Author: Explaining the Book

Jeremiah 29 11 Meaning: Well, now we come to maybe the most beloved verse in the entire book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 29 11 Meaning Popularity Let me give you some hard data on that assertion – the assertion that Jeremiah 29:11 is probably the most-beloved verse in the entire book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 29 11 Meaning…

Jeremiah 29 Commentary: In the mid sixteen-hundreds, a group of apparently Christian men in England gathered and identified themselves as the “Fifth Monarchy.” Here’s how they adopted that name. They considered the prophecy in Daniel chapter 2 where Daniel foretells of four coming world powers – Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome. And these men noted…

Jeremiah 28 Commentary: There’s a man named Rob Bell. He’s the former pastor of a church in Grandville, Michigan called Mars Hill Bible Church. A few years ago, this man wrote a book called “Love Wins.” The book made quite a stir because in effect it taught Universalism. Universalism is the doctrine that all people eventually…

Jeremiah 27 Commentary: To start, let’s just note the progression of Jeremiah 27, 28, and 29. Jeremiah 27 Commentary: Chapter 27 Summary In what we’ll be studying right now – Jeremiah 27 – we’re going to see Jeremiah giving a message from God to both the nations surrounding Judah as well as Judah itself – both to…

Jeremiah 26 Commentary: The chapter starts in Jeremiah 26:1 with an introduction that sets the scene for the entire story. Jeremiah 26 Commentary: Introduction KJV Jeremiah 26:1 ¶ In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah [608/609 BC] came this word from the LORD, saying, Now remember that last…

Jeremiah 25 Commentary: Now that we covered the emphasis of universal judgement in this chapter, we get to one of the main parts of Jeremiah 25. In Jeremiah 25:3-14 we have something of an anniversary message. Jeremiah has been preaching to the people 23 years, but they haven’t been paying attention. Jeremiah 25 Commentary: “God…

Jeremiah 24 Commentary: Today – in the 26th lesson of this study – we find ourselves in the 24th chapter of the book of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 24 Commentary: A Separate Unit This 24th chapter is a separate unit. It’s not tied to what precedes or what follows, as far as the flow of thought is concerned.…