Day 215 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 3 August 2022 reflections
Day 215, 3 August 2022
1) Jeremiah 25:15-38,36,45.46
Jeremiah 25:15-38
The Cup of God's Wrath
15 (Ps 75:8; Isa 51:17) For thus says the Lord God of Israel to me:
Take the wine cup of this fury at My hand and cause all the nations
to whom I send you to drink it.
16 (Na 3:11; Jer 51:7) They will drink, and totter, and be mad,
because of the sword that I will send among them.
17 (Jer 1:10; 25:28) Then I took the cup from the hand of the Lord
and made all the nations, to whom the Lord had sent me, drink:
18 (Ps 60:3; Jer 24:9) Jerusalem and thecities of Judah and the kings
and the officials, to make them a desolation, an astonishment,
a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
19 (Jer 46:2; 46:13-26) Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants,
and his officials, and all his people;
20 (Job 1:1; Isa 20:1) and all the foreign people, and all the kings
of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines
(even Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);
21 (Jer 48:1-49:22; Ps 137:7)Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;
22 (Jer 47:4) and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon,
and the kings of the coastlands which are beyond the sea;
23 (Jer 9:26; 49:8) Dedan, and Tema, and Buz,
and all who cut the corners of their hair;
24 (2Ch 9:14; Jer 25:20) and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings
of the foreign people who dwell in the desert;
25 (Ge 10:22; Isa 11:11) and all the kings of Zimri,
and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
26 (Jer 51:41; 25:9) and all the kings of the north, far and near,
one with another; and all the kingdoms of the earth
which are upon the face of the earth,
and the king of Sheshak shall drink after them.
27 (Jer 25:16; Hab 2:16) Therefore you shall say to them,
Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
Drink and be drunk and spew and fall and rise no more because
of the sword which I will send among you.
28 (Job 34:33) It will be, if they refuse to take the cup
from your hand to drink, then you will say to them:
Thus says the Lord of Hosts: You shall certainly drink!
29 (Pr 11:31; Eze 38:21) For I am starting to bring calamity
on the city which is called by My name, and should you be utterly unpunished?
You shall not be unpunished. For I will call for a sword upon
all the inhabitants of the earth, says the Lord of Hosts.
30 (Joel 3:16; Am 1:2) Therefore prophesy against them all these words,
and say to them:
The Lord will roar from on high,
and utter His voice from His holy habitation;
He will mightily roar against His fold.
He will give a shout, as those who tread the grapes,
against all the inhabitants of the earth.
31 (Hos 4:1; Joel 3:2) A noise shall come even
to the remote parts of the earth,
for the Lord has a controversy with the nations;
He shall enter into judgment with all flesh.
He shall give those who are wicked to the sword,
says the Lord.
32 (Jer 23:19; Isa 34:2) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:
See, disaster shall go forth
from nation to nation,
and a great whirlwind shall be raised up
from the remote parts of the earth.
33 (Isa 66:16; Ps 79:3) The slain of the Lord on that day will be
from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth.
They will not be lamented or gathered or buried.
They will be as dung on the ground.
34 (Jer 6:26) Howl, you shepherds, and cry;
and wallow in the ashes, you leaders of the flock.
For the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished;
and you will fall like a choice vessel.
35 (Job 11:20; Am 2:14) The shepherds will have no way to flee,
nor the leaders of the flock to escape.
36 (Jer 4:8) A voice of the cry of the shepherds
and a howling of the leaders of the flock shall be heard,
for the Lord has devastated their pasture.
37 (Isa 27:10-11) The peaceable habitations are cut down
because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
38 (Jer 4:7; 5:6) He has left His lair as the lion;
for their land is desolate
because of the fierceness of the oppressor
and because of His fierce anger.
[15] For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of
this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to
drink it.
[16] And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword
that I will send among them.
[17] Then took I the cup at the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to
drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:
[18] To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and
the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing,
and a curse; as it is this day;
[19] Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his
people;
[20] And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and
all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and
Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,
[21] Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,
[22] And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings
of the isles which are beyond the sea,
[23] Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
[24] And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people
that dwell in the desert,
[25] And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the
kings of the Medes,
[26] And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all
the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the
king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
[27] Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the
God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no
more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
[28] And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink,
then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall
certainly drink.
[29] For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name,
and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will
call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of
hosts.
[30] Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto
them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy
habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a
shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the
earth.
[31] A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a
controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give
them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.
[32] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation
to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the
earth.
[33] And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the
earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented,
neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.
