Daily Thoughts From God's Word

Jeremiah to King Zedekiah:  “Obey now the voice of the Lord in what I say to you, and it shall be well with you, and your life shall be...

In chapter 31, Jeremiah told about the new covenant that God would make with his people.  In chapter 32, the hopeful focus continues as...

Hananiah was a false prophet who declared that, within two years, God would break Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon, and that those who had been...

“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal...

Just a note that Jeremiah neither married nor had children (16:2).  This was to emphasize that the coming judgment would be so severe...

Chapter 13 begins a number of the “parables of Jeremiah.”  The ruined loincloth pictured the spoiling of the pride of Judah and...

Jeremiah:  a singular, lone voice; faithful; persevering; telling the truth.  Here, however, is no calloused, hard-hearted truth teller: ...

Again, right at the beginning of my reading, a short phrase stands out to me:  “Stand in the gate . . . and proclaim there this word”...

I suspect that all of us are quite familiar with the prophet Jeremiah and his call to the prophetic ministry.  In the call narrative, a...

The closing chapters of the book of Isaiah are full of hope for the nation of Israel.  And, as usual, the good tidings are wrapped up in...

In these chapters, Isaiah describes a future glorious reality for Israel.  But so much of this sounds like heaven, also.  “The sun shall...

Chapter 49 begins with one of Isaiah's “Servant Songs” (there are 4: 42:1-9; 49:1-13; 50:4-9; 52:13-53:12). His ministry: he will...

The Lord says of Israel and her idols:   To whom will you liken me and make me equal,       and compare me, that we may be alike? Those...

“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people” (40:1), the Lord instructed Isaiah.  So long in exile, and sufficiently disciplined – “She has...

Chapters 36-39 tell the story of one man, Hezekiah, who actually was a good leader.  He certainly was not perfect.  He tended to lean on...