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Wednesday May 13 Continuing on Jeremiah 31, 30 and 32
107 thoughts on “Wednesday May 13 Continuing on Jeremiah 31, 30 and 32”
Jeremiah 31 World English Bible (WEB)
31 “At that time,” says Yahweh, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
2 Yahweh says, “The people who survive the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”
3 Yahweh appeared of old to me, saying,
“Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.
4 I will build you again,
and you will be built, O virgin of Israel.
You will again be adorned with your tambourines,
and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.
5 Again you will plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria.
The planters will plant,
and will enjoy its fruit.
6 For there will be a day that the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim cry,
‘Arise! Let’s go up to Zion to Yahweh our God.’”
7 For Yahweh says,
“Sing with gladness for Jacob,
and shout for the chief of the nations.
Publish, praise, and say,
‘Yahweh, save your people,
the remnant of Israel!’
8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country,
and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth,
along with the blind and the lame,
the woman with child and her who travails with child together.
They will return as a great company.
9 They will come with weeping.
I will lead them with petitions.
I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters,
in a straight way in which they won’t stumble;
for I am a father to Israel.
Ephraim is my firstborn.
10 “Hear Yahweh’s word, you nations,
and declare it in the distant islands. Say,
‘He who scattered Israel will gather him,
and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.’
11 For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob,
and redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.
12 They will come and sing in the height of Zion,
and will flow to the goodness of Yahweh,
to the grain, to the new wine, to the oil,
and to the young of the flock and of the herd.
Their soul will be as a watered garden.
They will not sorrow any more at all.
13 Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance;
the young men and the old together;
for I will turn their mourning into joy,
and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
14 I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness,
and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.
Hi Wendy! I should have posted right away. I prayed with him.. it took 15 minutes and then he was completely well and no mention of it since. Got caught up in our day and forgot. So sorry.
Vs9 I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they shall not stumble; That is such a beautiful picture of the Father taking care of His children.
Wendy
This reminds me of Psalm 23. So beautiful. Being a restful river is equally important. I think of how turbulent my home feels when I am agitated or anyone in our home is agitated. I was reminded this weekend of how essential beauty and restfulness are in a home envirnoment
This reminds me of the Exodus. God leads us by the most direct route we can handle. Sometimes to our perception it seems random or contradictory, but He is always working leading us in the way that we are able to follow Him through. The Red Sea crossing was the alternative to having to face human hostility and possible war so God took them through the sea. Love that God knows are strengths and weaknesses and is our constant help in our time of need (Psalm 46)
vs 3 “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.
4 I will build you again,”
What an amazing promise. How many times in life do we feel broken and smashed by life and by our own internal struggles. This is so very reassuring. This also reminds me of how I must represent the Lord to others. He draws us with his loving kindness.
Romans 2:4 World English Bible (WEB)
4 Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
Yes I agree with you Lisa about how we represent Jesus to others. I heard someone once say that you don’t see people lined up outside of churches to get in and be told they are going to hell. That is funny, but also true. Love draws people in so much more than judging them. Knowing we are loved with an everlasting love impacts us so much more than hearing about all the judgements. I want to be righteous because of His love and my love for Him, not because I am afraid of the judgements. I love to do things for Rob because I love him not because I am afraid of him.
Wendy
Verses 3 and4: I have loved you with everlasting love therefor I have drawn you with loving kindness. I will build you again.
This gives us hope that OUr loving God will bring us through this crisis our world is in. CC
This whole chapter is such a wonderful picture of those that belong to Him, (that He Himself scattered throughout the earth) RETURNING.Puts me in mind of the many Jews right now returning to Israel…responding to the call of the Spirit. KC
vs 6. I so look forward to taking up residence in Zion…. with all of my children. I love this picture. We know that God will make His dwelling with us in the New Earth. Kingdom Key: Never losing track of our true citizenship in the midst of living in a foreign land.
12 They will come and sing in the height of Zion,
and will flow to the goodness of Yahweh,
to the grain, to the new wine, to the oil,
and to the young of the flock and of the herd.
Their soul will be as a watered garden.
They will not sorrow any more at all.
13 Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance;
the young men and the old together;
for I will turn their mourning into joy,
and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
14 I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness,
and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.
So much here. I love this reversal that we will flow to God, instead of away from Him as we are while in this world.. the current there draws us to Him and no longer away from Him… The imagery of the wine and oil here.. blood of eternal life and Holy Spirit outpouring… perhaps the grain represents the body of Christ as in the Lord’s table… This imagery of the sould being a well watered garden… satiated with fatness… Perhaps one of the most elusive things in this world is truth to be truly satisfied… utterly content. Such a picture… eternally, utterly content.
I love the image that He who scattered them will gather them and keep them like a shepherd does his flock. That is so illustrative of how merciful our God is. He has rescued Jacob from him who was stronger than he was. There it is again, God being the rescuer like we read on Friday in the Psalm. And then He turns their mourning into joy, like wiping away every tear from Revelations.
We have so many things to be joyful about now, but it is so wonderful to read about how much greater it will be.
Wendy
vs 10. The Lord is my Shepherd. As a mama, I can relate to this, I am endlessly finding my wayward flock who have lost focus and have wandered off to do ??? It is a constant battle. This reminds me to be thankful for the Lord’s faithfulness in gathering me back constantly as I wander from His plans and am drawn away by the distractions of the world
Yes and I had 4 brothers …and its so wonderful to look back and see the things that were being laid and sewn in our hearts by the spirit of God,,.so much for us just by singing words of scripture. Didn’t realize how powerful the scriptures rehearsed and sung as a ‘performing ‘family’ were actually laying a foundation and pouring something into our hearts. So great full for those things now even though I probably resented a lot of it at the time.KC
“A voice is heard in Ramah,
lamentation and bitter weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children.
She refuses to be comforted for her children,
because they are no more.”
16 Yahweh says:
“Refrain your voice from weeping,
and your eyes from tears;
for your work will be rewarded,” says Yahweh.
“They will come again from the land of the enemy.
17 There is hope for your latter end,” says Yahweh.
“Your children will come again to their own territory.
18 “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving thus,
‘You have chastised me,
and I was chastised, as an untrained calf.
Turn me, and I will be turned;
for you are Yahweh my God.
19 Surely after that I was turned.
I repented.
After that I was instructed.
I struck my thigh.
I was ashamed, yes, even confounded,
because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
20 Is Ephraim my dear son?
Is he a darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I still earnestly remember him.
therefore my heart yearns for him.
I will surely have mercy on him,” says Yahweh.
21 “Set up road signs.
Make guideposts.
Set your heart toward the highway,
even the way by which you went.
Turn again, virgin of Israel.
Turn again to these your cities.
22 How long will you go here and there,
you backsliding daughter?
For Yahweh has created a new thing in the earth:
a woman will encompass a man.”
20 Is Ephraim my dear son?
Is he a darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I still earnestly remember him.
therefore my heart yearns for him.
I will surely have mercy on him,” says Yahweh.
This reveals so much of †he character of God. Faithful, long-suffering and a Loving Father.
Rob
Ministers to a homeschooling mama’s heart. I have to speak to my children so so often.. and it is flowing out of a place of yearning for them to have a good life.
vs 15-17… these are of great comfort to a mother who has been separated by death from her children. A promise of a happy reunion.. of restoration.. that even the enemy of death cannot hold the children of the righteous from them.
