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Category Archives: hope
another life
Genesis 36:15-43 15 These are the leaders of the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: the leaders Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz, 16 Korah, Gatam, and Amalek; these are the leaders of Eliphaz in the land … Continue reading
rescuing shepherd
Zechariah 10 The LORD is described as a rescuing shepherd, who takes his exiled sheep from Assyria and Egypt and brings them through the raging seas in a second exodus back to the land. Once they return, the sheep are … Continue reading
new again
Ezekiel 41-42 Ezekiel continues his tour of the new temple that appears to him in a vision. No part of it is excluded from him. He even gets to view the Most Holy Place, a room he has been forbidden … Continue reading
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go your way
Daniel 12 Much of the language of this chapter prefigures NT prophecies, but it is important to realize the context of its message. Daniel still wants to know what is going to happen to his people. He basically learns that … Continue reading
no promise
Lamentations 5 In perfect hindsight, the community now looks back and sees all the joy and peace Jerusalem once had before the LORD judged them. They realize that they are bearing the consequences of their fathers sinning by rejecting the … Continue reading
their Savior
Jeremiah 49 God does not respect racial, ethnic and cultural boundaries that we place on ourselves. He seeks people from all the nations. So, it should not surprise us that he makes promises to revive some of the nations, after … Continue reading
silver linings
Jeremiah 44-45 Jeremiah warns the remnant of Jews in Egypt that they are still in danger because they have not ceased their idolatry, and their foreign wives are insisting on continuing their pagan offerings to the queen of heaven, with … Continue reading
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stuck
Jeremiah 38 Two men were stuck in the mud. Jeremiah was thrown into a well to die because his words were too offensive for sinners to bear. Zedekiah was trapped in his own fear and stubbornness. Both needed freedom, but … Continue reading
an earthen jar
Jeremiah 32 If Jeremiah ever doubted that God would make good his promise to restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, all he had to do was look at the jar containing the deeds to the land he purchased. It … Continue reading
a book for tomorrow
Jeremiah 30 Jeremiah is instructed to write his prophecies in a book, because the present generation will not understand them. Future generations will see how the LORD punished his people with unbearable pain, and then restored them. Future generations will … Continue reading
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