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Ezekiel 10:18 “Then the glory of the LORD went out from the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubim.” This verse comes near the end of the chapter which describes the Glory of the LORD leaving the temple. It is a sad day for the people of Israel…

Ezekiel   Ezekiel 1:7 “And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.” Refusing to listen to God is an ancient problem of mankind, not just Israel and Judah. It had not improved any when Jesus began his ministry.…

Lamentations 5:15, 16 “The joy of our hearts has ceased; our dancing has been turned to mourning. The crown has fallen from our head; woe to us, for we have sinned!” Lamentations is a sad book as it reveals the heartfelt sadness of a prophet who is powerless to change…

Lamentations Lamentations 3:22-24 “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. The LORD is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in him.” In the midst of lamenting the fate of Jerusalem…

Jeremiah 50:31 “Behold, I am against you, O proud one, declares the Lord God of hosts, for your day has come, the time when I will punish you.” The scriptures are replete with warnings against pride. James says God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (4:17). The…

Jeremiah 46:17 “Call the name of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, ‘Noisy one who lets the hour go by.’” We have read of American Indians who give names based on deeds or traits, but we may not have expected a prophet to use such language. Pharaoh apparently is all noise and…

Jeremiah 38:20 “Jeremiah said, “You shall not be given to them. Obey now the voice of the LORD in what I say to you, and it shall be well with you, and your life shall be spared.” Poor Zedekiah, caught between a rock and a hard place. Afraid of the…

Jeremiah 36:23 “As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king would cut them off with a knife and throw them into the fire in the fire pot, until the entire scroll was consumed in the fire that was in the fire pot.” God instructed Jeremiah to write the words…

Jeremiah 32:17 “Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.” The human race has grown in its knowledge and understanding of the universe and all we call science. For…

Jeremiah 31:31 “‘Behold, the days are coming,’ declares the LORD, ‘when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them…