Tag: Sovereignty
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11/6/24 God’s Judgment Upon Babylon (Jer. 50)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteClimaxing Jeremiah’s pronouncements upon the nations comes the word against Babylon in chapters 50-51. Just as Egypt, Philistia, Moab, Ammon, Edom, Syria, the peoples of Kedar and Hazor, and Elam all stood under God’s judgment, so did Babylon. What is significant about this is that Babylon was at the time the…
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11/5/24 “God’s Sovereignty Over the Nations” (Jer. 48-49)
Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing yesterday’s text, we see that Jeremiah continues to declare God’s word of judgment over the nations. In chapters 46-47 we saw God’s coming judgment upon Egypt and Philistia. Now, the focus is turned to many other of Israel’s neighbors: Moab, Ammon, Edom, Syria, the peoples of Kedar and Hazor, and Elam.…
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10/28/24 “An Unusual Sign” (Jer. 31-32)
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter Jeremiah pronounces a message of hope and of a new covenant that was coming in chapter 31, God puts forth a very interesting task for Jeremiah in chapter 32 that would serve as a sign. In the midst of the siege on Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, Jeremiah is told to buy a…
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10/3/24 “Why Pray?”
Reading Time: 3 minutesPassage Reading: Isaiah 37-39 In today’s passage, we see the conclusion of this short narrative portion of Isaiah overviewing a few episodes from the life of King Hezekiah of Judah. Hezekiah was one of few kings considered righteous during this time, but we see from chapter 39 amongst other things he was…