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A series of lectures on Nevi'im and Ketuvim, (the prophets and writings).
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Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
God asks Jeremiah to observe a potter at work. Just as the potter decides when and how to break and refashion his pots, so can I God decide when to build and when to destroy. It depends on you though, says God. I can decree destruction, and if the people improve their ways I can build instead. However I can also declare success, and if the people turn to evil I will destroy instead. Despite this message, the people refuse to change. Instead the plot against the prophet, who just won;t stop rebuking them. Jeremiah prays that God take vengeance against those who plot to kill him.
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Jeremiah prays that God demonstrate His justice, save me from my enemies! I am suffering for You God, I didn't want this mission!" God responds by giving Jeremiah another thankless mission. Go warn the people to honor the Sabbath! If they can do that, maybe they will be saved.
Saturday Nov 07, 2020
Saturday Nov 07, 2020
The sins of Judah are so ingrained that the punishment is inevtiable, as if they were engrained in tablets of iron. However, there is justice in God. have faith in God, and abandon faith in human beings and their arrogance. Only then will you flourish like a tree next to a stream. The true hope of Israel lies in God alone.
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
God commands Jeremiah not to marry, not to have a family, not to mourn the dead or celebrate with the living. The destruction is coming, and your life must reflect the life of someone who knows the terrible events that are about to happen. When this suffering is over, and one day it will be, people will be astounded that God could bring the people back to their land. Even more astounded than the world was after the exodus from Egypt. Completely exhausted and exasperated, the prophet realizes that his only happiness comes from his only true refuge, God Himself.
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Jeremiah is exhausted, abused, and is almost ready to give up. He gets angry with God, and God guarantees his safety from his persecuters.
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
God declares that even if the great Moses and Samuel were praying for the people, they could not avert the decree of destruction. God then laments the destruction, He must do it, but it is oh so painful.
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Famine and drought strike the land, and the people pray, but God won't listen anymore. They have passed the point of no return. God instructs the prophet not to pray, but he prays anyway.
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
Saturday Oct 31, 2020
The prophet warns the people that the coming suffering will be overwhelming like aa intoxicated drunkenness. Jeremiah begs the people to please humble themselves before God and mend their ways before its too late. He then turns to the Kings and nobles and blames them for their failed leadership.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
God asks Jeremiah to buy a linen belt, and neglect it and let it rot. The belt was a symbol of strength, but when neglected it became rotten and useless. So to the once proud people of Israel. They neglected to listen to God, and they lost their purpose.
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Jeremiah , upon hearing of the plot to kill him, gets angry with God. Why do You allow evil to prosper like this? First he asks God to destroy the evildoers, but then the prophet argues out loud. Why all of this destruction? Why did you let them propser and become so evil? God responds, I love My people, it is they who deviated from the path I laid out for them. I will therefore hand them over to their enemies, but know this: The people who make Israel suffer will have their day of reckoning as well. If they learn My ways they will be a part of the redemption, if not, they will be erased.