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Lamentations 3 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com With their own hands, compassionate women have cooked their own children. Verse 10. There is famine. Jerusalem’s punishment is more than Sodom’s punishment! Sodom and Gomorrah’s case was better because there stood in Abraham an intercessor and Lot was saved. But here both priests and prophets top the list of sinners.ContinueContinue reading “Lamentations 3 Commentary”

Lamentations 2 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Let not the laments of this book bore the saint. Life is like that for mankind. Often it isn’t enough to simply say one is in trouble. You have a medical situation that doesn’t want to respond to any medication. Your income is dwindling. Your projects are failing despite your veryContinueContinue reading “Lamentations 2 Commentary”

Lamentations 1 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com There is a place for lamentations in the saint’s life. This fact we know because of the Book of Lamentations. Lamenting, yes, we always do it. We must do it. We know humanity once lived under the abundance and care of the Creator God in the Garden of Peace and tranquility.ContinueContinue reading “Lamentations 1 Commentary”

Jeremiah 52 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com There are striking similarities between Jeremiah 52 and second Kings 25 leading many to believe the two volumes were authored by the same person. That makes Jeremiah a continuation of the history of rebellion against God by Israel. It all comes to an end when the nation is scattered to Babylon.JeremiahContinueContinue reading “Jeremiah 52 Commentary”

Jeremiah 51 Commentary http://www.lovingsscripture.com For encouraging Judah to surrender to Nebuchadnezzar and for predicting success for Babylonia, Jeremiah was highly respected by the Nebuchadnezzar and his officials. We doubt if Jeremiah would receive gifts from the Babylonians for this prophecy! Probably all of Jeremiah’s tormentors were dead by the time this message was delivered toContinueContinue reading “Jeremiah 51 Commentary”

Jeremiah 50 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Jeremiah winds down with chapters 50, 51, and 52. It is a complex book in terms of the flow of events but the message itself is delivered in the simplest of forms. We all can understand it.Jeremiah is a book of Judgments – what the LORD called ‘uprooting’. Not appearing infrequentlyContinueContinue reading “Jeremiah 50 Commentary”

Jeremiah 49 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Verse 1 says it all. Where are the men of Israel? Is there no one to defend their land? Why have they let the people who worship Molech take their land? Sad, indeed. But look at it again and see the details. The LORD isn’t calling for war against the aggressors.ContinueContinue reading “Jeremiah 49 Commentary”

Jeremiah 48 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Verse 7: Moab’s god Chemosh will go into exile just like Israel’s golden-calf god at Bethel went into exile. The same rule is applied globally. For trusting in her own strength, for being very proud, and for the sin of rebellion, Moab will be destroyed. Verse 11 gives us the pictureContinueContinue reading “Jeremiah 48 Commentary”

Jeremiah 47 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Remember Goliath, a Philistine during the times of King Saul and David? Even today Goliath is one term in common use, referring to huge problems that an individual can possibly face. During the times of Samson, the Philistines ruled the land. King David would subdue them but only temporarily. But theContinueContinue reading “Jeremiah 47 Commentary”

Jeremiah 46 Commentary http://www.lovingscripture.com Chapter 46 is a sequel to Chapter 45. In chapter 45, the LORD indicated to Baruch that he would judge the entire earth, uprooting what He had planted, and effectively telling Baruch to be less ‘ambitious’. More like, why are you planting when I’m out uprooting?Coming first is Egypt. It representsContinueContinue reading “Jeremiah 46 Commentary”