In Jeremiah, chapter one, verse eight, “Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.” Jeremiah was only a youth at the time of his call; he experienced intense anxiety and fear at the awesome thought of speaking the word of the Lord to the elders of […]
In Jeremiah, chapter one, verse five, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.” Before Jeremiah was born, God had already determined that he would be a prophet. Just as God had
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In Jeremiah, chapter one, verse one, “The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin.” Jeremiah, called by God to be a prophet to the southern kingdom of Judah. His ministry spanned the last forty years, including the days immediately before the destruction of
In Isaiah, chapter sixty-six, verses twenty-two through twenty-four, “For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain. And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another,
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In Isaiah, chapter sixty-six, verses eighteen to twenty-one, beginning with the opening, “For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.” Believers from all nations will be gathered to see the glory of God. Having survived the
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In Isaiah, chapter sixty-six, verse fifteen, “For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.” When God establishes Jerusalem and the Messianic kingdom, He will also come with judgment upon His enemies. The Lord will come
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In Isaiah, chapter sixty-six, verses seven through fourteen, “Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a manchild,” from the opening theme. Isaiah envisions the rebirth of Israel as God’s people during the Messianic kingdom; the rebirth will be remarkably quick and will bring joy, as in verse ten,
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In Isaiah, chapter sixty-six, verse three, “He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have
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In Isaiah, chapter sixty-six, verse two, “For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.” God is not impressed with the splendor of any
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In Isaiah, chapter sixty-five, verses seventeen through twenty-five, this prophecy foresees God’s future kingdom on earth. Isaiah blends the age of eternity, where sin and death will be no more, with the Messianic age that precedes it. “For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor
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