[34] Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye
principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your
dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
[35] And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the
flock to escape.
[36] A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of
the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.
[37] And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger
of the LORD.
[38] He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate
because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce
anger.
Jeremiah 36
Jeremiah's Scroll Is Burned
1 (Jer 25:1) In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
2 (Jer 30:2; 25:3; Ex 17:14) Take a scroll of a book, and write in it
all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel
and against Judah and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you,
from the days of Josiah, even to this day.
3 (Jer 18:8; 26:3; Eze 12:3) It may be that the house of Judah will hear
all the disaster which I intend to do to them, so that every man
may turn from his evil way; then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.
4 (Jer 32:12; 36:32) Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah.
And Baruch wrote on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah
all the words of the Lord which He had spoken to him.
5 (Jer 32:2; 33:1) Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying,
"I am shut in. I cannot go into the house of the Lord.
6 (Jer 36:8-9) Therefore go and read from the scroll that you have written
at my dictation the words of the Lord in the hearing of the people
in the house of the Lord on a fast day. And also you shall read them
in the ears of all Judah who come out of their cities.
7 (Jer 36:3; 2Ki 22:13) Perhaps their supplication will come before the Lord,
and everyone will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger
and the fury that the Lord has pronounced against this people."
8 (Jer 1:17) Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah
the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the Lord
in the house of the Lord.
9 (2Ch 20:3; Est 4:16) In the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, in the ninth month, they proclaimed a fast
before the Lord to all the people in Jerusalem and to all the people
who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem.
10 (Jer 36:11; 26:10) Then Baruch read from the book the words of Jeremiah
in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan
the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the New Gate of the house
of the Lord, in the ears of all the people.
11 When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard
out of the book all the words of the Lord,
12 (Jer 26:22; 2Ki 22:12) then he went down to the king's house,
into the scribe's chamber. And all the officials sat there, even Elishama
the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Akbor,
and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah,
and all the other officials.
13 (2Ki 22:10) Then Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard
when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
14 (Jer 36:2) Then all the officials sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah,
the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying,
"Take in your hand the scroll from which you have read in the ears
of the people and come." So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll
in his hand and came to them.
15 They said to him, "Sit down now, and read it in our ears."
So Baruch read it in their ears.
16 (Jer 13:18; 36:24) When they heard all the words, they turned to
one another in fear and said to Baruch, "We will surely tell the king
of all these words."
17 (Jn 9:15) They also asked Baruch, saying, "Tell us now, how did you write
all these words? Was it at his mouth?"
18 (Jer 36:4) Then Baruch answered them, "He pronounced all these words
to me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book."
19 (1Ki 17:3; 18:4) Then the officials said to Baruch, "Go hide, you
and Jeremiah, and let no man know where you are."
20 (Jer 36:12) Then they went to the king in the court, but they laid up
the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words
in the ears of the king.
21 (2Ki 22:10; 2Ch 34:18) So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the scroll,
and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it
in the ears of the king and in the ears of all the officials who stood
beside the king.
22 (Am 3:15) Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month,
and there was a fire burning on the hearth before him.
23 (1Ki 22:8; 22:27) As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king cut it
with a scribe's knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth,
until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
24 (Ps 36:1; Jer 36:16) Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their
garments, neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words.
25 (Ge 37:22; Jer 36:12) Although Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah
entreated the king not to burn the scroll, yet he would not listen to them.
26 (1Ki 19:1-3; 19:10) But the king commanded Jerahmeel
the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah
the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet.
But the Lord hid them.
Jeremiah and Baruch Rewrite the Scroll
27 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after the king had burned
the book and the words which Baruch had written at the mouth of Jeremiah,
saying:
28 (Zec 1:5-6) Take again another scroll and write in it all the former words
that were in the first book, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned.
29 (Isa 30:10; Jer 26:9) You shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah:
Thus says the Lord: You have burned this book, saying,
Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come
and destroy this land, and will cause man and beast to cease from here?
30 (Jer 22:30; 2Ki 24:12-15) Therefore thus says the Lord concerning
Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David.
And his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day
and the frost of the night.
31 (Pr 29:1; Jer 19:15) I will also punish him and his seed
and his servants for their iniquity. And I will bring upon them
and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem and upon the men of Judah
all the disaster that I have pronounced against them; but they did not listen.
32 (Jer 36:4; 36:18) Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it
to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah who wrote in it from the mouth
of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah
had burned in the fire. And there were added to them many like words.
