Jeremiah has a question for the Lord. “There are prophets telling the people that all will be well. God’s answer is that they are outright LIARS. God WILL NOT feed you two opposite answers. His “yes” is YES and His “no” is NO. So, how could Judah be getting both messages of safety and judgment? […]
Judah is in the middle of a drought and is calling out to God. He refuses to answer them. He is ‘tenderizing’ them like meat to be eaten. This idea occurred to me as I was reading this section. A strong Judah would have put up a fight and more people would be lost in […]
Time to make changes is BEFORE trouble starts says God. Judah is teetering on the edge. Jeremiah is told to tell them this again. But if you will not listen… God keeps holding out an “if” for Judah. “IF” you will listen to instruction… “IF” you will humble yourselves… “IF” you will give praise […]
God gives Jeremiah another prophecy of destruction for Judah. He is to speak this one. Wine will fill every jar. But this is NOT a good thing. God tells Jeremiah first what to say to the people. Before he even starts this task, God tells him what the people will say in response. And ends […]
God will give Jeremiah many object lesson messages for Judah but today’s object lesson is for him alone. It is more of God’s answer to Jeremiah’s woe. I remember stories of Jeremiah and some of the ‘strange things’ God told him to do. They were to be seen by the people so that they would […]
