God has a special word for Jeremiah’s scribe, Baruch. God’s words as Jeremiah dictated them upset Baruch. But God promised he would spare his life, wherever he went. God instructed Jeremiah to write down ALL the words He gave him. This was to be a record for those currently in the midst of God’s judgment […]
The remnant of Judah is now in Egypt. And they are back to doing the SAME sin that got Judah destroyed in the first place; serving idols. God told the people NOT to go to Egypt. To the place that He had brought them out of almost a century ago; 910 years. It was nearly […]
Jeremiah told the people what the Lord answered him. They don’t believe him. “YOU ASKED ME to speak to Him on your behalf and NOW you call me a LIER?!” The people BEGGED Jeremiah to ask God what they should do. And they PROMISED to follow whatever He told them. God answered Jeremiah’s prayer and […]
Jeremiah is with the people who were rescued from Ishmael after he killed Gedaliah. Johanan is determined to find God’s guidance about where to go next. When this group gathered to start with, they had already decided what they wanted to do. They wanted God’s ‘rubber stamp’ of approval on their decision. They were afraid […]
Judah is defeated and Nebuchadnezzar put Gedaliah in charge of all who remained in the land. Ishmael was a traitor and an assassin, even though Gedaliah wouldn’t believe it of him. The last time we were together, we met Gedaliah who was appointed as governor over the people who remained in the land of Judah. […]