Yes! “Refrain your voice from weeping,
and your eyes from tears;
for your work will be rewarded,” says Yahweh.
“They will come again from the land of the enemy.
17 There is hope for your latter end,” says Yahweh.
“Your children will come again to their own territory.
Much comfort here for what looks ‘scattered ‘ or on a wrong path. I carry hope in my heart for my children to return to a knowledge of their true identity.KC
Such a wonderful anticipation for things to come! This is the Word I woke up to this morning… ANTICIPATE!!! We are reading such GOOD and GREAT news in these chapters! I want to live this way, with great expectation for healing and abundance and restoration!KC
vs 21. LOL I cannot tell you how much this blesses me and what a beautiful confirmation this is of our training program for our children. I did not know this verse was here and yet God laid on my heart to create signposts to remind them that there are forever two roads in front of them. If you want to check it out, you can see it here. https://healinganddiscipleship.com/signposts-and-pause-for-discipling-the-younger-ones-character-training-tools/
23 Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Yet again they will use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I reverse their captivity: ‘Yahweh bless you, habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness.’ 24 Judah and all its cities will dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks. 25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
26 On this I awakened, and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.
27 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of animal. 28 It will happen that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” says Yahweh. 29 “In those days they will say no more,
“‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
30 But everyone will die for his own iniquity. Every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be set on edge.
l. 28 It will happen that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” says Yahweh. 29 “In those days they will say no more,
These are all the Faithful things God does and walks us through as we walk in Him, with His HEART to totally restore us and build us back to a fruitful garden. He has to break things down within us ,overthrow, destroy things and afflict us until we are a fertile field. Knowing Him and His heart as He deals with us gives us the perspective we need, when we encounter what looks like ‘ troubles’ ( which He has promised we would have in this world) but they take on a whole different meaning when we know that we know we are not of this world.
31 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh,
“that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel,
and with the house of Judah:
32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt;
which covenant of mine they broke,
although I was a husband to them,” says Yahweh.
33 “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,”
says Yahweh:
“I will put my law in their inward parts,
and I will write it in their heart.
I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
34 They will no longer each teach his neighbor,
and every man teach his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’
for they will all know me,
from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh:
“for I will forgive their iniquity,
and I will remember their sin no more.”
35 Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day,
and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night,
who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar;
Yahweh of Armies is his name, says:
36 “If these ordinances depart from before me,” says Yahweh,
“then the offspring of Israel also will cease from being a nation before me forever.”
37 Yahweh says: “If heaven above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath,
then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done,” says Yahweh.
38 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that the city will be built to Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner. 39 The measuring line will go out further straight onward to the hill Gareb, and will turn toward Goah. 40 The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, will be holy to Yahweh. It will not be plucked up or thrown down any more forever.”
33 “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,”
says Yahweh:
“I will put my law in their inward parts,
and I will write it in their heart.
I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
34 They will no longer each teach his neighbor,
and every man teach his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’
for they will all know me,
from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh:
“for I will forgive their iniquity,
and I will remember their sin no more.”
Is repeated a number of times in New Testament in Hebrews etc. but one in Revelation 21:3 that reveals much.
KJ “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”
So essential that we differentiate and realize which covenant (s) pertain to us and that it is us and not God who determines which Covenant we partake of.
35 Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day,
and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night,
who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar;
Yahweh of Armies is his name, says:
36 “If these ordinances depart from before me,” says Yahweh,
“then the offspring of Israel also will cease from being a nation before me forever.”
37 Yahweh says: “If heaven above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath,
then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done,” says Yahweh.
Oh yes ..a new nature, totally drawn to Him like a magnet ,not drawn away by any distraction or temptation to do our own thing. This is the ‘normal’ we were created for and Yeshua died for ! This is SO awesome!KC
vs 35. I love these constant reminders that God created EVERYTHING. Nothing is too hard or even difficult for Him. Creating the Universe did not cause “one light bulb to dim in heaven”. God is infinite and limitless in His capacity. These verses bring things back into perspective for me and remind me that I am human and so limited in my own human perception and capacity. Only in Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit can I grasp the truths of God. These will always take me beyond what my senses and human logic can comprehend and grasp.
Goofy order here. I realized that really we need Jeremiah 30 in here too.
Jeremiah 30 World English Bible (WEB)
30 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, 2 “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book. 3 For, behold, the days come,’ says Yahweh, ‘that I will reverse the captivity of my people Israel and Judah,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
4 These are the words that Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah. 5 For Yahweh says:
“We have heard a voice of trembling;
a voice of fear, and not of peace.
6 Ask now, and see whether a man travails with child.
Why do I see every man with his hands on his waist, as a woman in travail,
and all faces are turned pale?
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it.
It is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;
but he will be saved out of it.
8 It will come to pass in that day, says Yahweh of Armies, that I will break his yoke from off your neck,
and will burst your bonds.
Strangers will no more make them their bondservants;
9 but they will serve Yahweh their God,
and David their king,
whom I will raise up to them.
10 Therefore don’t be afraid, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh.
Don’t be dismayed, Israel.
For, behold, I will save you from afar,
and save your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob will return,
and will be quiet and at ease.
No one will make him afraid.
11 For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you;
for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you,
but I will not make a full end of you;
but I will correct you in measure,
and will in no way leave you unpunished.”
11 For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you;
for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you,
but I will not make a full end of you;
but I will correct you in measure,
and will in no way leave you unpunished.”
This is encouraging in that He will save, but also some trepidation that He will not leave us unpunished.
Wendy
Good Morning! It is lovely almost to the point of distraction outside. The warm weather and greening bursting forth of colour is just so enticing. Love the intense beauty of God’s creation
vs 3. I will reverse their captivity. So encouraging. I believe with my whole heart that Jesus came to restore / reverse/ redeem absolutely every single element of the fall. God longs for us to take up our place in His Creation that He originally planned for us.
Also the imagery of possessing the land. What a distinction. I think many are presently possessed by the land. A complete reversal of God’s will and intentions.
Michael Heiser, a Bible and Ancient Language scholar stated in “Supernatural”
We think of heaven as a place where we’ll live with God and His angels – his divine family. Thats the way it was originally intended to be, and the way it will be. Its no coincidence that the Bible ends with heaven come back to earth in a new, global Eden (Rev 21-22)
Break your yokes and burst your bonds… I love that it is clearly a picture of God setting us free, not us freeing ourselves. How heavy is that burden when we think that we are our own saviour. Yes, Him being Lord and Saviour, Him bearing the weight of my ongoing redemption and my total deliverance is an area that I still wrestly with. I feel I have to constantly take the old yoke of striving and human effort off and cast it at His feet. I know I have fallen back into human effort when frustration, anger, shame, condemnation, guilt, hopelessness sneak in. I am so encouraged when I walk in the revelation that He is doing the work in me when instead of trying harder, I turn to Him more often and seek Him more constantly and ask for His help more readily.
Practical application:
1. Spend daily time in the Word especially meditating on who God is and who He says we are
2. When I fall short, instead of beating myself up and making a list or otherwise trying to make myself into the likeness of Christ, I can simply turn to Him, thank Him that He is giving me new desires and abilities even now. Thank Him for His mercy and His grace and express sincere gratitude for His very present help in this moment
3. Apologize to those who were affecte by the sin or missed mark. Something about being totally accountable to God and others expedites the process immensely.
