As we have seen already, God’s people had been called out to be different from the nations around them, which were all steeped in paganism, idolatry, and false teachings. So many of the warnings in the first five books of Moses were especially against following the practices of their neighbors. Instead, the Israelites were to … Continue reading –>
In Jeremiah 9:1-26, the prophet began his lamentation because he saw the inevitable catastrophe coming to his country and people. God pronounced judgment over Jerusalem, and when God says something, He does it. What they would face wasn’t something fortuitous, not just one of those terrible and inexplicable things that happen from time to time. … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Jeremiah 9:1-26, Jer. 10:1-15, Rom. 1:25, Jeremiah 26:1-24, Acts 17:30, Acts 5:34-41. Memory Text: ‘But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,’ says the Lord (Jeremiah … Continue reading –>
I never intended to become a Christian. I met God while enrolled in a public boarding school. Actually, I met a girl whom I wanted to date. I got up the courage to ask her out, then went to her study hall to charm her into dating me. I knew she was a Christian, but … Continue reading –>
The image of the potter and the clay, especially as seen in Romans 9:1-33, brings up the important question of how we seek to understand God’s actions. The fact is, of course, we often don’t. That shouldn’t be surprising, should it? Read Isaiah 55:8. As human beings, we simply are very limited in what we … Continue reading –>
Read Jeremiah 13:1-11. What was the symbolic act Jeremiah was ordered to do, and what important lesson was it to teach? This symbolic act has caused some difficulties for interpreters because the river Euphrates (a common interpretation of the Hebrew but not necessarily the only one) was hundreds of kilometers from Jerusalem. Ezra needed four … Continue reading –>
As we saw yesterday, the nation had fallen into deep apostasy. They weren’t getting the message. God then used Jeremiah to do a powerful symbolic act that, ideally, would help wake them up to the danger they were facing. Read Jeremiah 19:1-15. What was Jeremiah to do and what was the meaning of this act? … Continue reading –>
Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods, whom neither they nor their fathers have known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents (Jer. 19:4). In this text we are given a few examples of the … Continue reading –>
What crucial truths are taught from these verses and the symbolism found there? (See Gen. 2:7, Jer. 18:1-10, Isa. 29:16, Isa. 45:9, Isa. 64:8, Rom. 9:18-21) Because of the constant rejection and persecution that he faced, no doubt Jeremiah wanted to give up. Was it worth struggling and fighting for that nation? At times he certainly felt that the answer … Continue reading –>
Scripture is exceedingly rich in symbols. All kinds abound, and in most cases, they represent truths greater than themselves. Read Genesis 4:3-7. What do their two different sacrifices symbolize? Very early in the Bible we can see the difference between the attempt to work one’s way to heaven (in the offering of Cain) and the … Continue reading –>
