This begins a new section of Jeremiah and Judah's kings.
...continue reading "Jeremiah 21"Category: David
Jeremiah 18
Another word came from the Lord to Jeremiah about a Potter and His clay.
...continue reading "Jeremiah 18"Jeremiah 6
It's not going well if the chapter starts out and the Lord is telling your tribe to "flee for safety."
...continue reading "Jeremiah 6"Jeremiah 4
The Lord continues to speak to Judah in its final days. Judgment and hope.
...continue reading "Jeremiah 4"II Kings 23 (II Chronicles 34, 35, 36: 1-5)
Josiah's story continues...
...continue reading "II Kings 23 (II Chronicles 34, 35, 36: 1-5)"Chronicles 32-33
Second version of the continuing Hezekiah saga, as well as Manasseh and Amon.
...continue reading "Chronicles 32-33"Isaiah 55
Fair warning, I'll be quoting every verse in this chapter. It is so good and rich in blessings for us.
...continue reading "Isaiah 55"Isaiah 50
Contrasting Israel with God's Servant.
...continue reading "Isaiah 50"II Kings 19 (Judah)
Because I don't make much progress here while I'm leading my bible studies, it's been a full year since we were last in II Kings. In Chapter 17 we saw the official end of the northern kingdom of Israel and in Chapter 18 we read of the many victories of Hezekiah in Judah, because he did right in the sight of the Lord. However, the Blue Letter Bible chronological reading plan left us with a cliffhanger at the end of Chapter 18. Now the exciting conclusion of Hezekiah in II Kings 19.
...continue reading "II Kings 19 (Judah)"Isaiah 47
A Ryrie footnote describes this chapter as a song of triumph over Babylon--as crushed by Persia 150 years later and, ultimately, at the end of rebellion against God in Revelations (Rev. 17:5).
...continue reading "Isaiah 47"