Yes this is the way of walking with Him!KC He’s able to change our responses when we fall short. I want to walk with this awareness that when I am weak , and needy … and OK with that He is is STRONG and Glorified in and through me! KC
Reminds me of Psalm 121:1-2 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? 2. My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
So thankful for that help, can never do it on my own. That was so clear when raising children and remains clear now.
Wendy
vs 10. We simply cannot be alive and too far away from God to be saved, except for perhaps the unpardonable sin. Again the imagery of saving our offspring from captivity… a return to quietness and ease. If Kingdom is now in me, than these are available to me right now. No fear and quietness and ease. Such a radically different picture than the one I have in my habits and routines. Brings to mind Martha and Mary. There was clearly “stuff” that needed done and that was all that Martha could see. Mary could see the more “needful” part. Oh Lord, please help me to see through Mary’s eyes and heart.
vs 11. I will make a full end to the nations… WOW! Who needs to worry about enemies when God is our Father and Protector. The language here is very interesting. We see both the love and just nature of God expressed. Yes, people are called to “reap” and face what they have sown but also promised that with the correction comes the promise to never fully destroy and to bring us back in. I do see this in my own life. The further I drift, the more uncomfortable life gets and then something happens that brings me back on track. God is SO SO SO faithful.
“for I am with you, to save you” WOW WOW WOW. So need to “practice” living in the revelation that God is with me to save me” I think this is what I will be meditating on this month. “You are with me and are saving me”
Yes it is always so impactful about Him saving me, when I stop and think about it. Want to think about it more, I think that is a good thing to mediate on this month too.
Wendy
“Your hurt is incurable.
Your wound is grievous.
13 There is no one to plead your cause,
that you may be bound up.
You have no healing medicines.
14 All your lovers have forgotten you.
They don’t seek you.
For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy,
with the chastisement of a cruel one,
for the greatness of your iniquity,
because your sins were increased.
15 Why do you cry over your injury?
Your pain is incurable.
For the greatness of your iniquity,
because your sins have increased,
I have done these things to you.
16 Therefore all those who devour you will be devoured.
All your adversaries, everyone of them, will go into captivity.
Those who plunder you will be plunder.
I will make all who prey on you become prey.
17 For I will restore health to you,
and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh;
“because they have called you an outcast,
saying, ‘It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.’”
18 Yahweh says:
“Behold, I will reverse the captivity of Jacob’s tents,
and have compassion on his dwelling places.
The city will be built on its own hill,
and the palace will be inhabited in its own place.
19 Thanksgiving will proceed out of them
with the voice of those who make merry.
I will multiply them,
and they will not be few;
I will also glorify them,
and they will not be small.
20 Their children also will be as before,
and their congregation will be established before me.
I will punish all who oppress them.
21 Their prince will be one of them,
and their ruler will proceed from among them.
I will cause him to draw near,
and he will approach me;
for who is he who has had boldness to approach me?” says Yahweh.
22 “You shall be my people,
and I will be your God.
23 Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out,
a sweeping storm:
it will burst on the head of the wicked.
24 The fierce anger of Yahweh will not return until he has accomplished,
and until he has performed the intentions of his heart.
In the latter days you will understand it.”
I have done these things to you.
16 Therefore all those who devour you will be devoured.
All your adversaries, everyone of them, will go into captivity.
Those who plunder you will be plunder.
I will make all who prey on you become prey.
17 For I will restore health to you,
and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh;
“because they have called you an outcast,
saying, ‘It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.’”
Another example of God moving on multiple levels for different results in each level.
Awesome God!!!
Rob
I see the theme again that God is going to prey on those who prey on us, basically those who come after God’s beloved are making an adversary of God. With conspiracy theories abounding along with media headlines that reveal that the world is shifting in a direction that is startling to the heart and flesh, this is immensely reassuring.
vs 17. “I will restore you to health” Again AWESOME!!! Reminds me of Proverbs 4:20-22. God truly is the source of my complete restoration. He has plainly promised it right here. These deep, seemingly incurable wounds will all be healed. My God is so GOOD! Praise You Eternal! Praise You Jehovah Rapha!!!!!!
Haha , exactly what I was about to copy and paste but you did it first! Awesome awesome God who is taking care and moving as a perfect friend , King, and judge! So worthy to be praised!❤️🙌🏻KC
vs 12-15… I don’t know that I have personally met anyone who is truly free from this sickness, heart pain, sorrow or grief described here. An incurable ache or source of suffering that no human help has truly helped. Just hearing these feelings and emotions expressed reveals the deep compassion of the Lord. I find it very comforting that He knows all of my struggles and sorrows and cares about them deeply. To know that someone understands helps.
I remember hearing a Word once declaring that God is going to bring a healing without SCARS! I love to meditate on His thorough intentions to wipe away even the memory of ever having been wounded or hurt! KC
vs 17. “Zion that no man seeks after” NT Seek ye first the Kingdom… God’s place is such an expression of Him. Love the imagery in the OT. My soul pants for the courts of God. Oh Lord, give me such a longing for your courts, for the New Jerusalem, for Zion. I remember when my grandparents had both died, some letters were shared with the families that my Grandfather had written during the war. It was super sweet to hear the words written to a Sweetheart back home. It makes me think of the many stories that I have heard of men and women being able to endure the atrocities of war by thinking on the sweet things that they have to return to. I see this plainly in Christ.
Hebrews 12:1-3 World English Bible (WEB)
12 Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.
vs 19… Merry, mutliplied, glorified… Seriously so encouraging. Not at all the image so many associate with Christ. “Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” So easy for us to get so heavy and so serious…the Kingdom is a place of joy, peace, contentmet and glory. YES!!!
vs 21. “their prince will be one of them” so many layers to this. Jesus stripped Himself of entitlements, rights, of painfree living, of His knowledge, potentially of His power to perform miracles… etc He chose to be born (conceived and carried and birthed) as a fully human child. Born into massive persecution, a childhood of one born out of wedlock with a murderous ruler intent on his life. The accounts are so brief but if we take time to picture the horror of this time.. little babes torn from their families to be ruthlessly killed…. and Jesus being the intended prey in all of this. I wonder at how the “flight into Egypt” actually looked. Were the calm and serene or fighting with human emotions and fears…
Quite something that the Lord’s anger and wrath is always very intentional and purposeful. It comes only because it will accomplish something good and beneficial. God is perfectly good. He was perfectly good when everyone but Noah’s family drowned in the flood. Truly His ways are higher than ours.
Good Morning. I was reading through all the posts from Monday. So cool. I am so happy to see the sun today and look forward to a nice walk later.
Wendy
Jeremiah 32 World English Bible (WEB)
32 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2 Now at that time the king of Babylon’s army was besieging Jerusalem. Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy, and say, ‘Yahweh says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it; 4 and Zedekiah king of Judah won’t escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes will see his eyes; 5 and he will bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him,” says Yahweh: “though you fight with the Chaldeans, you will not prosper?”’”
6 Jeremiah said, “Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 7 ‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.”’”
8 “So Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the guard according to Yahweh’s word, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption is yours. Buy it for yourself.’
