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. … Read more
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 … Read more
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. … Read more
The End Times Archangel Michael The whole chapter is a prophesy of the end times. v1: Archangel Michael is assigned to protect the Jews during the tribulation period (10:13,21;Rev 12:7). AntiChrist v1: […a time of distress..] referring to when antichrist broke his covenant with the Jews in the middle of the seven years covenant. Greatest … Read more
The WilFul King (AntiChrist) About Persia (v1-2) Kings of Persia: Cyrus – Ezra 1 Cambyses (529-522) Pseudo Smerdis (522-521) Darius I Hystapes (521-486) Xerxes (496-465) – the Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther About Greece (v3-4) A mighty King is referring to Alexander the Great In 332 BC, Alexander the Great defeated Persian. In 323 … Read more
Daniel’s Vision of Christ The mourning of Daniel (v1-3) The 3rd year of Cyrus was 536 BC. In the 1st year of Cyrus (538BC), he gave a decree to allow the Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple (Ezra 1). The reason why Daniel mourned for three weeks was probably he learned that … Read more
Seventy Shabuwa Reading of the Book of Jeremiah (v1-3) v1: The 1st year of Darius is 539BC v2: God had foretell Daniel regarding the fall of Babylon in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (ch 2), in Daniel’s dream of four beasts (ch 7). Actually Isaiah and Jeremiah had already prophesied the falls on Babylon. That may be the … Read more
Daniel’s Dream of Four Beasts Chapter 7 and 8 happened during the reign of Belshazzar, which happened between chapter 4 and chapter 5 (v1). The great sea (v2) was referring to Mediterranean sea. To the ancient world, it represented the nations of the world. This chapter prophesied six kingdoms in human history: Babylon – Lion with eagle wings … Read more
Lion’s Den Daniel Was Appointed As the Highest Ruler in Persia (v1-3) v1: Bible students in general agree there are two possibility of who Darius the Mede was. First, Darius was the title of a man called Gubaru, whom was appointed by King Cyrus as ruler of the city of Babylon. Second, Darius refers to … Read more
