Journal Through the Bible: Week 69 Wednesday

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Jeremiah chapter 3

God used Israel and marital infidelity as examples to teach Judah of her sin. This chapter closes with Jeremiah's admission of guilt.

Does God issue any commands?

• God commanded Jeremiah to go preach to the people living in the north.
• The people in the north were to be commanded to repent and return to their God. Those that would do so would be brought safely to Zion.

Does God make any promises?

• God promised mercy to those who will repent and return to Him. 
• God promised that His capital will be in Jerusalem.
• God promised that He would be known as "My Father."

Does this chapter teach anything about Jesus?

• The doctrine of turning from sin in repentance and toward God is taught in this passage. It was through the visuals of the sacrifices that the people had been taught about the atoning blood of Jesus. And it was this doctrine from which they turned away.
• Jesus is the LORD whose throne will be in Jerusalem.
• Jesus is the first to publicly acknowledge God as His Father. He led those who believe on Him to do so also!

Does this chapter teach anything about yet-future events?

• This passage teaches that those who repent and return to God their creator will be housed safely in Zion. This is also the teaching of Revelation.
• When the righteous people of God are safely in Zion God will give pastors (shepherds) to feed them with knowledge and understanding. 
• In those days no one will regard the Ark of the Covenant because its usage will be complete. It taught of the redemption and mercy of God. Those present will already have experienced the redemption and mercy of God. 
• In those days Jerusalem will be called the throne of the LORD. People of all nations shall gather there. Also, Israel and Judah would no longer be divided.

Journal Through the Bible: Week 69 Tuesday

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Jeremiah chapter 2

Jeremiah's sermon to Judah concerning their willful disobedience.

Does God issue any commands?

• God sent Jeremiah to Jerusalem to tell them that He remembered His beloved city when she was young and faithful.
• The heavens are to be astonished at the way the people of God changed their glory for that which does not profit. (Perhaps God meant the angels or the righteous who had already gone to Heaven were astonished at what had happened to the once-glorious nation?)

Does God make any promises?

• Even though God was angry with Judah, He promised to devour everyone that offended Israel.
• The people had turned their backs on God in order to worship idols made from tree stumps and stones so He would no longer help them to prosper.

Does this chapter teach anything about Jesus?

• When describing how He led the Children of Israel out of Egypt and through the desert God said He led them through the shadow of death. Jesus is the Shepherd that leads us through the Valley of the Shadow of Death in which all of His children live during their natural lives.
• Jesus is the fountain of Living Water.

Does this chapter teach anything about yet-future events?

• God's promise to devour everyone that offends Israel. That promise is still in effect and God never forgets His promises! Someday all the fighting in that region will be settled, not by the world powers  but by The World Power.
• When God led Israel into the Promised Land He brought them into a good land plentiful with fruit and everything else that they required. However, since they were sinful people they soon defiled God's land. One day God's children will inhabit the Promised Land where the fruit is plentiful and everything that is required will be abundantly provided but in that land there will be no defilement because the sins of the inhabitants have been washed away by the blood of the Lamb, God Himself.

TAKE TIME: June 2-7, 2014 Schedule

Introduction: God gave Jeremiah more information concerning the approaching captivity of Judah and told him to warn others. God was the master of using object lessons to get His point across! At least one man did not like the preaching of Jeremiah and conspired to kill him!

 Assignment:

• Monday - Jeremiah 7:1-8:3
• Tuesday - Jeremiah 8:4-9:8
• Wednesday - Jeremiah 9:9-10:18
• Thursday - Jeremiah 10:19-11:23
• Friday - Jeremiah chapter 12
• Saturday - Jeremiah chapter 13

Memory Verse

The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt; I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered?  Jeremiah 8:20-22

Prayer Journal (ACTS)

• Adoration - Praise God for being a patient Teacher. Some lessons are often hard for the student to absorb.
• Confession - Ask God to reveal hidden sin in your life and then confess it.
• Thanksgiving - Thank God for any answers to your prayers.
• Supplication - What are your prayer requests this week? List them for future reference so that you can see how God answers.

Search the Scriptures

Look for references for each of the following:

• Promises that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?
• References that either refer to or infer something about future events.
• What does this passage teach about Jesus?
• Commandments that God made and to whom He made them. Do they apply to you?

Putting the Word into Action

Wicked men try to stop the mouths of those who warn them of the need to repent. Remember to pray this week for pastors, including those imprisoned for sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Pray for religious freedom around the world!

Journal Through the Bible: Week 69 Monday

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Jeremiah chapter 1

Does God issue any commands?

• God called Jeremiah to be a prophet even before Jeremiah's mother had even conceived him! (v.5)
• God told Jeremiah not to make excuses but to say whatever God commanded him to say.
• God told Jeremiah not to be afraid.
• God requires Jeremiah to tell Him what he sees.
• God told Jeremiah to gird up his loins and speak all that God would command him to speak.

Does God make any promises?

• God promised to be with Jeremiah to deliver him.
• Using the visions of the almond branch and the boiling pot God explained that the time was rapidly approaching when a nation from the north would attach Judah.
• The kings, princes, priests, and people would fight against the words of Jeremiah but God promised to be with him and deliver him from them.

Does this chapter teach anything about Jesus?

• God physically put out His hand and touched the lips of Jeremiah. God in human flesh is Jesus.

Does this chapter teach anything about yet-future events?

• Not that I identified.