August 2026

In Jeremiah, chapter eight, verses eighteen through twenty-two, ” When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.” These words reveal the prophet’s profound grief over the sin and the destruction of God’s people. He is torn by his loyalty to God and his deep ties to the people; he is […]

In Jeremiah, chapter eight, verse twelve, “Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? Nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.” The people had reached a stage of apostasy

In Jeremiah, chapter eight, verse seven, “Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.” The people were ignorant of God’s law. Moreover, their leaders so distorted the Word

In Jeremiah, chapter eight, verses one to two, “At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves:

In Jeremiah, chapter eight, verses one through twenty-two, Jeremiah refers to the impending desolation of Judah and Jerusalem as if it had already occurred. Their fate would be the result of the people’s stubborn rebellion and sin, as in chapter seven, verse twenty-four. “But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in the

In Jeremiah, chapter seven, verse twelve, “But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.” Shiloh, about eighteen miles north of Jerusalem, housed the tabernacle during the time of the judges,

In Jeremiah, chapter seven, verse eleven, “Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD.” Robbers often used a den to hide in and plan their next crime. Jeremiah adopted this picture to depict people who come to

In Jeremiah, chapter seven, verses nine to ten, “Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all

In Jeremiah, chapter seven, verse three, “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.” God gives yet another call to the people to repent of their evil ways. However, as long as they believed, they were secure

In Jeremiah, chapter six, verses one through thirty, is a chapter that describes the great destruction soon to be inflicted upon Jerusalem and its impenitent people; this word was fulfilled in Jeremiah’s lifetime. Jeremiah both warned Judah and Jerusalem, calling them to repentance. If the people would only turn to God and renew their covenant