In Jeremiah, chapter one, verse eleven, “Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.” In ancient times, the almond tree was the first tree to bud in the spring in Israel. The vision implied two things: The Word […]
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In Jeremiah one, verse ten, “See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.” Jeremiah’s message contained elements of both judgment and restoration; However, because of his place in Judah’s history,
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In Jeremiah one, verse nine, “Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.” God assures Jeremiah that his prophetic message would be inspired by God; his words would be God’s words, as in Romans ten, verse eight,
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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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