The time has finally come. Nebuchadnezzar is attacking. The king sends Pashhur to ask Jeremiah if there is any hope. Nope. No hope; for now. God’s judgment time. First of all, of ALL the people the king could have sent, WHY Pashhur? He and Jeremiah do NOT have a good working relationship. He is the […]
Jeremiah is beaten for speaking God’s words. NO ONE wants to hear what he has to say but he can’t stop. The drive is like a fire within him; much to his regret. We are going to rejoin Jeremiah at the conclusion of his prophecy in the Temple court. His day is about to take […]
Jeremiah uses an object lesson with the people. He demonstrates with a flask how Judah will be broken. A broken flask that can NEVER be mended. Before I started reading this section, I was reminded of the story of the cracked pot. The heading of this section is “The Broken Flask”, in my bible anyway. […]
Jeremiah receives one of his object lessons. He goes to the potter and watches him work. He sees how the potter handles clay that doesn’t do as he desires. God is Judah’s potter. This is one of my favorite object lessons, that I remember, from Jeremiah’s writings. I LOVE crafting things and can easily envision […]
Believe it or not, God is STILL holding out one more chance for Jerusalem and Judah. A starting place for returning to Him; keeping the Sabath. Jeremiah just asked God to hurry up and destroy the people so his words wouldn’t look foolish. Instead, God tells him to go out and give Jerusalem one more […]