This chapter follows thematically the previous two: after denouncing the final four kings of David’s line (see chapter 22), Jeremiah speaks of a coming Davidic King who will be a “righteous Branch” (5), called by the name “The Lord Our Righteousness”…
Category: Jeremiah
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapters 21-22)
Chapters 21-22 contain God’s message about and to five kings of Judah: Zedekiah, the final king before the fall of Jerusalem, is addressed in chapter 21. Chapter 22 is a flash back, containing a prophetic word about the four previous kings: …
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 20)
Jeremiah’s shattering prophecies in chapter 19 would provides the context for his punishment and prayer in chapter 20. The chief officer (a top official under the high priest), Pashhur son of Immer, hears Jeremiah’s dire pronouncement in the temple courts…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 19)
Following the visit to the Potter’s house, Jeremiah records a dramatic prophecy the Lord has him enact and declare—first in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to a group of elders and priests (1-13) and then in the temple to the…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 18)
Chapter 18 contains the well-known message from the potter’s house about God’s sovereign power to shatter or spare nations (1-10). Following this message of warning and hope, we see Israel’s tragic, fatalistic and disobedient response (11-12). The Lord reacts to…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 17)
John Piper writes that sin is what we do when we are not satisfied with God. Jeremiah writes that sin is also what we do when we are not confident in God. This chapter contrasts a person who is “trusting…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 16)
Being the Lord’s servant is a calling that impacts life in very personal ways. In this chapter we see how this was true for Jeremiah. In the opening verses of chapter 16, God commands Jeremiah “not to marry and have…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 15)
This chapter is emotionally disturbing and gripping and strangely encouraging. It has two dominant messages: 1) God’s promise to actively ensure the devastation of His own people for their sins and the sins of Manasseh; 2) God’s promise to protect…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 14)
“For the sake of your name.” That phrase, repeated twice in chapter 14 (7, 21) forms the basis of Jeremiah’s desperate prayer in a desperate time of Judah’s history. The opening verses reveal a distressing situation: a draught has devastated…
Tuesdays with Jeremiah (Chapter 13)
Pride goes before destruction--that's the clear message that comes out in Jeremiah 13. In this chapter, God says He will punish the “pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem” (9). Jeremiah warns the people of Israel, “Hear and…
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