3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy, and say, ‘Yahweh says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it; 4 and Zedekiah king of Judah won’t escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon,
I guess the king didn’t like what Jeremiah had to say to him.
Rob
I think it is so common for leaders, people in positions of human authority to feel entitled to have people say only good things to them. We can take the “name is and claim it” ideas to the same extreme and start rebuking parents for warning their children about the potential ramifications of harmful choices that they are making. God’s prophet’s do not only say things that are encouraging, they say things that encourage the right actions and right course.
Proverbs 27:5 World English Bible (WEB)
5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
Revelation 3:19 World English Bible (WEB)
19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
The Shepherding movement in the 70s ushered in some confusion on this level. Scripture is very plain. Blind guides will lead others into the same ditches that they themselves are in. This is one of those razor edge places in our walk. Yes, we have to honour the governments and leader appointed in our land, but ultimately we answer to the Lord and must put His Word above every other authority on the earth. Walking this out takes discernment, love and wisdom.
“Then I knew that this was Yahweh’s word. 9 I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. 10 I signed the deed, sealed it, called witnesses, and weighed the money in the balances to him. 11 So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open; 12 and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard.
13 “I commanded Baruch before them, saying, 14 Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.’ 15 For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Houses and fields and vineyards will yet again be bought in this land.’
16 Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to Yahweh, saying,
17 “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you. 18 You show loving kindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them. The great, the mighty God, Yahweh of Armies is your name: 19 great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings; 20 who performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, both in Israel and among other men; and made yourself a name, as it is today; 21 and brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, with wonders, with a strong hand, with an outstretched arm, and with great terror; 22 and gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. 23 They came in and possessed it, but they didn’t obey your voice and didn’t walk in your law. They have done nothing of all that you commanded them to do. Therefore you have caused all this evil to come upon them.
24 “Behold, siege ramps have come to the city to take it. The city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword, of the famine, and of the pestilence. What you have spoken has happened. Behold, you see it. 25 You have said to me, Lord Yahweh, ‘Buy the field for money, and call witnesses;’ whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.”
17 “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you. 18 You show loving kindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them. The great, the mighty God, Yahweh of Armies is your name: 19 great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings; 20 who performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, both in Israel and among other men; and made yourself a name, as it is today; 21 and brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, with wonders, with a strong hand, with an outstretched arm, and with great terror; 22 and gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.
If this prayer is an example of sweet Incense and pleasing to the Lord .. it tells me God loves when we remind Him of all the great things He has done in the past! KC
26 Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying, 27 “Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me? 28 Therefore Yahweh says: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will take it. 29 The Chaldeans, who fight against this city, will come and set this city on fire, and burn it with the houses on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal, and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.
30 “For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only that which was evil in my sight from their youth; for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, says Yahweh. 31 For this city has been to me a provocation of my anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even to this day, so that I should remove it from before my face, 32 because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger: they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33 They have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. Although I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction. 34 But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it. 35 They built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through fire to Molech, which I didn’t command them. It didn’t even come into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.”
36 Now therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says concerning this city, about which you say, “It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:” 37 “Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them in my anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again to this place. I will cause them to dwell safely. 38 Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. 39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. 41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
42 For Yahweh says: “Just as I have brought all this great evil on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them. 43 Fields will be bought in this land, about which you say, ‘It is desolate, without man or animal. It is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ 44 Men will buy fields for money, sign the deeds, seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will cause their captivity to be reversed,” says Yahweh.
37 “Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them in my anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again to this place. I will cause them to dwell safely. 38 Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. 39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. 41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
That just breaks my heart and humbles me. His wrath and judgement and His Love, Long-suffering and Faithfulness is overwhelming to me. He is God Almighty to be in awe of and to be Loved and Worshipped.
Rob
It seems that no matter how angry God was with the Israelites, after He spoke of their punishment he always spoke of their redemption and His great love for them. It is very encouraging that even though He might become very angry with me that He still loves me and is planning all the wonderful things that He and I will do. Like a very good parent. I remember as a parent it was sometimes very hurtful to have to give discipline to our children, but it in no way affected my love for them and always wanted to get past the punishment and get back to enjoying each other again and not being separated. He teaches us how to be a good parent out of His own Father’s heart. So thankful for His Father’s heart for us.
37 “Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them in my anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again to this place. I will cause them to dwell safely. 38 Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. 39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. 41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
He has and is re- creating within me a new heart with the total ability to love, worship and serve Him completely with no desire to sin! … He is doing it! So awesome is He that he would have these kind intentions towards us!KC
Yes there is just so so much to take in and let wash over me how amazing He is and how thankful I am that He called me and that I listened.
Blessings on your day all. What a day to be alive.
Love, Wendy❤️
Healing and Discipleship 
Jeremiah 31 World English Bible (WEB)
31 “At that time,” says Yahweh, “I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.”
2 Yahweh says, “The people who survive the sword found favor in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.”
3 Yahweh appeared of old to me, saying,
“Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.
4 I will build you again,
and you will be built, O virgin of Israel.
You will again be adorned with your tambourines,
and will go out in the dances of those who make merry.
5 Again you will plant vineyards on the mountains of Samaria.
The planters will plant,
and will enjoy its fruit.
6 For there will be a day that the watchmen on the hills of Ephraim cry,
‘Arise! Let’s go up to Zion to Yahweh our God.’”
7 For Yahweh says,
“Sing with gladness for Jacob,
and shout for the chief of the nations.
Publish, praise, and say,
‘Yahweh, save your people,
the remnant of Israel!’
8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country,
and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth,
along with the blind and the lame,
the woman with child and her who travails with child together.
They will return as a great company.
9 They will come with weeping.
I will lead them with petitions.
I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters,
in a straight way in which they won’t stumble;
for I am a father to Israel.
Ephraim is my firstborn.
10 “Hear Yahweh’s word, you nations,
and declare it in the distant islands. Say,
‘He who scattered Israel will gather him,
and keep him, as a shepherd does his flock.’
11 For Yahweh has ransomed Jacob,
and redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.
12 They will come and sing in the height of Zion,
and will flow to the goodness of Yahweh,
to the grain, to the new wine, to the oil,
and to the young of the flock and of the herd.
Their soul will be as a watered garden.
They will not sorrow any more at all.
13 Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance;
the young men and the old together;
for I will turn their mourning into joy,
and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
14 I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness,
and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.
Good morning loved ones. How is little J, Lisa? Was praying for him and you.
Wendy
Hi Wendy! I should have posted right away. I prayed with him.. it took 15 minutes and then he was completely well and no mention of it since. Got caught up in our day and forgot. So sorry.
No worries, just glad that he is feeling better. ❤️
Wendy
Vs9 I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they shall not stumble; That is such a beautiful picture of the Father taking care of His children.
Wendy
This reminds me of Psalm 23. So beautiful. Being a restful river is equally important. I think of how turbulent my home feels when I am agitated or anyone in our home is agitated. I was reminded this weekend of how essential beauty and restfulness are in a home envirnoment
This reminds me of the Exodus. God leads us by the most direct route we can handle. Sometimes to our perception it seems random or contradictory, but He is always working leading us in the way that we are able to follow Him through. The Red Sea crossing was the alternative to having to face human hostility and possible war so God took them through the sea. Love that God knows are strengths and weaknesses and is our constant help in our time of need (Psalm 46)
Good morning everyone!KC
vs 1. Love that little world all. So encompassing.
