Category Archives: Jeremiah

Jeremiah’s declaration against Judah and Jerusalem was a long time in coming. Centuries separated the first preaching of the consequences of rejecting God from Moses until the words Jeremiah preached, yet those words had always been consistent: follow God’s way or you will remove yourself from God’s grace. Continue reading →

Like with Elijah of centuries before, God turns Jeremiah’s attention to the false prophets that hold the people’s attention with their promises of peace and prosperity even in the face of the evidence that Judah and Jerusalem are about to fall to their enemies. Continue reading →

“If you do that one more time, you are going to be in trouble!”

Every parent has warned his child with the same stern words, yet very often that child commits that offense just one more time to see if his parent’s word is true. Good parents follow through on that warning, leaving no doubt that they are in charge. Continue reading →

Things are going to get worse before they get better. Of all of the promises the Bible makes, the promise that sin will grow is one of the things we would like to forget yet that promise is just as sure as the promise of our salvation and Heaven. Continue reading →

Can we imagine the clay of a potter’s wheel developing a mind of its own? What would the potter do if he was trying to form a vase and the clay insisted on becoming a plate instead? Continue reading →