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Tag: Jeremiah

Jeremiah 51-52

So Babylon faces judgment for sins against Judah. On the surface, this doesn't seem entirely right, does it? God uses Babylon to punish Judah, and then he turns around and punishes Babylon for how they treated Judah. Except, God doesn't make Babylon do anything. I think a far better way to say it would be: … Continue reading Jeremiah 51-52 →

Elly Snow Through the Bible Leave a comment November 26, 2022November 19, 2022 2 Minutes

Jeremiah 49-50

There was one line that caught my attention in the middle of these prophecies of judgment. "If those who did not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, will you go unpunished?" God never said that only bad people will suffer, that suffering is earned, deserved, somehow, that pain is judgment. Sometimes it is, … Continue reading Jeremiah 49-50 →

Elly Snow Through the Bible Leave a comment November 24, 2022November 18, 2022 2 Minutes

Jeremiah 45-48

I find it interesting that prophecies about Israel's judgment always seem to be accompanied by prophecies of judgment on the very nations being used to punish Israel. (Now, I have not checked whether it is literally every prophecy of judgment. I mean that as I read this passage, that is the over-all impression I am … Continue reading Jeremiah 45-48 →

Elly Snow Through the Bible Leave a comment November 22, 2022November 18, 2022 1 Minute

Jeremiah 40-44

So this is how I read this story: People did the thing. God said: because you did the thing, bad things are now going to happen. People stop doing the thing too late (my kids do this by the way: 'but I stopped!') Bad things happen just like God said they would, because people did … Continue reading Jeremiah 40-44 →

Elly Snow Through the Bible Leave a comment November 20, 2022November 16, 2022 2 Minutes

Jeremiah 37-39

It's got to be difficult to be the puppet king the conquerors put on the throne. I mean, that seems like it would be fairly stressful, fairly precarious. Lean too far toward the people, and the conquering power will remove you. Lean too far toward the conquerors, and the people will reject. I don't know … Continue reading Jeremiah 37-39 →

Elly Snow Through the Bible Leave a comment November 18, 2022November 14, 2022 1 Minute

Jeremiah 33-36

The Rechabites are a wonderful inclusion in the narrative. We have a faithful family. A family full of people who choice to follow the covenant they were taught. You always wonder, or I do, when reading these accounts of judgment. With the exception of Sodom and Gomorrah, when we're told there aren't even ten righteous … Continue reading Jeremiah 33-36 →

Elly Snow Through the Bible Leave a comment November 16, 2022November 14, 2022 2 Minutes

Jeremiah 30-32

"I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts." "And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying 'Know the Lord,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord." He's talking about the coming of … Continue reading Jeremiah 30-32 →

Elly Snow Through the Bible Leave a comment November 14, 2022November 13, 2022 2 Minutes

Jeremiah 26-29

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. This is a very popular verse, and for good reason. It is an encouragement sent to a people in exile. Once your exile has been completed, … Continue reading Jeremiah 26-29 →

Elly Snow Through the Bible Leave a comment November 12, 2022November 11, 2022 1 Minute

Jeremiah 23-25

I think it's maybe safe to assume, or at least reasonable to expect, that not everyone in the nation of Judah was horrible. I mean, Jeremiah was a faithful man. He can't have been the only one, right? But the king was corrupt. And the culture was corrupt. And the nation had, as a community, … Continue reading Jeremiah 23-25 →

Elly Snow Through the Bible Leave a comment November 11, 2022 1 Minute

Jeremiah 18-22

So, I could write about Jeremiah's complex feelings after the night in the stocks. I really could. There's something about having context to this outcry against God that hits a bit deeper than similar Psalms that have been preserved without the context. And it's different than Job, somehow, too. Maybe because Jeremiah isn't defending himself … Continue reading Jeremiah 18-22 →

Elly Snow Through the Bible Leave a comment November 10, 2022 2 Minutes

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