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...

2 Kings 24:13 “And he carried out from there all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the kings house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the Lord.” Observation: The king of Babylon...

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...

John 11:33–35 “When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled, and said, ‘Where have you laid him?’ They said to Him, ‘Lord, come and see.’ Jesus wept.” Observation: Jesus deeply loved...