Jeremiah 27:6–11 “And now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, My servant … It will be that the nation or the kingdom which will not … put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the...

Psalm 67:6–7 “The earth has yielded its produce; God, our God blesses us. God blesses us, that all the ends of the earth may fear Him.” Observation: This psalm of thanksgiving invokes God’s continued blessings upon Israel, that all the nations of the earth might see...

John 21:9 “So when they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire already laid and fish placed on it, and bread.” Observation: Seven of the disciples, including some hard-core fishermen, had just spent a long night fishing without a single catch. These men were no...

John 20:22–23 “He breathed on them and said, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, their sins have been forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they have been retained.’” Observation: Mary had been first to arrive at the tomb. Finding it...

Jeremiah 23:2–3 “‘You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them; behold, I am about to attend to you for the evil of your deeds,’ declares the Lord.” John 19:10–11 “Pilate said to Him, ‘You do not speak to me? Do You not know that I...

Jeremiah 18:3–6 “Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something on the wheel. But the vessel that he was making of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter; so he remade it into another vessel, as it pleased the potter to make. Then the...

Jeremiah 13:1–7 “ ‘Go and buy yourself a linen waistband…but do not put it in water…Take the waistband that you have bought, … and … go … hide it … in a crevice of a rock.’ … After many days… ‘take from there the waistband which I commanded you to hide there.’ … And...

Jeremiah 11:14; 12:15–16 “Therefore do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them; for I will not listen when they call to Me because of their disaster.” … “After I have uprooted them, I will again have compassion on them; and I will bring them...

Jeremiah 9:26 “All the nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised of heart.” Observation: Jeremiah had been called to stand in the gate and proclaim the word of the Lord. Chapter 9 ends with God complaining of this: “all the nations are...

Jeremiah 5:1 “Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and look now and take note. And seek in her open squares, if you can find a man, if there is one who does justice, who seeks truth, then I will pardon her. John 12:24–25 “Truly, truly I say to you, unless...