Yes, yes. He is always so ready to say all. Just like John 3:16 For God so (greatly) loved and dearly prized the world,….) amp.
Wendy
vs 3 “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love.
Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness.
4 I will build you again,”
What an amazing promise. How many times in life do we feel broken and smashed by life and by our own internal struggles. This is so very reassuring. This also reminds me of how I must represent the Lord to others. He draws us with his loving kindness.
Romans 2:4 World English Bible (WEB)
4 Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
I am loved with an everlasting love… WOW!!!!
Yes I agree with you Lisa about how we represent Jesus to others. I heard someone once say that you don’t see people lined up outside of churches to get in and be told they are going to hell. That is funny, but also true. Love draws people in so much more than judging them. Knowing we are loved with an everlasting love impacts us so much more than hearing about all the judgements. I want to be righteous because of His love and my love for Him, not because I am afraid of the judgements. I love to do things for Rob because I love him not because I am afraid of him.
Wendy
Verses 3 and4: I have loved you with everlasting love therefor I have drawn you with loving kindness. I will build you again.
This gives us hope that OUr loving God will bring us through this crisis our world is in. CC
Amen!
This whole chapter is such a wonderful picture of those that belong to Him, (that He Himself scattered throughout the earth) RETURNING.Puts me in mind of the many Jews right now returning to Israel…responding to the call of the Spirit. KC
Amen. WR
TOTAL REDEMPTION!!!! Praise God!!!!
vs 6. I so look forward to taking up residence in Zion…. with all of my children. I love this picture. We know that God will make His dwelling with us in the New Earth. Kingdom Key: Never losing track of our true citizenship in the midst of living in a foreign land.
I agree wholeheartedly!!!
Rob
12 They will come and sing in the height of Zion,
and will flow to the goodness of Yahweh,
to the grain, to the new wine, to the oil,
and to the young of the flock and of the herd.
Their soul will be as a watered garden.
They will not sorrow any more at all.
13 Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance;
the young men and the old together;
for I will turn their mourning into joy,
and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
14 I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness,
and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.
So much here. I love this reversal that we will flow to God, instead of away from Him as we are while in this world.. the current there draws us to Him and no longer away from Him… The imagery of the wine and oil here.. blood of eternal life and Holy Spirit outpouring… perhaps the grain represents the body of Christ as in the Lord’s table… This imagery of the sould being a well watered garden… satiated with fatness… Perhaps one of the most elusive things in this world is truth to be truly satisfied… utterly content. Such a picture… eternally, utterly content.
I love the image that He who scattered them will gather them and keep them like a shepherd does his flock. That is so illustrative of how merciful our God is. He has rescued Jacob from him who was stronger than he was. There it is again, God being the rescuer like we read on Friday in the Psalm. And then He turns their mourning into joy, like wiping away every tear from Revelations.
We have so many things to be joyful about now, but it is so wonderful to read about how much greater it will be.
Wendy
Amen ! So many promises being fulfilled ,so much tender loved poured out to us in these chapters, revealing His passion for us!KC
Amen!!! He is so so faithful
vs 10. The Lord is my Shepherd. As a mama, I can relate to this, I am endlessly finding my wayward flock who have lost focus and have wandered off to do ??? It is a constant battle. This reminds me to be thankful for the Lord’s faithfulness in gathering me back constantly as I wander from His plans and am drawn away by the distractions of the world
Haha yes I can relate and remember having 4 boys running around.
Wendy
Yes and I had 4 brothers …and its so wonderful to look back and see the things that were being laid and sewn in our hearts by the spirit of God,,.so much for us just by singing words of scripture. Didn’t realize how powerful the scriptures rehearsed and sung as a ‘performing ‘family’ were actually laying a foundation and pouring something into our hearts. So great full for those things now even though I probably resented a lot of it at the time.KC
15 Yahweh says:
“A voice is heard in Ramah,
lamentation and bitter weeping,
Rachel weeping for her children.
She refuses to be comforted for her children,
because they are no more.”
16 Yahweh says:
“Refrain your voice from weeping,
and your eyes from tears;
for your work will be rewarded,” says Yahweh.
“They will come again from the land of the enemy.
17 There is hope for your latter end,” says Yahweh.
“Your children will come again to their own territory.
18 “I have surely heard Ephraim grieving thus,
‘You have chastised me,
and I was chastised, as an untrained calf.
Turn me, and I will be turned;
for you are Yahweh my God.
19 Surely after that I was turned.
I repented.
After that I was instructed.
I struck my thigh.
I was ashamed, yes, even confounded,
because I bore the reproach of my youth.’
20 Is Ephraim my dear son?
Is he a darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I still earnestly remember him.
therefore my heart yearns for him.
I will surely have mercy on him,” says Yahweh.
21 “Set up road signs.
Make guideposts.
Set your heart toward the highway,
even the way by which you went.
Turn again, virgin of Israel.
Turn again to these your cities.
22 How long will you go here and there,
you backsliding daughter?
For Yahweh has created a new thing in the earth:
a woman will encompass a man.”
20 Is Ephraim my dear son?
Is he a darling child?
For as often as I speak against him,
I still earnestly remember him.
therefore my heart yearns for him.
I will surely have mercy on him,” says Yahweh.
This reveals so much of †he character of God. Faithful, long-suffering and a Loving Father.
Rob
Ministers to a homeschooling mama’s heart. I have to speak to my children so so often.. and it is flowing out of a place of yearning for them to have a good life.
vs 15-17… these are of great comfort to a mother who has been separated by death from her children. A promise of a happy reunion.. of restoration.. that even the enemy of death cannot hold the children of the righteous from them.
Also I think it is great comfort for a woman whose child or children have maybe gone down the seemingly wrong path.
Wendy
Yes! “Refrain your voice from weeping,
and your eyes from tears;
for your work will be rewarded,” says Yahweh.
“They will come again from the land of the enemy.
17 There is hope for your latter end,” says Yahweh.
“Your children will come again to their own territory.
Much comfort here for what looks ‘scattered ‘ or on a wrong path. I carry hope in my heart for my children to return to a knowledge of their true identity.KC
Such a wonderful anticipation for things to come! This is the Word I woke up to this morning… ANTICIPATE!!! We are reading such GOOD and GREAT news in these chapters! I want to live this way, with great expectation for healing and abundance and restoration!KC
vs 21. LOL I cannot tell you how much this blesses me and what a beautiful confirmation this is of our training program for our children. I did not know this verse was here and yet God laid on my heart to create signposts to remind them that there are forever two roads in front of them. If you want to check it out, you can see it here. https://healinganddiscipleship.com/signposts-and-pause-for-discipling-the-younger-ones-character-training-tools/
23 Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Yet again they will use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I reverse their captivity: ‘Yahweh bless you, habitation of righteousness, mountain of holiness.’ 24 Judah and all its cities will dwell therein together, the farmers, and those who go about with flocks. 25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.”
26 On this I awakened, and saw; and my sleep was sweet to me.
27 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of animal. 28 It will happen that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” says Yahweh. 29 “In those days they will say no more,
“‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,
and the children’s teeth are set on edge.’
