Tag: Jeremiah

Jeremiah 10 – 11 Graven images do not even have power to move themselves let alone power to do good or evil. We need not fear them but we should not place faith in them either. God is the former of all things. I’m not sure if that is meant as “the one who formed”…

Jeremiah 9 “They bend their tongues like bows for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth.” In other words, these are people who will do what it takes to preserve and defend a lie that they like but will easily discard truth if it does not fit their desires. “Let not the wise…

Jeremiah 8 When he says all those that remain of the families of the kings, princes, and priests of Israel shall chose death rather than life he could mean spiritual death as much as (or in place of) physical death by suicide.

Jeremiah 6 – 7 The Lord explicitly condemns the practice of worshiping a fertility goddess here. The people may well have reasoned that a goddess was an appropriate complement to their God. I believe the same condemnation applies today to those who would worship Heavenly Mother. Although we understand that Heavenly Father is not single…

Jeremiah 5 “Run through the streets of Jerusalem and see if you can find someone righteous. If you can I will pardon the whole city.” This sounds like what the Lord said of Sodom and Gomorrah. “They may say ‘the Lord liveth’ but they act as if there is no God.” “You chose to serve…

Jeremiah 4 When the Lord speaks of the tribes of Israel coming from the north countries he may not be talking as far north as we often think. I have heard speculation that this must mean Russia or some other country that is as far north as is inhabited. While that would be a fulfillment…

Jeremiah 3 This is an interesting description of a ministry to two nations where the iniquity in Israel is used in preaching to Judah and the iniquity in Judah is used in preaching to Israel.

Jeremiah 1 – 2 As I recall, Isaiah came about 100 years before Lehi and Jeremiah was in the days of Lehi. What happened in Israel between those two prophets? Jeremiah was warned as his ministry began that the people would fight against him and his words. Ht that the Lord would protect him in…