Today we move back into Ezekiel, who has been in exile for 12 years. Word has reached him that the city of Jerusalem has fallen. He begins to preach again to the exiles, reminding them of what landed them in their current circumstances but includes a message of hope for all of us who find …
Read-Through-The-Bible [08.31.19]
Today we finish up Jeremiah, ending with passages from chapters 40-44. It’s rather a complicated end. Nebuchadnezzar has placed Gedaliah in charge of the remnant left in Judah. He is assassinated by Ishmael, because the people do not want to listen to his advice to settle down in what’s left of the land. Ishmael doesn’t …
Read-Through-The-Bible [08.30.19]
Today finished up Lamentations (chapters 3-5). This little book is one long poem, and it makes my heart sad. It’s a terrible place to be…to know that you are in dire circumstances and a place of hopelessness, realizing that it is your own poor choices that landed you there! That’s enough to depress you, but …
Read-Through-The-Bible [08.29.19]
Today’s read took us to the first two chapters of Lamentations. This poem is attributed to Jeremiah, although no author is referenced. The first chapter describes Jerusalem’s misery, but the second chapter is what struck me the most today, as it leaves no doubt the source of that misery. Whenever we read the Bible, our …
Read-Through-The-Bible [08.28.19]
2 Kings 25, Jeremiah 39, 40 and 52 all describe the fall of Jerusalem at the hand of Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC. For many, many people, it was the worst day ever. After four months of famine and siege, the walls are broken down and the Babylonian armies overrun the beautiful city which should have …
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