Jeremiah

History is the best commentary upon prophecy. Therefore, for the better understanding of Jeremiah’s prophecies which related to the destruction...

Shortly after King Nebuchadnezzar had taken King Jeconiah into captivity to Babylon, and established Josiah’s son Zedekiah as a vassal-king...

In this chapter and the one which follows, we have the prophet’s foretelling of the Lord’s judgments upon Babylon. It is put last among...

Ammon, the brother-nation of the Moabites (Gen. 19:37), was doomed to share their fate. The destruction of Moab was foretold in the last...

The prophet’s next words concerning one of Judah’s heathen neighbors was against the nation of Moab. The Moabites occupied the territory east...

The Philistines occupied the coast of Palestine, and their capital was Gaza; and they are the next of the heathen nations against whom Jeremiah...

In the foregoing prophecies and history, we learned how judgment began at the house of God; but now we shall find that it did not end there. In...

This short chapter contains a special word that was given from the Lord to Jeremiah’s secretary, Baruch – apparently not long after he had...

It seems that the Jews were probably received with kindness in Egypt; for before very long, they had settled down in different towns –...

In the foregoing chapter, Jeremiah had faithfully delivered his message from God; and by that message, the case was made so very plain that one...

“Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses and trust in chariots because they are many; and in horsemen because they are...

It is a very tragic story that is related in this chapter, and it goes to show that evil does indeed pursue sinners. The black cloud that was...

We have witnessed the fall of Jerusalem and seen the captives marched off to Babylon; and now, in this chapter and the four following ones, we...

The melancholy story of the fall of Jerusalem is what is before us in this chapter; and it serves to disprove the lies of the flattering false...

Here in this chapter, we find the Lord’s prophet exposed to even more sorrows. King Zedekiah had permitted him to be confined in the court of...

In this chapter, we have yet another example of the faithfulness of the Lord’s words to all generations. From chapter 34, we will recall how...

When people are bent upon following an evil course, and are resolved to follow it, the Lord gives them up to the delusions of their own hearts....

The march of Nebuchadnezzar’s army against Jerusalem was preceded by incursions of Syrians, Moabites, and Ammonites. Up the valleys swept these...

In this chapter, we have two messages which God delivered through Jeremiah. The first of them was to foretell the fate of King Zedekiah of...

The theme of this chapter is much the same as that of the foregoing one – namely, to confirm the promise of the restoration of the Jews to...