentations (Part 2)
Reading Lam. 3:1-5:22 Devotional Today we conclude our two-day reading of the book of Lamentations, a collection of sad songs or poems most likely penned by the prophet Jeremiah, following the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. In Lam. 3, Jeremiah writes about his own personal suffering. GOD has protected Jeremiah from death, but his…
August 29 – Lamentations (Part 1)
Reading Lam. 1:1-2:22 Devotional Today’s reading is part 1 of 2 regarding the book of Lamentations. Although the writer is never identified, it is generally accepted that Jeremiah wrote the book. The name, Lamentations, is a composition of several sad songs, called laments, regarding the fall of Jerusalem and the pitiful state of the destroyed…
August 28 – Jerusalem Falls
Reading 2 Kings 25:2-4a Jer. 39:2-5a; 52:9-11 2 Chron. 36:17 Jer. 52:12-14, 24-27a, 17-23; 39:9-10; 52:15-16, 27b-30 2 Chron. 36:20-21 2 Kings 25:22 Jer. 39:15-18, 11-14; 40:1-6 Devotional In 586 B.C., Babylon broke through the wall of Jerusalem and captured the city. The famine was so bad that there was literally nothing to eat. Apparently…
August 27 – Suffering Humbles the Proud
Reading Jer. 37:3-21; 38:1-28 Devotional It has been three or four years since Zedekiah king of Judah rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. Zedekiah was a proud man who obviously thought he was in control of his people’s fate. Over the next few years, GOD would use Nebuchadnezzar to humble Zedekiah. Even the most proud…
August 24 – GOD Reveals More Details of the Messiah, New Covenant
Reading Jer. 23:1-8; 33:14-26; 31:27-40 Devotional Through the prophet Jeremiah, GOD reveals additional details some 580+ years before Jesus, regarding the coming Messiah, His kingdom, and the new covenant. GOD rebuked the shepherds (spiritual leaders or elders) of Israel because they had failed to lead the people properly and the result had been catastrophic. GOD…
August 22 – King Zedekiah Refuses Mercy
Reading Jer. 21:1-14; 22:1-9; 34:1-7; 32:1-44; 33:1-9 Devotional Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, has surrounded the city of Jerusalem. Zedekiah, king of Judah, sends men to Jeremiah to inquire of GOD, hoping that GOD would all of a sudden deliver them from Nebuchadnezzar even though Jeremiah had been prophesying of these very events for years. Instead,…
August 13 – GOD Will Destroy Babylon
Reading Jer. 51:59; 50:1-40 Devotional GOD gave Jeremiah a message which was to be sent to the captives in exile in Babylon regarding the coming destruction of Babylon. 1 This is the word the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Babylonians: 2 “Announce and proclaim among the nations,…