This is the first of five poems from Jeremiah, apart from his narrative history, reflecting on the wickedness and then fall of Judah.
...continue reading "Lamentations 1"Category: rebellion
Intro to Lamentations
Up next in my chronological read through the Old Testament is Jeremiah's companion's book, Lamentations.
...continue reading "Intro to Lamentations"Jeremiah 44
The Lord has a heart to heart with the Jews that chose Egypt. (again)
...continue reading "Jeremiah 44"Jeremiah 41, 42, and 43
Back to Jeremiah in my chronological journey through the Old Testament. The third and final captivity to Babylon is over and everyone is going to have to discover a new normal.
...continue reading "Jeremiah 41, 42, and 43"II Kings 24, 25, and II Chronicles 36
It's been a very long time coming, but I'm at the end of Kings and Chronicles.
...continue reading "II Kings 24, 25, and II Chronicles 36"Jeremiah 39
The fall of Jerusalem and the fate of Jeremiah...
...continue reading "Jeremiah 39"Jeremiah 36
Jehoiakim burns a scroll the Lord commissions from Jeremiah. (spoiler alert)
...continue reading "Jeremiah 36"Jeremiah 29: Jeremiah Writes a Letter
Here we go...the oft-misquoted, but still encouraging--Jeremiah 29.
...continue reading "Jeremiah 29: Jeremiah Writes a Letter"Jeremiah 28
False prophet say what?
...continue reading "Jeremiah 28"Jeremiah 22
The Lord speaks again to the house of the king of Judah.
...continue reading "Jeremiah 22"