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Category Archives: truth
Faithfulness and Trustworthiness
Genesis 24:21-33 21 The man stared at her in silence, trying to discern whether the LORD had prospered his journey or not. 22 When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold ring weighing a half shekel, and … Continue reading
land of images
Jeremiah 50 Babylon was so immersed in animism and idolatry that it was called a land of images. It’s judgment was so great that it would be made desolate. It became such a byword that the LORD used Babylon as … Continue reading
no matter what
Jeremiah 37 Pharaoh’s army had (apparently) frightened the Chaldeans away, and king Zedekiah though surely now Jeremiah would prophesy good news. No deal. God’s truth is God’s truth, no matter what is happening. Jeremiah knew that Jerusalem was doomed. Call … Continue reading
Inquire for us
Jeremiah 21 Jeremiah was commissioned by king Zedekiah to inquire of the LORD for his nation. They wanted him to ask God to intervene and prevent the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar. But the prophet knew that they simply wanted … Continue reading
an unappreciated truth
Jeremiah 20 Jeremiah knew what it was like to proclaim the word of the LORD among a people who have rejected it. Because he spoke an unappreciated truth, he was shamefully and violently treated by the very people who should … Continue reading
a forgiving shepherd
Micah 7:14-20 Micah lived among a people who had forgotten about God. But Micah held on to two theological truths which stubbornly refused to fade away. The LORD is a great shepherd who had brought his people where he wanted … Continue reading
bad news first…
Hosea 1:1-2:1 The prophets had a very difficult job. They had to say what God wanted them to say. It was tempting just to say what the people wanted to hear. There were plenty of “prophets” who did that. The … Continue reading
rejecting the fantasy
Isaiah 44:6-28 The LORD calls on his people to look at himself as the first and the last, the one who has made the future known. Then he calls on the idol worshippers to look at the lie in their … Continue reading
agreeing with God
Job 22 Eliphaz urges Job to “agree with God and be at peace.” Behind the advice is the presumption that Eliphaz is arguing God’s position. He really does no such thing. God is not after repentance from Job. God wants … Continue reading
the burden of knowing
2 Kings 8 Elisha knew that king Ben-hadad was not going to die of his sickness, but he also knew that Hazael was going to murder him, take his place, and then commit great atrocities against Israel. Elisha wept. When … Continue reading
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