Jeremiah Chapter 14
As the year draws to a close, reading Jeremiah 14 also gives me thoughts for reflection. And as I will also be sharing on Chapter 15, I will borrow just the very 1st verse of the next…
Jeremiah Chapter 13
A linen sash was one of the more intimate pieces of clothing, clinging to the waist of a man. Jeremiah’s action showed how God would ruin Judah just as Jeremiah ruined the linen sash. It illustrated Judah’s…
Jeremiah Chapter 12 – Justice and Grace
““Then it shall be, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them and bring them back, everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land. And it shall be, if…
Jeremiah Chapter 11
Have you ever broken a promise? Well, most of us would have one way or another. Sometimes we don’t feel anything about breaking a promise. Probably because the other party didn’t take the promise that seriously either.…
Jeremiah 10: Shun idolatry!
“They are upright, like a palm tree, And they cannot speak; They must be carried, Because they cannot go by themselves. Do not be afraid of them, For they cannot do evil, Nor can they do any…
Jeremiah Chapter 7 – Do Not Trust These Lying Words
Jeremiah 7 is known as the temple sermon, where God sends Jeremiah to the gate of the LORD’s house, to proclaim a message to those who came to worship God (Jeremiah 7:1-2). What was God’s message to…
Jeremiah Chapter 6
Jeremiah chapter 6 contains the tail end of a message of God that starts from Jeremiah 3:6. This is a message that was spoken to Jeremiah in the days of Josiah the king. If you recall, Josiah…
Jeremiah Chapter 5
Chapter 5 highlights Judah’s hypocritical and idolatrous conduct. God commands Jeremiah to search for one righteous man in Jerusalem. He promised that if one righteous man could be found, He was willing to spare Judah from judgment.…
Jeremiah Chapter 4
Then I said, “Ah, Lord God!Surely You have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem,Saying, ‘You shall have peace,’Whereas the sword reaches to the heart.” This cry of Jeremiah stands out like a sore thumb and will probably unnerve us…
Jeremiah Chapter 3 – Returning to God
When we feel that we are far away from God, the main feeling we have might be shame and fear. I’m such a bad Christian and I find it so hard to go back. Ah, people from…