Book of Jeremiah – Page 5 – A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Jeremiah 3:1-5, Judah in Divorce Court

Yahweh is continuing Judah’s day in court, bringing charges against her. And it becomes apparent that this is really divorce court. Yahweh is justifying divorcing His people because they have been unfaithful.

Jeremiah 2:29-37, Blaming God

Yahweh is still picturing this as a court of law in which He has brought charges against His people. They try to bring counter charges. 29 “Why do you bring charges against me? All of you have rebelled

Jeremiah 2:20-28, Metaphors of Unfaithfulness

“A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two different ideas.”

Jeremiah 2:9-19, Forsaking the Source of Living Water

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/ By Randall Johnson

I was privileged years ago to attend Institutes in Biblical Counseling and hear the late Larry Crabbe do a devotional on this passage. He says of verse 13, Digging leaky wells highlights our desire for

Jeremiah 2:1-8, Yahweh’s Anguish at Israel’s Defection

This is the beginning of a lengthy message to Israel (Judah), Jeremiah’s first message, it appears. 2:1 The word of Yahweh came to me: 2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “This

Jeremiah 1:11-19, Jeremiah’s First Visions

In these first two messages, or more properly, visions, Jeremiah is not told to go tell anyone what he sees. It is as if this is a test to see that Jeremiah is actually getting God’s message, and it

Jeremiah 1:4-10, Jeremiah’s Call to Ministry

Stephen, the first Christian martyr, asked his persecutors, “Were there any prophets your ancestors did not persecute?” (Acts 7:52). The seer, the man of God (or woman of God, Exodus 15:20, Judges

Jeremiah 1:1-3, Introduction to Jeremiah’s Prophecy

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/ By Randall Johnson

If you were an Israelite living in Jeremiah’s time you would probably be very focused on international relations. You might be a poli-sci major by necessity. Your country was nestled between two competing

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