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Christopher Diebold
Sep 173 min read
From Secret Counsels to Eternal Glory
The final words of Jeremiah’s prophecy can seem like an afterthought. After narrating the devastating destruction of Jerusalem for most...
Christopher Diebold
Sep 103 min read
The One Arena for God's Works
The lengthy oracle against Babylon in Jeremiah 50-51 presents an encouraging picture for the exiled people of God because it declares...
Christopher Diebold
Sep 43 min read
Who's Your Deliverer?
Jeremiah 46 begins the final major section of this prophecy, in which Jeremiah proclaims oracles against the nations. The first nation to...
Christopher Diebold
Aug 293 min read
God's Word Spoken and Written
In Jeremiah 36, the prophet consciously describes the reception of God’s Word, its inscripturation, and its reception. This chapter is...
Christopher Diebold
Aug 203 min read
The Connection of the New Covenant with the Covenant of Works
In Jeremiah 31, in which we hear the promise of the new covenant, there are strong connections between the covenants that God had made...
Christopher Diebold
Aug 133 min read
Psalm 137 and Seeking the Welfare of the City
In Jeremiah 29, we read about a letter that Jeremiah sent to the exiles in Babylon in which the Lord encourages his people to be fruitful...
Christopher Diebold
Aug 83 min read
Why God's Word is So Important
Jeremiah 28 sets up a confrontation between two prophets and their proclamations. The reader of Jeremiah knows that Jeremiah is a true...
Jared Smith
Aug 13 min read
Communal Sinfulness
Jeremiah 17:9 is a familiar Scripture that is easily repeated out of context. Granted, even out of context, the gist of the verse is...
Jared Smith
Jul 253 min read
Disillusioned to Self-Pity
Sugar coating is not a feature within the Scriptures. The writers of Holy Writ do no pull punches on the ugly history of the people of...
Christopher Diebold
Jul 163 min read
Faith or Folly
The first half of Jeremiah 7 is often called the temple sermon because the Lord called his prophet to preach his word in the gate of his...
Jared Smith
Jul 112 min read
The Conditional Love of God
“God’s love is unconditional” is a phrase that we have all heard at one point in our Christian life. This “Christianese” is a very...
Christopher Diebold
Jul 23 min read
The Polemic of Jerusalem 5
The presentation of God’s truth over against the falsehood of the father of lies and his children can take many forms. Often times, an...
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