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Category: Major Prophets

The Major Prophets proclaim God’s judgment for sin, His call to repentance, and promises of restoration. They emphasize God’s sovereignty, holiness, and the coming Messiah, who brings salvation and establishes God’s eternal kingdom. These prophecies find their fulfillment in Christ, the suffering Servant and reigning King.

  • An Introduction to Jeremiah 3:6 to 4:2

    Jeremiah 3:6-4:2 is a sub-section of a broader section which spans from Jeremiah 3:6-6:30. As I mentioned elsewhere I think we can summarize this unit of text in the book of Jeremiah as Future Restoration, Current Punishment. That’s what we’re reading about in Jeremiah 3:6-6:30. Jeremiah 3:6 – 6:30 Is One Major Unit Jeremiah 6:30 is the end of…

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    An Introduction to Jeremiah 3:6 to 4:2

  • The Consequences of Israel’s Disobedience

    We’ve seen in Jeremiah chapter 2 that in spite of some good times in the past between the Lord and Israel, Israel rejected and forsook the Lord and attempted to exchange the living and real God for idols. And that kind of disobedience and idolatry has consequences. So, in Jeremiah 2:14-19 God details the devastating price that Israel…

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  • Israel’s Unprecedented God-Swapping

    God starts off Jeremiah 2 remembering better times between him and Israel. He then contrasts those good times to what he was experiencing with them currently — their rejecting and forsaking him. Worst of all, God accuses Israel of what we could call god-swapping. This was unheard of in ancient times – that a nation would leave its…

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  • Israel Forgot and Rejected God

    Right after God takes the time to reminisce on how he and Israel started off, in Jeremiah 2:4-5 we hear God ramping up to deliver an important and difficult message. Israel is Asked a Rhetorical Question God asks this rhetorical question – is it something I did that led you to your present unfaithfulness to…

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  • God Remembers Better Times With Israel

    In Jeremiah 2:1-3 God reminisces about better times with his people. Two Metaphors Notice that the Lord gives two metaphors (or picturesque comparisons) for what Israel was to him at one point in their history. A Betrothed Wife First, Israel was like a betrothed wife to the Lord in Jeremiah 2:2. He recalls the kindness – the chesed or loyal covenant…

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  • An Introduction to Jeremiah Chapter 2

    In Jeremiah 1 we were introduced to this book of 52 chapters. We were told who Jeremiah was and the timeframe in which he ministered. Then we saw Jeremiah’s double-commissioning. First he was commissioned to go to the non-Jewish nations. Jeremiah – being a teenager – had some doubts. But God encouraged him that this was…

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  • What Does It Mean That Jeremiah Was a Prophet to the Nations?

    In Jeremiah 1:5 God says that he appointed (נתן – gave) Jeremiah to be a prophet to the nations. But how can God say that Jeremiah is a prophet to the nations? After all, most of his book consists of prophecies — not to the nations — but rather to the nation of Judah. Evidence…

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