A Well-Deserved End

Jeremiah 52:10–11 “The king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also slaughtered all the princes of Judah in Riblah. Then he blinded the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him with bronze fetters and brought him to Babylon...

The End of Exile

Jeremiah 50:20 “ ‘In those days and at that time’, declares the Lord, ‘search will be made for the iniquity of Israel, but there will be none; and for the sins of Judah, but they will not be found; for I shall pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.’ ” Observation:...

His Way or the Highway

2 John 6 “And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments.” Observation: We are unsure whether John was writing to an individual believer or to a church, but the book makes three primary points: (1) a commandment to love one another; (2) an affirmation...

God’s Phone Number

Jeremiah 33:3 “ ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’ ” Observation: The Lord was reviewing powerful promises He will restore to the people once they have been delivered from captivity in Babylon....

Belonging Together

Jeremiah 31:3 “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.” Observation: The theme is the restoration of Israel as the people of God. In the natural world, their captivity would come to an end and they would be restored...

Stinking Pride

Job 41:11 “Who has given to Me that I should repay him?” Observation: The great conclusion to the book of Job comes as God focuses on just one of His created things, Leviathan, and points out how absolutely futile would be Job’s attempts to catch it, tame it, even...