- You are here:
- Home »
- Old Testament
Category Archives for Old Testament
Jeremiah 40&41, Trouble Among the Remnant
The Expositor’s Commentary rightly says, “Judah was still in a state of much unrest.” The Babylonians have put a Jewish man in charge of Judah as governor, and Jeremiah has been placed with him.
Continue reading...Jeremiah 39, The Destruction of Jerusalem
Deportation of conquered peoples was a practice started by Assyria and adopted by Babylon. “Deportation succeeds in dismembering a society, and the conqueror does not have to worry much about rebellions
Continue reading...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
Continue reading...Jeremiah 37, Jeremiah Imprisoned
We can imagine the suffering of Jeremiah, a political prisoner, in the chamber of the dungeon in Jerusalem. It was dark, with no window to the world. It was smelly, as he likely had a pot or bucket for
Continue reading...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
Continue reading...Jeremiah 35, The Example of the Rekabites
Focus on the Family urges leaving a family legacy: A spiritual, emotional and social legacy is like a three-stranded cord. Individually, each strand cannot hold much weight. But wrapped together, they
Continue reading...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
Continue reading...Jeremiah 33, More Promise of Restoration and the Righteous Branch
The Expositor’s Commentary says, “This chapter concludes the Book of Consolation (chs. 30-33). The remainder of Jeremiah deals with Jerusalem’s final siege and destruction and with the ultimate
Continue reading...Jeremiah 32, Buying Land During an Invasion
32:1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2 The army of the king of Babylon was then besieging Jerusalem,
Continue reading...Jeremiah 31:27-40, The Promise of Restoration, Part C
This is probably the most important passage in Jeremiah. The New Covenant is announced here. One may argue that the New Covenant is an extension of the Abrahamic Covenant and the Mosaic Covenant. God’s
Continue reading...Jeremiah 31:1-26, Promise of Restoration, Part B
Jeremiah is still prophesying Israel’s return to the land from exile. And he is still speaking in terms of the Messianic age, not the immediate return that happened seventy years later. He apparently
Continue reading...Jeremiah 30, A Promise of Restoration
The next three chapters form one prophecy, sometimes called the Book of Consolation, because these prophecies foretell Israel’s restoration to the land as a mighty kingdom under Davidic rule. This, of
Continue reading...Jeremiah 29, Messages to the Exiles
Twice Nebuchadnezzar had invaded Israel and taken captives, the first time when Jehoiakim was king, the second time after Jehoiakim refused to pay tribute. Jehoiachin became king then, but Nebuchadnezzar
Continue reading...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
Continue reading...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?
Continue reading...