Bible Reading: AUG31: Ezekiel 8-11
AUGUST 31 A year and two months after his call, Ezekiel was transported, in rapture, to Jerusalem, where God showed him the abhorrent idolatries being practiced in the Temple. Thus, in spite of warning after warning, and punishment after punishment,…
Bible Reading: AUG30: Ezekiel 4-7
AUGUST 30 The Book of Ezekiel is divided into three obvious sections, following the prophet’s call in chapters 1–3. (1) God’s judgment on Jerusalem (chapters 4–24); (2) God’s judgment on the surrounding nations (chapters 25–32); and (3) God’s restoration of…
Bible Reading: AUG29: Ezekiel 1-3
AUGUST 29 Ezekiel was a prophet of the captivity. He was carried to Babylon in 597 b.c., eleven years before Jerusalem was destroyed. He was the son of a Zadokite priest. His wife died the day the siege of Jerusalem…
Bible Reading: AUG28: Lamentations
AUGUST 28 In chapter 3 we see the heart-cry of a chastened people. In chapter 4 we see the horrors of the siege, and the fall of the city of Jerusalem. Her disaster is described in verses 1-20. The gold…
Bible Reading: AUG27: Lamentations
AUGUST 27 Jeremiah wrote the Book of Lamentations. The last chapter of the Book of Jeremiah should be read as an introduction to this book. A fitting prefix to the Book of Lamentations could be, “And it came to pass,…
Bible Reading: AUG26: Jeremiah 51-52
AUGUST 26 Chapter 51 continues the prophecy against Babylon. Verses 1- 5 tell us that Babylon would be mowed down and winnowed like grain. This is a common threshing figure indicating judgment. She was guilty of sin against the Holy…
Bible Reading: AUG25: Jeremiah 49-50
AUGUST 25 Chapter 49 records the prophecy against various nations. God predicted that Nebuchadnezzar would conquer Ammon, Edom, Syria, Hazor, and Elam. Later readings will disclose that he did conquer each of them as predicted. Chapter 50 records the fall…
Bible Reading: AUG24: Jeremiah 45-48
AUGUST 24 Chapter 46 describes the defeat of the Egyptian army at Carchemish (605 b.c.), in the middle period of Jeremiah’s life (verses 1-12), and a later prophecy that Nebuchadnezzar would invade Egypt (verses 13-26). Isaiah had prophesied of Assyrian…
Bible Reading: AUG23: Jeremiah 42-43
AUGUST 23 Chapter 43:8-13 records Jeremiah’s prediction of Nebuchadnezzar’s conquest of Egypt. This came true in 568 b.c., when Nebuchadnezzar invaded Egypt against Amasis. Archaeological notes, recorded by several Bible scholars, tell us that the site of Tahpahnes (verses 8-13)…
Bible Reading: AUG22: Jeremiah 38-41
AUGUST 22 In chapters 37 and 38 we read that Jeremiah was imprisoned on suspicion of being a traitor. Then, chapter 39 records the city of Jerusalem being burned, and the fate of Zedekiah. The Word of God, through Jeremiah,…