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Photo by Brandon Montrone Jeremiah 45 entails a message of encouragement to Baruch from God. Who was Baruch? Baruch was Jeremiah’s faithful scribe and friend. Baruch was obedient to God and was beside Jeremiah through his ministry. Baruch wrote all the words God instructed Jeremiah to in a scroll and even at times spoke on... Continue Reading →
Photo by Errin Casano Have you ever attributed your trust to something and believed it with a firmness and conviction that even when faced with opposing evidence of the same, you faltered in seeing the truth or believing it? As people we can be inclined to trust in ourselves, in systems placed in society for... Continue Reading →
Photo by Pixabay Following on in Jeremiah 42, as the story continues after the fall of Jerusalem, those who were still in Jerusalem (called as the remnant), sought out Jeremiah. They sought Jeremiah, not the other way around, the very same prophet of God whose words of warning they ignored – why did they do... Continue Reading →
Photo by Luis Quintero ‘Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah’ - we read this sentence time and time again throughout the book of Jeremiah. He was a prophet chosen by God and so we are not taken by surprise when we come across those words. But Jeremiah was after all a man,... Continue Reading →
Photo by David Frampton In Jeremiah 35, we read about a group of people called the Recabites, whom God uses as an example of obedience and a rebuke to the people of Judah. Who are the Recabites? They were a nomadic group of people related to the Kenites (1 Ch 2:55), some of whom lived... Continue Reading →
Photo by Magda Ehlers Jeremiah 28 details Jeremiah being confronted by a false prophet Hananiah. Hananiah stands in the temple of the Lord, before the priests and all the people and prophesises a very different future to what Jeremiah had been saying. In verse 2-3, we read Hananiah say “This is what the Lord Almighty, the God... Continue Reading →
Photo credit: Clement Eastwood Reading through Jeremiah can often draw most of our focus to the inevitable judgement that God is to bring on Judah because of their sinful ways. But interspersed within the words from God to Jeremiah, we also get to see aspects of God and His heart for His people. We see... Continue Reading →
The prophet Jeremiah had been speaking the word of God to the people, confronting them about their sin, warning them about God’s judgement that would come upon them unless they repent and turn from their ways. The people did not listen and also mocked, scorned and persecuted Jeremiah. When we come to Jeremiah chapter 15,... Continue Reading →
In Jeremiah 20 (which can be read in its entirety here), we see opposition to prophet Jeremiah beginning to harden, the start of the chapter gives us a glimpse into his persecution at the hands of those who did not want to heed God’s word. Pashhur, the chief officer in the temple, heard Jeremiah prophesying and had him... Continue Reading →
Proverbs 16:18 says "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." The people and their leaders persisted in their arrogance, their idolatry and their assimilation of the sinful practices of the wicked nations around them to such an extent that God was forced to deal severely with their unfaithfulness. They lacked the discernment and humility... Continue Reading →
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