Key Theme Showing reverence for the name and glory of God Key verse: 6:7 “… you will know that I am the LORD”. This verse appears 70 times in Ezekiel Outline of the book The prophets call (ch 1-3) Seeing God’s glory (1) Hearing God’s word (2) Becoming God’s watchman (3) The fall of Jerusalem (ch 4-24) The judgment predicted […]
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The Psalms teach us how to worship the Almighty God. The Psalms contain the most beautiful words on the glory of God. Psalms is one of the most frequently quoted OT books in NT. The other being Isaiah The Psalms contain prophesies about our Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus told the disciples on the road to Emmaus that the […]
Psalm 90 Written by Moses, the man of God (Deut 33:1) Oldest Psalm Theme: Contrasting God’s eternity with man’s brief life. V1-12: Human’s life is brief compares to the everlasting God V7-12: Sinful men are consumed by God’s anger, unless we ask God to number our days aright V13-17: Praying for God’s blessing: compassion (v13), love (v14), glad (v15), deeds […]
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. (v1) If you make the Most High your dwelling – even the LORD, who is my refuge – then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. (9-10) This world is a cruel place. We are […]
The length of our days is seventy years – or eighty, if we have the strength; yet their span is but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away (v10). Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (v12) Our life is relatively short on this earth. Are you […]
The Nations 46-51 Jeremiah was called to be a prophets unto the nations (1:5) God previously had already proclaimed to the nations that they would drink the cup of the wrath of God (25:15) Ch 46 – Egypt Pharaoh Neco killed King Josiah (2 Chro 32:23) Pharaoh Neco was defeated by Nebuchadnezzar in the battle of Carchemish on the Euphrates […]
Who Wrote The Book? Author was not mentioned Strong evidence inside and outside the text points to Jeremiah as the author Septuagint has a note stating Jeremiah as the author The Name of the Book In Hebrew is “ekah”, it is the first word of the of this book in Hebrew bible (1:1;2:1;4:1). Can be translated “Alas!” or “How” Translators […]
Response to the Word of the LORD In chapter 36, we see that the word of the LORD was spread to many people. First the LORD spoke to Jeremiah, Jeremiah in turned dictate to Baruch to record them. Baruch read the word out loud in the upper courtyard of the temple and Micaiah heard it. Micaiah told the officials, and […]
Background God called Jeremiah to be a prophet when he was a young man. It was in the thirteenth year of the reign of King Josiah (627B.C.). King Josiah was 8 when he became King, so he was 21 when God called Jeremiah. Jeremiah served beyond the fall of Judah for total of over 50 years from Kings Josiah to […]
v3: Break up your unplowed ground and do not sow among thorns. The are many grounds in our life that has not been plowed. These could be areas in our life where we have not experience the works of the Lord. These could be areas where we are afraid to venture into, because of fear. These could be areas we […]