Jeremiah 36
[1] And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[2] Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have
spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the
nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto
this day.
[3] It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose
to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I
may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
[4] Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the
mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him,
upon a roll of a book.
[5] And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into
the house of the LORD:
[6] Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my
mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD's house
upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah
that come out of their cities.
[7] It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will
return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that
the LORD hath pronounced against this people.
[8] And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the
prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the
LORD's house.
[9] And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the
LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from
the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.
[10] Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the
LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the
higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house, in the ears
of all the people.
[11] When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of
the book all the words of the LORD,
[12] Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber:
and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah
the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of
Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
[13] Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when
Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
[14] Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of
Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the
roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch
the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.
[15] And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So
Baruch read it in their ears.
[16] Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were
afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the
king of all these words.
[17] And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all
these words at his mouth?
[18] Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with
his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.
[19] Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah;
and let no man know where ye be.
[20] And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll
in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of
the king.
[21] So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of
Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king,
and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.
[22] Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a
fire on the hearth burning before him.
[23] And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he
cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth,
until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
[24] Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king,
nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
[25] Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to
the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
[26] But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the
son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe
and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
[27] Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had
burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah,
saying,
[28] Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that
were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.
[29] And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim the king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD;
Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying,
The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall
cause to cease from thence man and beast?
[30] Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have
none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in
the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.
[31] And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity;
and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon
the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they
hearkened not.
[32] Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the
son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of
the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there
were added besides unto them many like words.
Jeremiah 45
A Message to Baruch
1 (Jer 36:1; 32:12; 36:4) The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke
to Baruch the son of Neriah when he had written these words in a book
at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim
the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying:
2 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:
3 (2Co 4:1; 4:16) You said, "Alas, woe is me! For the Lord has added
grief to my sorrow. I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest."
4 (Jer 18:7-10; 31:28) Thus you shall say to him, "Thus says the Lord:
That which I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted
I will pluck up, even this whole land.
5 (Jer 21:9; 39:18) But are you seeking great things for yourself?
Do not seek them. For I will bring disaster upon all flesh, says the Lord,
but I will give your life to you as booty in all the places where you go."
Jeremiah 45
[1] The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah,
when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the
fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
[2] Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;
[3] Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my
sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
[4] Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I
have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up,
even this whole land.
[5] And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I
will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give
unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
Jeremiah 46
Judgment on Egypt
1 (Jer 1:10) The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against
the nations:
2 (2Ki 23:29; Isa 10:9) Concerning Egypt, about the army of Pharaoh Necho
king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish,
which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim
the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
3 (Isa 21:5; Jer 51:11-12) Order the buckler and shield,
and draw near to battle!
4 (Eze 21:9-11; Jer 51:3) Harness the horses;
mount the steeds!
Take your positions
with your helmets,
polish the spears,
put on the armor!
5 (Jer 6:25; 49:29) Why have I seen them
dismayed and drawing back?
Their mighty ones are beaten down
and have taken refuge in flight,
and not looking back.
Terror is on every side!
says the Lord.
6 (Da 11:19; Jer 46:12) Let not the swift flee away,
nor the mighty man escape;
they will stumble and fall
towards the north by the River Euphrates.
7 (Jer 47:2; Isa 8:7-8) Who is this that comes up as the Nile,
whose waters surge about as the rivers?
8 Egypt rises up like the Nile,
and his waters surge about like the rivers.
And he has said, I will go up and will cover the land.
I will surely destroy the city and its inhabitants.
9 (Isa 66:19; Eze 27:10) Come up, O horses,
and rage, O chariots!
And let the mighty men come forth:
the Ethiopians and the Libyans who handle the shield,
and the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.
10 (Joel 1:15; Dt 32:42) For this is the day of the Lord God of Hosts,
a day of vengeance, so that He may avenge Himself of His adversaries.
And the sword will devour;
and it will be satiated and made drunk with their blood;
for the Lord God of Hosts has a slaughter
in the north country by the River Euphrates.
11 (Jer 8:22; Isa 47:1) Go up into Gilead and take balm,
O virgin daughter of Egypt;
in vain you shall use many medicines,
for you will not be cured.
12 (Na 3:8-10; Isa 19:2) The nations have heard of your shame,
and your cry has filled the land;
for the mighty man has stumbled over the mighty,
and they both have fallen together.
Defeat of Egypt Foretold
13 (Jer 43:10-13; 44:30) The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet,
about Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon coming to strike the land of Egypt.
