JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:2 Judah has four places to GO: plague (PESTILENCE), battle (SWORD), starvation (FAMINE), and exile (CAPTIVITY). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:4 MAKE THEM A HORROR. They will serve as a reminder of God’s wrath for all nations (Deuteronomy 28:25). MANASSEH ruled Judah c. 697–642 B.C. He committed idolatry, practiced child sacrifice, used fortune-tellers, and generally led Judah to hate God’s word (2 Chronicles 3... [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:5 WHO? Judah has no allies, and God has left them. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:6 RELENTING. God is WEARY of holding back punishment. The people do not change their ways despite the mercy he shows when he relents. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:7 The primary reason for punishment was that THEY DID NOT TURN FROM THEIR WAYS. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:9 SHE WHO BORE SEVEN. A mother with the perfect number of sons losing all she has represents Judah’s reversal of fortunes. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:13 Judah’s SINS have brought her to the edge of financial ruin and exile. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:15 YOU KNOW. God has seen Jeremiah’s suffering. TAKE ME NOT AWAY. Jeremiah asks to be spared when death strikes. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:16 YOUR WORDS WERE FOUND, AND I ATE THEM. As a true prophet, Jeremiah digested, delighted in, and spoke God’s words in God’s NAME for the people’s good. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:18 A DECEITFUL BROOK. Jeremiah accuses God of failing to protect him. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:19 IF YOU UTTER WHAT IS PRECIOUS. God rebukes Jeremiah, urging repentance and faithful, truthful speech about himself. Jeremiah must side with God, not with the people. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
JEREMIAH—NOTE ON JEREMIAH 15:20 God repeats his promise to protect (Jeremiah 1:17). God will DELIVER Jeremiah, but the promise implies continued persecution. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]