30 But everyone will die for his own iniquity. Every man who eats the sour grapes, his teeth will be set on edge.
l. 28 It will happen that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” says Yahweh. 29 “In those days they will say no more,
These are all the Faithful things God does and walks us through as we walk in Him, with His HEART to totally restore us and build us back to a fruitful garden. He has to break things down within us ,overthrow, destroy things and afflict us until we are a fertile field. Knowing Him and His heart as He deals with us gives us the perspective we need, when we encounter what looks like ‘ troubles’ ( which He has promised we would have in this world) but they take on a whole different meaning when we know that we know we are not of this world.
Amen!
KC
vs 25.. satiated the weary soul and replenished every sorrowful soul
Proverbs 13:12 World English Bible (WEB)
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but when longing is fulfilled, it is a tree of life.
31 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh,
“that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel,
and with the house of Judah:
32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt;
which covenant of mine they broke,
although I was a husband to them,” says Yahweh.
33 “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,”
says Yahweh:
“I will put my law in their inward parts,
and I will write it in their heart.
I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
34 They will no longer each teach his neighbor,
and every man teach his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’
for they will all know me,
from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh:
“for I will forgive their iniquity,
and I will remember their sin no more.”
35 Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day,
and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night,
who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar;
Yahweh of Armies is his name, says:
36 “If these ordinances depart from before me,” says Yahweh,
“then the offspring of Israel also will cease from being a nation before me forever.”
37 Yahweh says: “If heaven above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath,
then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done,” says Yahweh.
38 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that the city will be built to Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner. 39 The measuring line will go out further straight onward to the hill Gareb, and will turn toward Goah. 40 The whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields to the brook Kidron, to the corner of the horse gate toward the east, will be holy to Yahweh. It will not be plucked up or thrown down any more forever.”
33 “But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,”
says Yahweh:
“I will put my law in their inward parts,
and I will write it in their heart.
I will be their God,
and they shall be my people.
34 They will no longer each teach his neighbor,
and every man teach his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’
for they will all know me,
from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh:
“for I will forgive their iniquity,
and I will remember their sin no more.”
Is repeated a number of times in New Testament in Hebrews etc. but one in Revelation 21:3 that reveals much.
KJ “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”
Love it!
Rob
So essential that we differentiate and realize which covenant (s) pertain to us and that it is us and not God who determines which Covenant we partake of.
35 Yahweh, who gives the sun for a light by day,
and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night,
who stirs up the sea, so that its waves roar;
Yahweh of Armies is his name, says:
36 “If these ordinances depart from before me,” says Yahweh,
“then the offspring of Israel also will cease from being a nation before me forever.”
37 Yahweh says: “If heaven above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath,
then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel for all that they have done,” says Yahweh.
Perplexing and disturbing.
Rob
Oh yes ..a new nature, totally drawn to Him like a magnet ,not drawn away by any distraction or temptation to do our own thing. This is the ‘normal’ we were created for and Yeshua died for ! This is SO awesome!KC
Referring to verse 33 KC
vs 38, the New Jerusalem in the New Earth. The home our whole heart and soul yearns to see and live in.
I find vs36&37 a bit confusing. Will have to delve into them deeper. They seem to be just thrown in there.
Wendy
LOL.. I took it as it meaning… that will never happen as what He made is unmeasurable… Let me know what you find out.
vs 35. I love these constant reminders that God created EVERYTHING. Nothing is too hard or even difficult for Him. Creating the Universe did not cause “one light bulb to dim in heaven”. God is infinite and limitless in His capacity. These verses bring things back into perspective for me and remind me that I am human and so limited in my own human perception and capacity. Only in Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit can I grasp the truths of God. These will always take me beyond what my senses and human logic can comprehend and grasp.
Goofy order here. I realized that really we need Jeremiah 30 in here too.
Jeremiah 30 World English Bible (WEB)
30 The word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, saying, 2 “Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book. 3 For, behold, the days come,’ says Yahweh, ‘that I will reverse the captivity of my people Israel and Judah,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they will possess it.’”
4 These are the words that Yahweh spoke concerning Israel and concerning Judah. 5 For Yahweh says:
“We have heard a voice of trembling;
a voice of fear, and not of peace.
6 Ask now, and see whether a man travails with child.
Why do I see every man with his hands on his waist, as a woman in travail,
and all faces are turned pale?
7 Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it.
It is even the time of Jacob’s trouble;
but he will be saved out of it.
8 It will come to pass in that day, says Yahweh of Armies, that I will break his yoke from off your neck,
and will burst your bonds.
Strangers will no more make them their bondservants;
9 but they will serve Yahweh their God,
and David their king,
whom I will raise up to them.
10 Therefore don’t be afraid, O Jacob my servant, says Yahweh.
Don’t be dismayed, Israel.
For, behold, I will save you from afar,
and save your offspring from the land of their captivity.
Jacob will return,
and will be quiet and at ease.
No one will make him afraid.
11 For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you;
for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you,
but I will not make a full end of you;
but I will correct you in measure,
and will in no way leave you unpunished.”
11 For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you;
for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you,
but I will not make a full end of you;
but I will correct you in measure,
and will in no way leave you unpunished.”
This is encouraging in that He will save, but also some trepidation that He will not leave us unpunished.
Wendy
Good Morning! It is lovely almost to the point of distraction outside. The warm weather and greening bursting forth of colour is just so enticing. Love the intense beauty of God’s creation
Yes .. beautiful!
vs 3. I will reverse their captivity. So encouraging. I believe with my whole heart that Jesus came to restore / reverse/ redeem absolutely every single element of the fall. God longs for us to take up our place in His Creation that He originally planned for us.
Also the imagery of possessing the land. What a distinction. I think many are presently possessed by the land. A complete reversal of God’s will and intentions.
Michael Heiser, a Bible and Ancient Language scholar stated in “Supernatural”
We think of heaven as a place where we’ll live with God and His angels – his divine family. Thats the way it was originally intended to be, and the way it will be. Its no coincidence that the Bible ends with heaven come back to earth in a new, global Eden (Rev 21-22)
Rob
Yes His heart to restore and bring great reversals are So apparent in these chapters!KC
Yes, i love that.
Wendy
Break your yokes and burst your bonds… I love that it is clearly a picture of God setting us free, not us freeing ourselves. How heavy is that burden when we think that we are our own saviour. Yes, Him being Lord and Saviour, Him bearing the weight of my ongoing redemption and my total deliverance is an area that I still wrestly with. I feel I have to constantly take the old yoke of striving and human effort off and cast it at His feet. I know I have fallen back into human effort when frustration, anger, shame, condemnation, guilt, hopelessness sneak in. I am so encouraged when I walk in the revelation that He is doing the work in me when instead of trying harder, I turn to Him more often and seek Him more constantly and ask for His help more readily.
Practical application:
1. Spend daily time in the Word especially meditating on who God is and who He says we are
2. When I fall short, instead of beating myself up and making a list or otherwise trying to make myself into the likeness of Christ, I can simply turn to Him, thank Him that He is giving me new desires and abilities even now. Thank Him for His mercy and His grace and express sincere gratitude for His very present help in this moment
3. Apologize to those who were affecte by the sin or missed mark. Something about being totally accountable to God and others expedites the process immensely.