14 (Jer 44:1; 46:10) Declare in Egypt and publish in Migdol,
and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes;
say, "Stand fast and prepare yourself,
for the sword will devour those about you."
15 (Isa 66:15-16; Ps 18:14) Why have your valiant men become prostrate?
They do not stand because the Lord has thrust them down.
16 (Lev 26:36-37; Jer 51:9) He made many to fall.
Indeed, each one has fallen upon another.
Then they said, "Arise and let us go back
to our own people and to the land of our nativity,
away from the oppressing sword."
17 (Isa 19:11-16; Ex 15:9) They cried there,
"Pharaoh king of Egypt is a tumult.
He has let the time appointed pass by!"
18 (Jer 48:15; Jos 19:22) As I live, says the King
whose name is the Lord of Hosts,
surely as Tabor is among the mountains,
and as Carmel by the sea, so he shall come.
19 (Isa 20:4; Jer 48:18) O daughter dwelling in Egypt,
prepare your baggage for captivity,
for Memphis will become desolate,
it will even be burned down without an inhabitant.
20 (Jer 47:2; Hos 10:11) Egypt is like a very fair heifer,
but destruction comes,
it comes out of the north.
21 (2Ki 7:6; Jer 46:5) Also her mercenaries are in her midst
like fat bulls,
for they also have turned back and have fled away together.
They did not stand their ground
because the day of their calamity has come upon them,
even the time of their punishment.
22 (Isa 14:8; 29:4) Its sound goes along like a serpent,
for they march on as an army,
and come against her with axes,
as choppers of wood.
23 (Jdg 7:12; 6:5) They have cut down her forest,
says the Lord.
Surely it will not be found any more,
even though they are now more numerous than the grasshoppers,
and are innumerable.
24 (Jer 1:15) The daughter of Egypt has been humiliated;
she has been delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
25 (Ex 12:12; Isa 20:5-6) The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,
says: See, I will punish Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt,
with their gods and their kings, even Pharaoh and all those who trust in him.
26 (Jer 44:30; Eze 32:11) And I shall deliver them into the hand of those
who seek their lives and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
and into the hand of his servants. But afterwards it will be inhabited,
as in the days of old, says the Lord.
God Will Save Israel
27 (Isa 43:5; Jer 30:10-11) But do not fear, O My servant Jacob,
and do not be dismayed, O Israel.
For I will save you from afar off,
and your seed from the land of their captivity;
and Jacob shall return and be in rest and at ease,
and no one shall make him afraid.
28 (Jer 4:27; 10:24) Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,
says the Lord, for I am with you;
for I will make a full end of all the nations
where I have driven you.
However, I will not make a full end of you,
but correct you in measure,
and I will not leave you wholly unpunished.
Jeremiah 46
[1] The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the
Gentiles;
[2] Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which
was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
Judah.
[3] Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
[4] Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your
helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
[5] Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their
mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear
was round about, saith the LORD.
[6] Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall
stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
[7] Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the
rivers?
[8] Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers;
and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the
city and the inhabitants thereof.
[9] Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come
forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the
Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
[10] For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that
he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it
shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts
hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
[11] Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in
vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
[12] The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land:
for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen
both together.
[13] The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
[14] Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in
Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour
round about thee.
[15] Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD
did drive them.
[16] He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise,
and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from
the oppressing sword.
[17] They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath
passed the time appointed.
[18] As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as
Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
[19] O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into
captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
[20] Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out
of the north.
[21] Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for
they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand,
because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their
visitation.
[22] The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an
army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
[23] They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be
searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
[24] The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into
the hand of the people of the north.
[25] The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the
multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings;
even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:
[26] And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives,
and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of
his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old,
saith the LORD.
[27] But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel:
for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of
their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and
none shall make him afraid.
[28] Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee;
for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee:
but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet
will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
2) Our Daily Bread for 3 August 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/08/03/when-prayer-shakes-the-earth
Entitled "When Prayer Shakes the Earth"
Revelation 8:1-6
Revelation 8
The Seventh Seal
1 (Rev 6:1; 5:1) When He opened the seventh seal,
there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2 (Rev 11:15; Lk 1:19) And I saw the seven angels who stand before God,
and seven trumpets were given to them.
3 (Rev 9:13; 5:8; Heb 9:4) Another angel, having a golden censer,
came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer
with the prayers of allthe saints on the golden altar
which was before the throne.
4 (Ps 141:2) The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints,
ascended before God from the angel's hand.
