October 21 Jeremiah 52 (ESV) The Fall of Jerusalem Recounted 52:1 Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 2 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had [...]
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October 21 Jeremiah 52
Posted: October 21, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Jeremiah, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Jeremiah, October 21 Jeremiah 52, October Bible Readings, Scripture
God’s Sovereign Hammer
Posted: October 20, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Jeremiah, OctoberTags: Babylon, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, God's sovereignty, hammer, Jeremiah, Scripture
You are my hammer and weapon of war: with you I break nations in pieces; with you I destroy kingdoms; with you I break in pieces the horse and his rider; with you I break in pieces the chariot and the charioteer; with you I break in pieces man and woman; with you I break [...]
October 20 Jeremiah 51
Posted: October 20, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Jeremiah, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Jeremiah, October 20 Jeremiah 51, October Bible Readings, Scripture
October 20 Jeremiah 51 (ESV) The Utter Destruction of Babylon 51:1 Thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon, against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai, [1] 2 and I will send to Babylon winnowers, and they shall winnow her, and they shall empty her land, when they come against her from [...]
Spurgeon: Perfect pardon from our sin-annililating God!
Posted: October 19, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Jeremiah, OctoberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Charles Spurgeon, daily Bible, forgiveness, grace, Jeremiah, mercy, Scripture, Spurgeon: Perfect pardon from our sin-annililating God!
“In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve” (Jeremiah 50:20). Charles H Spurgeon, in “Faith’s Checkbook” A glorious word indeed! [...]
October 19 Jeremiah 50
Posted: October 19, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Jeremiah, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Jeremiah, October Bible Readings, Scripture
October 19 Jeremiah 50 (ESV) Judgment on Babylon 50:1 The word that the Lord spoke concerning Babylon, concerning the land of the Chaldeans, by Jeremiah the prophet: 2 “Declare among the nations and proclaim, set up a banner and proclaim, conceal it not, and say: ‘Babylon is taken, Bel is put to shame, Merodach is dismayed. Her [...]
Challenging reading in Jeremiah?
Posted: October 18, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Jeremiah, OctoberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, Challenging reading in Jeremiah?, daily Bible, Jeremiah, judgment, Matthew Henry, punishment, Scripture
Find all the reading about judgment in Jeremiah difficult? Here is a note by Matthew Henry, from his commentary on Jeremiah 49: Note, When God punishes the less guilty it is folly for the more guilty to promise themselves impunity; and when judgment begins at God’s house it will reach the strangers.
October 18 Jeremiah 49
Posted: October 18, 2011 by Pam Larson in Bible Passages, Jeremiah, October Bible ReadingsTags: Bible, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Jeremiah, October 18 Jeremiah 49, October Bible Readings, Scripture
October 18 Jeremiah 49 (ESV) Judgment on Ammon 49:1 Concerning the Ammonites. Thus says the Lord: “Has Israel no sons? Has he no heir? Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad, and his people settled in its cities? 2 Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will cause the battle cry to be heard [...]
We are not called to be microscopes, but telescopes.
Posted: October 17, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Jeremiah, OctoberTags: Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, Dr. John Piper, Jeremiah, magnify the Lord, Scripture, We are not called to be microscopes but telescopes., WHO and HOW do YOU magnify?
Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, because he magnified himself against the Lord. Jeremiah 48:42 Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether who rejoice at my calamity! Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me! Psalm 35:26 WHO and HOW do YOU magnify? John [...]
Grace, Wonderful Grace
Posted: October 21, 2011 by Pam Larson in Devotionals/Commentaries, Jeremiah, OctoberTags: amazing grace, Bible, Bible daily, Bible reading, Bible study, daily Bible, grace, Jeremiah, Scripture
And in the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the twenty-fifth day of the month, Evil-merodach king of Babylon, in the year that he became king, graciously freed Jehoiachin king of Judah and brought him out of prison. And he spoke kindly to him, and gave [...]