We had a little tension over Thanksgiving. The charcuterie board my daughter-in-law brought for us to enjoy while the turkey cooked turned out to be a charcuterie countertop. It was massive, taking up the whole bar peninsula. And it was impressive. There were exotic cheeses and dips I’d never heard of along with the more…
Lamentations 1-2:19 The book of Lamentations is the record of the suffering of God's people because of the fall of Judah and Jerusalem to Babylon in 587 BC. Today's passage tells how the city and its people experience God's judgment because of their rebellion against him. Jeremiah describes his own pain, too. He writes in…
Jeremiah 51:54-52:34 So far, we've been working through the recorded history of the downfall of Judah by Babylon and the prophecy of Babylon's future overthrow from the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah's words in chapter 51 end with a flashback story of an event that happened *55 years before the fall of Babylon and 7 years…
Jeremiah 51 This next to last chapter of Jeremiah describes more of Babylon's fall. Though its sins are many, God says it's because of its brutality to his people that Babylon will be destroyed. "Before your eyes I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babylonia for all the wrong they have done in…
Jeremiah 49:23-50:46 Beginning in chapter 50, God foretells the fall of Babylon, a fall that will be so loud it will make the "earth tremble" and be heard among the nations. He describes Babylon as a "rich pastureland" and himself as a lion coming up from the thickets to feed. No one will be able…
Jeremiah 48-49:22 God has already brought judgment on his people in Judah. Here, God pronounces judgment against Judah's neighbors, those who have been enemies from the days of Moses until the time of Jeremiah. Beginning with chapter 46 til chapter 51, this section of judgments is thought to have been circulated separately from the rest…
Jeremiah 42-44:23 A lot has happened, so here's the backstory from Jeremiah 41: Gedaliah, the man chosen to govern Judah by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, has been assassinated along with the rest of his men in Mizpah by a band of rogues. They are led by Ishmael, who is backed by the Ammonites. Mizpah was chosen…
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