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Jeremiah 47, Oracles Against the Nations: A Message for Philistia

The Philistines shared a long history with Israel, most of it as enemies. They came from Crete and settled on the coastline of Canaan, taking land parceled out to the tribes of Israel. They had an unsettled

Jeremiah 46, Oracles Against the Nations: A Message for Egypt

Jeremiah was told by Yahweh that he should take a cup of the wine of God’s wrath and make all the nations drink of it (Jeremiah 25:15-29). Here are his prophecies against the nations. The Zondervan

Jeremiah 44, Last Message to the Jews in Egypt

What do you do if someone contradicts your understanding of things with their own narrative of what is true? If you are the prophet Jeremiah, you give them a sign that will prove you are right and they

Jeremiah 42&43, The Remnant Returns to Egypt

Nine hundred years after being delivered from slavery in Egypt and brought to the promised land of Canaan, the remnant of Jews left after Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion and deportation of Israelites, decide

Jeremiah 38, Jeremiah in the Cistern and His Personal Meeting with the King

“Some cisterns were bottle-shaped, about three yards wide and five yards deep. They would be covered with a stone placed over the small opening at the top…Cisterns could be carved out of natural

Jeremiah 36, The Scroll of Jeremiah

This is the only mention of a prophet’s words being dictated to a scribe, though it is likely the other prophets of Israel also used scribes. Baruch was from a prominent family and a well-known scribe

Jeremiah 34, Zedekiah’s Future and a Forsaken Covenant

You are the king of Judah, who had made a vassal covenant with Nebuchadnezzar to be a satellite nation to Babylon, paying tribute to them annually, but then you saw a chance to get out from under them

Jeremiah 28, The Opposing Prophet

Bing AI says, “Rap contests are exciting platforms where aspiring artists showcase their lyrical skills, battle it out, and gain recognition.” James Corden of late-night TV had several rap battles

Jeremiah 27, Submit to the Yoke of Babylon

Can you imagine the President of the United States holding a conference with several other leaders of nations and a religious leader interrupting the meeting to give all the leaders a message from God?

Jeremiah 25, Yahweh’s Wrath and Mercy

In the latter half of this prophecy Jeremiah makes a cryptic reference to Babylon as Sheshak. The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary explains: The atbash is a code that interchanges the

Jeremiah 24, Good Figs and Bad

Expositor’s Bible Commentary writes: “Fig trees in Palestine produce fruit three times a year. The first-ripe figs are especially juicy and are considered a delicacy; they ripen in June (cf. Isa 28:4; Hos

Jeremiah 21, Zedekiah’s Request for Deliverance

The catch phrase “I told you so” was given classic expression in a Randy Travis country song by the same name. He sings, If I told you that I realized you’re all I ever wanted, and it’s

Jeremiah 20, The Prophet’s Anguish

Verywllmind.com notes: “A mood swing is a fast, significant change in mood. The “mood swing” phenomenon is a common concept used to describe rapidly and intensely fluctuating emotions.

Jeremiah 19, Broken Pot Judah

The term for “jar” used here is baqbuq, which helps in identifying the kind of jar or earthenware jug referred to here. Most scholars agree that the jug Jeremiah buys is an expensive, ring-burnished

Jeremiah 18:18-23, Jeremiah’s Cry for Justice

He declared a holy war against the United States in 1998, leading to the bombing of two American embassies, in Tanzania and Kenya, killing 224, twelve of whom were Americans. When questioned about the

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