5 (Rev 4:5; 11:19) Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire
from the altar, and threw it onto the earth. And there were noises,
thundering, lightning, and an earthquake.
The Trumpets
6 (Rev 8:2) Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets
prepared themselves to sound them.
Revelation 8
[1] And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven
about the space of half an hour.
[2] And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were
given seven trumpets.
[3] And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer;
and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the
prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
[4] And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints,
ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
[5] And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and
cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and
lightnings, and an earthquake.
[6] And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to
sound.
Dr. Gary Greenberg has magnified and photographed sand from beaches around the
world, often revealing surprising, vibrant splashes of color from the
minerals, shell, and coral fragments contained within.
He's discovered there's more to sand than meets the eye. In arenology (the
study of sand), the microscopic analysis of sand's mineral content can reveal
much about erosion, shore currents, and their potential effects on coastlines.
Even a little sand can yield information of great worth!
A single prayer, like a grain of sand, can be a weighty thing. Scripture
indicates prayer's powerful role in the coming of God's kingdom. In Revelation
8, John sees an angel standing at the altar before His throne holding a golden
censer containing "the prayers of all God's people." "Then the angel took
the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth;
and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning
and an earthquake" (vv. 3, 5).
Immediately after the angel hurled the censer filled with fire and prayer,
seven angels with seven trumpets "prepared to sound them" (v. 6),
heralding this old earth's last days and Christ's return.
Sometimes we may not feel like our prayers add up to much, but God doesn't
miss one. He so values them that they somehow even play a role in the
consummation of His kingdom. What may seem like the smallest prayer to us
can have earth-shaking weight with Him!
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
Why do you think Jesus wants us to pray for God's kingdom to come
(Matthew 6:10)? In what ways can you stay faithful in prayer today?
Heavenly Father, please help me to be faithful in prayer today.
Learn more about the act of prayer.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 4 "Formula" for Forgiveness
Luke 17:3 - 4
3 (Lev 19:17; Mt 18:21)"Take heed to yourselves."
"If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive
him.
4 (Mt 18:21-22) If he sins against you seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turns to you, saying,
'I repent,' you must forgive him."
3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him;
and if he repent, forgive him.
4And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent;
thou shalt forgive him.
The context of these verses give us an interesting perspective of Jesus'
disciples. In a corollary passage in Matthew 18, the disciples (through
Peter, the designated mouthpiece) ask Jesus,
21 (Mt 18:15; Lk 17:3–4) Then Peter came to Him and said,
"Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me?
Up to seven times?" (Matthew 18:21)
The disciples wanted a "formula" for forgiveness: they wanted to be able to
develop a checklist. Once, twice, maybe three times a brother could be
forgiven, but after that, you could write him off. After all, if
he keeps on offending over and over again, he doesn't deserve to be forgiven!
But Jesus says, " Rebuke him - let him know his fault; if he repents,
forgive him - even seven times in the same day!"
And the disciplines' response is predictable: "Lord, increase our faith!" They
were more comfortable with their own formula for forgiveness than with the
outrageous demands of the love that Christ imposed upon them.
We are so like the disciples. We want to draw a line and say. "This far
- no more. I'll forgive you once, but don't do it again. Now that you're
forgiven, you'd better shape up!". Yet God's love doesn't recognise "again".
He forgives, and no matter how often we come to him in repentance
for repeated offenses, his arms of forgiveness are open to us.
That is the way God wants us to forgive. He wants us to lay aside our
checklists, put away our suspicions, abandon our scoreboards, and forgive.
Seven times, or seventy times seven, as often as we have sinned against God
and been forgiven, we are to forgive.
Application
a) Have I ever kept a "scorecard" of performance on someone I
have forgiven ? Why?
b) Why do I need "increased faith" to be able to forgive as
Jesus calls me to?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 30:19-20
19 (Dt 4:26; 30:1) I call heaven and earth to witnesses against you this day,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse.
Therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
20 (Dt 10:20; Ps 27:1) that you may love the Lord your God,
that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him,
for He is your life and the length of your days;
and that you may dwell in the land that the Lord
swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
20 that thou mayest love the LORD thy God,
and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him:
for he is thy life, and the length of thy days:
that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD
sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Freeing Forgiveness
Ps 103:1-14
PSALMS 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord does righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the people of Israel.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He will not always accuse,
neither will He keep his anger forever.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He does not treat us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.
14 For He knows how we are formed;
He remembers that we are dust.