Yes this is the way of walking with Him!KC He’s able to change our responses when we fall short. I want to walk with this awareness that when I am weak , and needy … and OK with that He is is STRONG and Glorified in and through me! KC
Amen and Amen!!!
Rob
Reminds me of Psalm 121:1-2 I will lift up my eyes to the mountains; From where shall my help come? 2. My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth.
So thankful for that help, can never do it on my own. That was so clear when raising children and remains clear now.
Wendy
vs 10. We simply cannot be alive and too far away from God to be saved, except for perhaps the unpardonable sin. Again the imagery of saving our offspring from captivity… a return to quietness and ease. If Kingdom is now in me, than these are available to me right now. No fear and quietness and ease. Such a radically different picture than the one I have in my habits and routines. Brings to mind Martha and Mary. There was clearly “stuff” that needed done and that was all that Martha could see. Mary could see the more “needful” part. Oh Lord, please help me to see through Mary’s eyes and heart.
Yes I echo that about Martha and Mary, Lisa.
Wendy
vs 11. I will make a full end to the nations… WOW! Who needs to worry about enemies when God is our Father and Protector. The language here is very interesting. We see both the love and just nature of God expressed. Yes, people are called to “reap” and face what they have sown but also promised that with the correction comes the promise to never fully destroy and to bring us back in. I do see this in my own life. The further I drift, the more uncomfortable life gets and then something happens that brings me back on track. God is SO SO SO faithful.
“for I am with you, to save you” WOW WOW WOW. So need to “practice” living in the revelation that God is with me to save me” I think this is what I will be meditating on this month. “You are with me and are saving me”
Yes it is always so impactful about Him saving me, when I stop and think about it. Want to think about it more, I think that is a good thing to mediate on this month too.
Wendy
Over and Over He declares.. “ I am FOR you… NOT against you!!KC
Jeremiah 30 WEB “12 For Yahweh says,
“Your hurt is incurable.
Your wound is grievous.
13 There is no one to plead your cause,
that you may be bound up.
You have no healing medicines.
14 All your lovers have forgotten you.
They don’t seek you.
For I have wounded you with the wound of an enemy,
with the chastisement of a cruel one,
for the greatness of your iniquity,
because your sins were increased.
15 Why do you cry over your injury?
Your pain is incurable.
For the greatness of your iniquity,
because your sins have increased,
I have done these things to you.
16 Therefore all those who devour you will be devoured.
All your adversaries, everyone of them, will go into captivity.
Those who plunder you will be plunder.
I will make all who prey on you become prey.
17 For I will restore health to you,
and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh;
“because they have called you an outcast,
saying, ‘It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.’”
18 Yahweh says:
“Behold, I will reverse the captivity of Jacob’s tents,
and have compassion on his dwelling places.
The city will be built on its own hill,
and the palace will be inhabited in its own place.
19 Thanksgiving will proceed out of them
with the voice of those who make merry.
I will multiply them,
and they will not be few;
I will also glorify them,
and they will not be small.
20 Their children also will be as before,
and their congregation will be established before me.
I will punish all who oppress them.
21 Their prince will be one of them,
and their ruler will proceed from among them.
I will cause him to draw near,
and he will approach me;
for who is he who has had boldness to approach me?” says Yahweh.
22 “You shall be my people,
and I will be your God.
23 Behold, Yahweh’s storm, his wrath, has gone out,
a sweeping storm:
it will burst on the head of the wicked.
24 The fierce anger of Yahweh will not return until he has accomplished,
and until he has performed the intentions of his heart.
In the latter days you will understand it.”
I have done these things to you.
16 Therefore all those who devour you will be devoured.
All your adversaries, everyone of them, will go into captivity.
Those who plunder you will be plunder.
I will make all who prey on you become prey.
17 For I will restore health to you,
and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh;
“because they have called you an outcast,
saying, ‘It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.’”
Another example of God moving on multiple levels for different results in each level.
Awesome God!!!
Rob
I see the theme again that God is going to prey on those who prey on us, basically those who come after God’s beloved are making an adversary of God. With conspiracy theories abounding along with media headlines that reveal that the world is shifting in a direction that is startling to the heart and flesh, this is immensely reassuring.
Amen! WR
vs 17. “I will restore you to health” Again AWESOME!!! Reminds me of Proverbs 4:20-22. God truly is the source of my complete restoration. He has plainly promised it right here. These deep, seemingly incurable wounds will all be healed. My God is so GOOD! Praise You Eternal! Praise You Jehovah Rapha!!!!!!
I love and claim, Vs17 “For I will restore Health to you and I will heal you of your wounds,” says Yahweh;
Yahweh says it so I can have this, it is His word.
Wendy
Haha , exactly what I was about to copy and paste but you did it first! Awesome awesome God who is taking care and moving as a perfect friend , King, and judge! So worthy to be praised!❤️🙌🏻KC
vs 12-15… I don’t know that I have personally met anyone who is truly free from this sickness, heart pain, sorrow or grief described here. An incurable ache or source of suffering that no human help has truly helped. Just hearing these feelings and emotions expressed reveals the deep compassion of the Lord. I find it very comforting that He knows all of my struggles and sorrows and cares about them deeply. To know that someone understands helps.
I remember hearing a Word once declaring that God is going to bring a healing without SCARS! I love to meditate on His thorough intentions to wipe away even the memory of ever having been wounded or hurt! KC
Yes and all will be restored to us that has been lost. Joel 2:18-27
Wendy
vs 17. “Zion that no man seeks after” NT Seek ye first the Kingdom… God’s place is such an expression of Him. Love the imagery in the OT. My soul pants for the courts of God. Oh Lord, give me such a longing for your courts, for the New Jerusalem, for Zion. I remember when my grandparents had both died, some letters were shared with the families that my Grandfather had written during the war. It was super sweet to hear the words written to a Sweetheart back home. It makes me think of the many stories that I have heard of men and women being able to endure the atrocities of war by thinking on the sweet things that they have to return to. I see this plainly in Christ.
Hebrews 12:1-3 World English Bible (WEB)
12 Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 For consider him who has endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, that you don’t grow weary, fainting in your souls.
LOL!!! 2nd thing to meditate on this week… able to endure anything for the joy set before me….
vs 19… Merry, mutliplied, glorified… Seriously so encouraging. Not at all the image so many associate with Christ. “Be of good cheer, I have overcome the world” So easy for us to get so heavy and so serious…the Kingdom is a place of joy, peace, contentmet and glory. YES!!!
vs 20 again, God will punish those who oppress His children. We have a guardian who watches over all of our comings and goings.
vs 21. “their prince will be one of them” so many layers to this. Jesus stripped Himself of entitlements, rights, of painfree living, of His knowledge, potentially of His power to perform miracles… etc He chose to be born (conceived and carried and birthed) as a fully human child. Born into massive persecution, a childhood of one born out of wedlock with a murderous ruler intent on his life. The accounts are so brief but if we take time to picture the horror of this time.. little babes torn from their families to be ruthlessly killed…. and Jesus being the intended prey in all of this. I wonder at how the “flight into Egypt” actually looked. Were the calm and serene or fighting with human emotions and fears…
Quite something that the Lord’s anger and wrath is always very intentional and purposeful. It comes only because it will accomplish something good and beneficial. God is perfectly good. He was perfectly good when everyone but Noah’s family drowned in the flood. Truly His ways are higher than ours.
