Tag: Jeremiah

[:en]The Lord reminded His people about the term of His covenants to their forefathers to obey and do everything that God had commanded.  Then, he will give them a land flowing with milk and honey which they were possessing now. (vs. 1-5)_.  But the new generation entered the land and turned to idols (vs 6-8) … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 11[:]

[:en]”No one is like you, O Lord; You are great, and Your name is mighty in power” (v. 6 “But the Lord is the true God;  He is the living God, the eternal King.  When He is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure His wrath” (v. 10) “The Lord made the earth by… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 10[:]

[:en]This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches.  But let him who boasts boast about this:  that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 9[:]

[:en]SINS: They clung to deceit and refused to return (v./ 4) No one repented of his wickedness (v. 6 ) and did not know the requirement of the Lord (v. 7) The scribes handled the law of the Lord falsely (v. 8) 4.  Prophets and priests all practice deceit (v. 10)( They were not ashamed… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 8[:]

[:en]The people of Israel listened to the false prophets and put their confidence on the temple (v. 4) and the sacrifices (v. 21).  But the temple and sacrifices can not please God apart from sincere devotion to the Lord.  They depended on false religion (vs. 30-31) and followed the stubborn inclination of the evil hearts.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 7[:]

[:en]The prophet warned the people about the coming desolation and terrible destruction but they would not listen (vs. 1-10)  The prophets and priests practise deceit (v. 13).  They gave wrong diagnosis and false remedy (v. 14).  The Lord says:  “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths; ask where the good way… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 6[:]

[:en]Jeremiah could not find any righteous man among the great men who were spiritual leaders in the city.  The spiritual leaders were blind to see the sword and famine coming (v. 12)  “A horrible and shocking thing has happened in the land.  The prophets prophesy lies, the priests rule by their own authority and my… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 5[:]

[:en]Several images were portrayed in this chapter to describe what it is like to return to the Lord. Breaking up unplowed ground (v.. 3) Circumcising your heart to the Lord (v. 4) Sounding the trumpet and joining the army (vs. 5-6) Washing the evil from your heart )(v. 14) [:]

[:en]Israel was called “faithless” while Judah was called “unfaithful”.  “Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah” (v. 11)  The Lord told Jeremiah to tell Israel that He will be merciful if they will acknowledge their guilt and turn back to Him. Judah became unfaithful when they backslided and worshiped idols.  Backsliding means disloyalty or… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 3[:]

[:en]Judgment is coming to the nation of Judah because they had been unfaithful to God.  They worshiped the heathen idols and forgot what God did for them. (v. 4-8)  They exchanged the spring of living water with a broken cistern that cannot hold water (v. 13).  they went to Egypt to drink water from Shihor… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Jeremiah 2[:]