Text: Jeremiah 52:1-34 This last chapter of prophet Jeremiah is more less a repetition of 2 Kings 24:18-20; 25:1-21; 25-30. It concerns the siege and capture of Jerusalem and the arrest of King Zedekiah. From the world point of view, Jeremiah was not successful; for he had no family, no money, or even friends (v.34).[…]
Text: Jeremiah 51:1-64 The Lord says that Babylon will be winnowed like chaff and be blown away by wind (v.2). Babylon that was allowed to oppress God’s people is now going to be judged. God cannot allow evil to go unpunished, much as He can bring good out of it. Many times the wicked may[…]
Text: Jeremiah 50:1-46 Time came when the people in the Babylonian Empire saw themselves as untouchable (v.1). After God had used Babylon to serve His purposes of punishing Judah because of her sins, God was set on punishing Babylon for her own sins. Indeed, Babylon was eliminated in 539 B.C. by the Medo-Persians (Dan. 51:30-31).[…]
Text: Jeremiah 49:1-39 Like the Moabites, the Ammonites also descended from an incestuous relationship between Lot and one of his daughters (Gen.19:30-38). Their condemnation stemmed from stealing land from the people of God and for worshiping the Idol Molech whose worship involved child sacrifice. These are two main problems we are facing today in our[…]
Text: Jeremiah 48:1-47 The Moabites were the descendants of Lot who came about as a result of incest from a relationship between Lot and one of his daughters (Gen. 19:30-37). They contributed a lot to Israel’s Idol worship (Num. 25:1-3). They were later defeated by Babylon and they disappeared as a nation. The main sin[…]
Text: Jeremiah 47:1-7 Jeremiah prophesies that Philistine will be judged and terror will visit them, to the extent that none will save their family members (v.36). There will be great mourning as they will shave the heads in Gaza and observe total silence in Ashkelon as some people will be cutting themselves (v.5). God’s judgment[…]
Text: Jeremiah 46:1-28 In this chapter, we discover several insights. Much as God chose Israel for a special purpose, He loves all people and wants all to come to Him. God judges basing on fairness and justice not prejudice and revengefulness, God desires and delights in salvation and not in judgement. God judges everyone by[…]
Text: Jeremiah 45:1-5 Baruch was the Scribe (secretary) who wrote the dictation from the Prophet Jeremiah (36:4). Baruch found it challenging working with the very unpopular prophet, Jeremiah. Writing on struggles and judgement of the people had upset Baruch. Now Jeremiah who had then learned it the hard way not to complain, is encouraging Baruch[…]
Text: Jeremiah 44:1-30 Israel continues to sin against God. They have learnt nothing from their sinful past (vv.9-10). As they moved further from God, they are now in total confusion. They have sunk deep as they worship the queen of heaven. The queen of heaven was a name for Ishtar, the Mesopotamian goddess of love[…]
Text: Jeremiah 41:1-18 Earlier in Chapter 40:14-16) Johanan had warned Gedaliah of pending danger but Gedaliah took it lightly. Now the worst has happened to him (vv.2-3). He did not use information from his intelligence. Ishmael went ahead, using the same trickery, to kill those who had come to mourn the fall of Jerusalem (v.5).[…]