Explaining The Book

Month: April 2017

  • Jeremiah 52 Summary

    Today we finish the book of Jeremiah. What we started 57 lessons ago in January of 2016 we will Lord willing finish today! We spent the last two lessons on God’s promise to destroy proud Babylon in chapters 50 and 51. But last time we ended at verse 58 of chapter 51. So we’ll pick…

    Jeremiah 52 Summary
  • Jeremiah 51 Commentary

    Today we’ll finish God’s message of judgement against Babylon. That message started at the beginning of chapter 50 and now ends in verse 58 of chapter 51. 58 verses. One message. With God’s help! I would start by noting that God thinks this is an important message. Chapter 50 featured 46 verses on this topic…

    Jeremiah 51 Commentary
  • Jeremiah 50 Commentary

    We’re almost to the end of the section in Jeremiah where God has been declaring judgement on the unrepentant nations of Jeremiah’s day. And this judgement would be meted out by the nation of Babylon. But today in chapter 50 we’re going to see that after God used Babylon to punish the known-world of Jeremiah’s…

    Jeremiah 50 Commentary
  • Jeremiah 49 Commentary

    Jeremiah 49 CommentaryAmmon and Edom Turn to Jeremiah 49. We continue the section in Jeremiah that has God promising judgement for several nations of Jeremiah’s time. They had not submitted to God’s authority – oftentimes by not submitting to Babylon. And therefore they would not “live.” Just like what happened to Judah. And in the…

    Jeremiah 49 Commentary