“The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the Lord.” Ezekiel 6:7 This Phrase, “you will know that I am the Lord”; God uses it 32 times in Ezekiel! Without any doubt, this Judgement came on them for this purpose. God had chosen them as His People, they rejected Him […]
“And when I saw it, I fell on my face and heard a voice speaking.” Ezekiel 1:28b Today’s Verse was Ezekiel’s reaction to the Vision he records earlier. If you’re familiar with it, you know it’s unlike anything else in the Bible. But the description is not as important as the reaction. He “falls on
“This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail.” Lamentations 3:21-22 Sandwiched between 4 very depressing Chapters comes Chapter 3. It is Jeremiah’s Prayer. As Jeremiah pours out his soul in agony and grief, we find this oasis of comfort and peace. He
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Listen to it now! Introduction: If you sang Choruses in Church during the 70s, you’ll probably recognize some of the Titles here. Calvary Chapel sang these during their Informal Services, such as their Saturday Night Concerts and weekly Bible Studies during those early years. They were popularized in a series of Albums called the Praise
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“She who was a princess among the provinces has become a forced laborer!” Lamentations 1:1b As Jeremiah begins Lamentations, he does so with a vivid contrast of a “princess” and a “forced laborer”. If you consider that during Bible times there was no middle class (you were either wealthy or poor) this contrast takes on
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“All mankind is stupid, devoid of knowledge;” Jeremiah 51:17a In Today’s Chapter, God is describing His creating and controlling power over all things, then makes this statement about Mankind. He does this as He sees Man resorting to the creation of Idols and Images, and then trusting in them for help and deliverance; all of
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“They will ask for the way to Zion, turning their faces in its direction; they will come that they may join themselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will not be forgotten.” Jeremiah 50:5 As Jeremiah comes to a close, we have a promise of Israel’s future; their return to their former kingdom.
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“But as for you, O Jacob My servant, do not fear,” Jeremiah 46:27a In the last chapters of Jeremiah, God declares various Judgements coming to the Nations. Beginning with Egypt and ending with Babylon, the message is utter Doom and Gloom. But in the midst of these are several verses of Hope and Safety given
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“Whether it is pleasant or unpleasant, we will listen to the voice of the Lord our God to whom we are sending you, so that it may go well with us when we listen to the voice of the Lord our God.” Jeremiah 42:6 WOW! What a confession! This is what the Jews that escaped
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“”For I will certainly rescue you, and you will not fall by the sword; but you will have your own life as booty, because you have trusted in Me,” declares the Lord.” Jeremiah 39:18 These are the words God spoke regarding Ebed-Melech, the Ethiopian that saved Jeremiah from certain death. Once again we see a
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