Well said,Amen! KC
Have a blessed day all. Glad that the snow on May 11 has disappeared!!!! See you tomorrow at the Zoom bible study.
Wendy❤️
Good morning! Giving praise for a beautiful day out there! KC
Good Morning. I was reading through all the posts from Monday. So cool. I am so happy to see the sun today and look forward to a nice walk later.
Wendy
Hello! I am still working on Jeremiah 30… I will post Jeremiah 32
Jeremiah 32 World English Bible (WEB)
32 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from Yahweh in the tenth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, which was the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar. 2 Now at that time the king of Babylon’s army was besieging Jerusalem. Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah’s house.
3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy, and say, ‘Yahweh says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it; 4 and Zedekiah king of Judah won’t escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes will see his eyes; 5 and he will bring Zedekiah to Babylon, and he will be there until I visit him,” says Yahweh: “though you fight with the Chaldeans, you will not prosper?”’”
6 Jeremiah said, “Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 7 ‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field that is in Anathoth; for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.”’”
8 “So Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the guard according to Yahweh’s word, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption is yours. Buy it for yourself.’
3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, “Why do you prophesy, and say, ‘Yahweh says, “Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will take it; 4 and Zedekiah king of Judah won’t escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon,
I guess the king didn’t like what Jeremiah had to say to him.
Rob
I think it is so common for leaders, people in positions of human authority to feel entitled to have people say only good things to them. We can take the “name is and claim it” ideas to the same extreme and start rebuking parents for warning their children about the potential ramifications of harmful choices that they are making. God’s prophet’s do not only say things that are encouraging, they say things that encourage the right actions and right course.
Proverbs 27:5 World English Bible (WEB)
5 Better is open rebuke
than hidden love.
Revelation 3:19 World English Bible (WEB)
19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten. Be zealous therefore, and repent.
The Shepherding movement in the 70s ushered in some confusion on this level. Scripture is very plain. Blind guides will lead others into the same ditches that they themselves are in. This is one of those razor edge places in our walk. Yes, we have to honour the governments and leader appointed in our land, but ultimately we answer to the Lord and must put His Word above every other authority on the earth. Walking this out takes discernment, love and wisdom.
I’m wondering why this is posed as a question rather than a statement of what will happen. Thoughts?
“Then I knew that this was Yahweh’s word. 9 I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. 10 I signed the deed, sealed it, called witnesses, and weighed the money in the balances to him. 11 So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open; 12 and I delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the presence of Hanamel my uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses who signed the deed of the purchase, before all the Jews who sat in the court of the guard.
13 “I commanded Baruch before them, saying, 14 Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.’ 15 For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: ‘Houses and fields and vineyards will yet again be bought in this land.’
16 Now after I had delivered the deed of the purchase to Baruch the son of Neriah, I prayed to Yahweh, saying,
17 “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you. 18 You show loving kindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them. The great, the mighty God, Yahweh of Armies is your name: 19 great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings; 20 who performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, both in Israel and among other men; and made yourself a name, as it is today; 21 and brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, with wonders, with a strong hand, with an outstretched arm, and with great terror; 22 and gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey. 23 They came in and possessed it, but they didn’t obey your voice and didn’t walk in your law. They have done nothing of all that you commanded them to do. Therefore you have caused all this evil to come upon them.
24 “Behold, siege ramps have come to the city to take it. The city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans who fight against it, because of the sword, of the famine, and of the pestilence. What you have spoken has happened. Behold, you see it. 25 You have said to me, Lord Yahweh, ‘Buy the field for money, and call witnesses;’ whereas the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.”
17 “Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for you. 18 You show loving kindness to thousands, and repay the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them. The great, the mighty God, Yahweh of Armies is your name: 19 great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings; 20 who performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, even to this day, both in Israel and among other men; and made yourself a name, as it is today; 21 and brought your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, with wonders, with a strong hand, with an outstretched arm, and with great terror; 22 and gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.
If this prayer is an example of sweet Incense and pleasing to the Lord .. it tells me God loves when we remind Him of all the great things He has done in the past! KC
26 Then Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah, saying, 27 “Behold, I am Yahweh, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for me? 28 Therefore Yahweh says: Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the Chaldeans, and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will take it. 29 The Chaldeans, who fight against this city, will come and set this city on fire, and burn it with the houses on whose roofs they have offered incense to Baal, and poured out drink offerings to other gods, to provoke me to anger.
30 “For the children of Israel and the children of Judah have done only that which was evil in my sight from their youth; for the children of Israel have only provoked me to anger with the work of their hands, says Yahweh. 31 For this city has been to me a provocation of my anger and of my wrath from the day that they built it even to this day, so that I should remove it from before my face, 32 because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger: they, their kings, their princes, their priests, their prophets, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 33 They have turned their backs to me, and not their faces. Although I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not listened to receive instruction. 34 But they set their abominations in the house which is called by my name, to defile it. 35 They built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through fire to Molech, which I didn’t command them. It didn’t even come into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.”
36 Now therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says concerning this city, about which you say, “It is given into the hand of the king of Babylon by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence:” 37 “Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them in my anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again to this place. I will cause them to dwell safely. 38 Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. 39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. 41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
42 For Yahweh says: “Just as I have brought all this great evil on this people, so I will bring on them all the good that I have promised them. 43 Fields will be bought in this land, about which you say, ‘It is desolate, without man or animal. It is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.’ 44 Men will buy fields for money, sign the deeds, seal them, and call witnesses, in the land of Benjamin, and in the places around Jerusalem, in the cities of Judah, in the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, and in the cities of the South; for I will cause their captivity to be reversed,” says Yahweh.
37 “Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them in my anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again to this place. I will cause them to dwell safely. 38 Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. 39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. 41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
That just breaks my heart and humbles me. His wrath and judgement and His Love, Long-suffering and Faithfulness is overwhelming to me. He is God Almighty to be in awe of and to be Loved and Worshipped.
Rob
It seems that no matter how angry God was with the Israelites, after He spoke of their punishment he always spoke of their redemption and His great love for them. It is very encouraging that even though He might become very angry with me that He still loves me and is planning all the wonderful things that He and I will do. Like a very good parent. I remember as a parent it was sometimes very hurtful to have to give discipline to our children, but it in no way affected my love for them and always wanted to get past the punishment and get back to enjoying each other again and not being separated. He teaches us how to be a good parent out of His own Father’s heart. So thankful for His Father’s heart for us.
Wendy
37 “Behold, I will gather them out of all the countries where I have driven them in my anger, and in my wrath, and in great indignation; and I will bring them again to this place. I will cause them to dwell safely. 38 Then they will be my people, and I will be their God. 39 I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. 41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
He has and is re- creating within me a new heart with the total ability to love, worship and serve Him completely with no desire to sin! … He is doing it! So awesome is He that he would have these kind intentions towards us!KC
LOL!!! TOO much too much… more more more… so much in these verses, just so so much. Almost something jumps out in every line.
Blessings dear friends, on for tomorrow. We might go back to Revelation or possibly Esther.
Thank you Lisa! Going back to re read this whole thread and soak in the truths of His magnificence today!
Yes there is just so so much to take in and let wash over me how amazing He is and how thankful I am that He called me and that I listened.
Blessings on your day all. What a day to be alive.
Love, Wendy❤️