Today's Reading:Lamentations 3:36-66Lamentations 4Lamentations 5:1-22 The ending of Lamentations 5:22 reads, “unless you have utterly rejected us and are angry with us beyond measure.” This ending from Jeremiah (or whoever wrote the book) was honest, unfinished, and very human. He...
Today's Reading:Lamentations 1Lamentations 2Lamentations 3:1-36 In the book of Lamentations, the author painted a dark scene to show the turmoil that the people were living in, so dark it can hurt our own hearts to read. Physically, the people’s eyes were dry from crying, stomachs...
Today's Reading: There is no reading today, but you can use this time to catch up on any days that you may have missed this week. Click here to access prior days. He set fire to the temple of the Lord, the royal palace and all the houses of Jerusalem. Every...
Today's Reading:Jeremiah 51Psalm 137 The Bible can be confusing with names, places, and empires. Here is a quick review of Babylon, Chaldeans, and Neo-Babylon that may help. When Jeremiah, 2 Kings, and Daniel talk about “Babylon” or the “Chaldeans”, they almost always...
Today's Reading:Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 50 God gives grace and mercy at His will. His goal is always for restoration with His people. In the oracles of judgment in Jeremiah, the Lord gave a few surprising promises. Moab, Ammon, and Elam were all given grace when He declared, “I will...
Today's Reading:Jeremiah 45Jeremiah 46Jeremiah 47Jeremiah 48 Jeremiah gave his scribe, Baruch, words of encouragement. Back in chapter 36, Baruch had written Jeremiah’s prophecies, and chapter 45 would have fit well there. The king later sliced up and burned the scroll. Baruch cried out...
Today's Reading:Obadiah 1Psalm 82Psalm 83 The ancient readers would have understood the topography of the time. Even while declaring judgment on Edom, God still had hope for His people. They knew the eastern red-rock cliffs and terrain of Edom with the high mountain fortress near Petra where...
Today's Reading:Jeremiah 41Jeremiah 42Jeremiah 43Jeremiah 44 God spoke to the remnant and reminded them that they had been burning incense and worshipping other gods they never really knew. Why now were they doing the same thing down in Egypt? They would leave no remnant, and so God said...
Today's Reading:2 Kings 242 Kings 252 Chronicles 36:1-21Jeremiah 52 Yes, we skipped a few chapters of Jeremiah, but we will return to them in a few days, and in 2 Chronicles, the last two verses are saved for another time. Awel-Marduk was the son of King Nebuchadnezzar. He became the king of...
Today's Reading: There is no reading today, but you can use this time to catch up on any days that you may have missed this week. Click here to access prior days. But if I say, “I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name,” his word is in my heart like a...
