A Thimble-full of Theology for Daily Living

Jeremiah 3:12-18, God’s Appeal for Exiled Israel’s and Judah’s Repentance

Having said that faithless Israel was more righteous than faithless Judah, Yahweh

King Josiah had legislated a top-down reform of Judah’s spiritual practices (2

Yahweh is continuing Judah’s day in court, bringing charges against her. And it

Yahweh is still picturing this as a court of law in which He has brought charges

“A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers

I was privileged years ago to attend Institutes in Biblical Counseling and hear the

This is the beginning of a lengthy message to Israel (Judah), Jeremiah's first message,

In these first two messages, or more properly, visions, Jeremiah is not told to go

Stephen, the first Christian martyr, asked his persecutors, “Were there any prophets

If you were an Israelite living in Jeremiah’s time you would probably be very focused

Question: I used to find comfort in verses such as Matthew 6:31-33 and I had faith

Question: Why is there such a difference between the Old Testament wrathful God and

Perhaps the most amazing fact about the human race is that the second person of the

Because humans are inveterate sinners and, if left to themselves will only do evil

Human beings have agency, that is, they are responsible for their decisions and actions,