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Tag Archives: Jeremiah
Deuteronomy 28 Blessings and Curses
Deuteronomy 28: 1-14 Blessings for Obedience 1 If you will only obey the LORD your God, by diligently observing all his commandments that I am commanding you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Curse, Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy 28, Jeremiah
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Deuteronomy 24: Divorce, Purity and Justice
Deuteronomy 24:1-5 Divorce, Remarriage and Wedded Bliss 1 Suppose a man enters into marriage with a woman, but she does not please him because he finds something objectionable about her, and so he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts … Continue reading
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Tagged Deuteronomy 24, divorce, economically vulnerable, Jeremiah, Justice, Purity
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Mark’s Portrait of Jesus and the World He Lived In: Part 3
Mark’s Portrait of Jesus and the World He Lived In: Part 3 Second Temple Judaism: Pharisees, Sadducees and Zealots, oh my The time of Jesus’ ministry takes place within a time scholars call Second Temple Judaism. Second Temple Judaism is … Continue reading
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Tagged Essenes, Gospel of Mark, Jeremiah, Pharisees, Saducees, Second Temple Judaism, Zealots
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Jeremiah 39: The City Falls
Jeremiah 39: 1-10 The Destruction of Jerusalem In the ninth year of King Zedekiah of Judah, in the tenth month, King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it; 2 in the eleventh year of … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylonian Exile, Ebed-Melech, Jeremiah, Jeremiah 39, Nebuzaradan, Psalm 137
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Jeremiah 37: The People Who Do Not Hear
Jeremiah 37: 1-10 A Failure to Listen Zedekiah son of Josiah, whom King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon made king in the land of Judah, succeeded Coniah son of Jehoiakim. 2 But neither he nor his servants nor the people of … Continue reading
Jeremiah 35: The Example of the Rechabites
Jeremiah 35: 1-11: If You Offer a Rechabite a Drink The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah: 2 Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak … Continue reading
Jeremiah 25- Drinking the Cup of Wrath
Jeremiah 25: 1-14- The Voice of Frustration 1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah (that was the first year of King Nebuchadrezzar … Continue reading
