God is sending four destroyers upon Judah and death abounds everywhere. God tells Jeremiah NOT to grieve for them in any way. They earned it! Jeremiah’s pity party is over. He is ready for the work that lies ahead. As part of God’s protection for him, Jeremiah is told NOT to get married or have […]
Jeremiah is having a pity party. “They HATE me! Why do I have to bring the bad news?” God both scolds and rebuilds Jeremiah’s resolve to do the work. The first thing we see is Jeremiah’s despair at how he is being treated. “Why did I even have to be born!? All I do is […]
God gave Jeremiah a message to share with Judah. Four things are coming for you. They will ALL be deadly and justly earned. There is NO turning God’s hand away this time. Even if the most revered Israel ever had asked God directly to give Judah another chance, God would say “NO.” Too little too […]
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 […]
