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 in vivid detail how the city and its people experience God's judgment because of their rebellion against him. Jeremiah describes his own pain, too.…
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 44:24-47:7 Jeremiah tells the refugees from Judah that he's with in Egypt to go ahead and do what they've vowed to do: to burn incense and pour out drink offerings to the Queen of Heaven, an idol of Egypt. But they should be prepared that God will do what he's vowed to do as…
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…
