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Category: Jeremiah

  • The Book of Jeremiah: A Literary and Theological Analysis

    The book of Jeremiah highlights God’s covenant faithfulness amidst Israel’s rebellion, emphasizing judgment, repentance, and restoration. Despite Israel’s unfaithfulness, God calls for repentance and promises a New Covenant. Jeremiah’s poetic narrative warns against idolatry while ultimately pointing to Christ as the fulfillment of these promises, ensuring relevance for today’s believers.

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  • Jeremiah 29:11 Meaning

    Jeremiah 29:11 offers hope to the Jewish exiles in Babylon, assuring them of God’s plans for their welfare despite their suffering due to sin. The verse highlights God’s sovereignty, faithfulness, and long-term promise of restoration, ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who provides eternal peace and hope amidst trials.

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  • Jeremiah 31:15 Meaning: “Rachel Weeping”

    Jeremiah 31:15 conveys the anguish of exile and the hope of eventual restoration, symbolized by Rachel weeping for her lost children due to the Babylonian conquest. Although sorrow is evident, the broader context offers assurance of God’s promises for renewal. This theme extends to the New Testament, where fulfillment is found in Christ.

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  • Jeremiah 23:5-6 Meaning

    Jeremiah 23:5–6 prophesies the coming Messiah as a righteous King from David’s lineage, promising justice, salvation, and security for God’s people amid their failures. This prophecy finds fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who embodies righteousness, offers salvation, and assures believers of eternal security, reflecting God’s faithfulness and covenant promises.

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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