Psalm 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul:
And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment
For all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses,
His acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide:
Neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins;
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,
So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children,
So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth our frame;
He remembereth that we are dust.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
New Brunswick
Total population 753900
Muslim population (est.) 4543
Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim
population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist
church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton
also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship
getherings, and outreaches on campus.
Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the
campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.
Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,
and between 300 to 400 university students.
Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,
which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.
a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,
has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow
into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has
been primarily for university students moving into the area.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
3nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence then to
act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards. (
1 Tim 2:1-4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in
the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadian to faith in Christ.
( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world of sin
and of righteousness and of judgment:
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,
and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray for determination despite the evils around you.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father,
please help me to be faithful in prayer today."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to be a Forgiving person without
the scorecard.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to follow Him.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His mercies.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadian to faith in Christ.
Pray for increased fellowship and collaboration among churches in Uzbekistan.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.
1) Jeremiah 25:15-38,36,45.46
Jeremiah 25:15-38
The Cup of God's Wrath
15 (Ps 75:8; Isa 51:17) For thus says the Lord God of Israel to me:
Take the wine cup of this fury at My hand and cause all the nations
to whom I send you to drink it.
16 (Na 3:11; Jer 51:7) They will drink, and totter, and be mad,
because of the sword that I will send among them.
17 (Jer 1:10; 25:28) Then I took the cup from the hand of the Lord
and made all the nations, to whom the Lord had sent me, drink:
18 (Ps 60:3; Jer 24:9) Jerusalem and thecities of Judah and the kings
and the officials, to make them a desolation, an astonishment,
a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
19 (Jer 46:2; 46:13-26) Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants,
and his officials, and all his people;
20 (Job 1:1; Isa 20:1) and all the foreign people, and all the kings
of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines
(even Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);
21 (Jer 48:1-49:22; Ps 137:7)Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;
22 (Jer 47:4) and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon,
and the kings of the coastlands which are beyond the sea;
23 (Jer 9:26; 49:8) Dedan, and Tema, and Buz,
and all who cut the corners of their hair;
24 (2Ch 9:14; Jer 25:20) and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings
of the foreign people who dwell in the desert;
25 (Ge 10:22; Isa 11:11) and all the kings of Zimri,
and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
26 (Jer 51:41; 25:9) and all the kings of the north, far and near,
one with another; and all the kingdoms of the earth
which are upon the face of the earth,
and the king of Sheshak shall drink after them.
27 (Jer 25:16; Hab 2:16) Therefore you shall say to them,
Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
Drink and be drunk and spew and fall and rise no more because
of the sword which I will send among you.
28 (Job 34:33) It will be, if they refuse to take the cup
from your hand to drink, then you will say to them:
Thus says the Lord of Hosts: You shall certainly drink!
29 (Pr 11:31; Eze 38:21) For I am starting to bring calamity
on the city which is called by My name, and should you be utterly unpunished?
You shall not be unpunished. For I will call for a sword upon
all the inhabitants of the earth, says the Lord of Hosts.
30 (Joel 3:16; Am 1:2) Therefore prophesy against them all these words,
and say to them:
The Lord will roar from on high,
and utter His voice from His holy habitation;
He will mightily roar against His fold.
He will give a shout, as those who tread the grapes,
against all the inhabitants of the earth.
31 (Hos 4:1; Joel 3:2) A noise shall come even
to the remote parts of the earth,
for the Lord has a controversy with the nations;
He shall enter into judgment with all flesh.
He shall give those who are wicked to the sword,
says the Lord.
32 (Jer 23:19; Isa 34:2) Thus says the Lord of Hosts:
See, disaster shall go forth
from nation to nation,
and a great whirlwind shall be raised up
from the remote parts of the earth.
33 (Isa 66:16; Ps 79:3) The slain of the Lord on that day will be
from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth.
They will not be lamented or gathered or buried.
They will be as dung on the ground.
34 (Jer 6:26) Howl, you shepherds, and cry;
and wallow in the ashes, you leaders of the flock.
For the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished;
and you will fall like a choice vessel.
35 (Job 11:20; Am 2:14) The shepherds will have no way to flee,
nor the leaders of the flock to escape.
36 (Jer 4:8) A voice of the cry of the shepherds
and a howling of the leaders of the flock shall be heard,
for the Lord has devastated their pasture.
37 (Isa 27:10-11) The peaceable habitations are cut down
because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
38 (Jer 4:7; 5:6) He has left His lair as the lion;
for their land is desolate
because of the fierceness of the oppressor
and because of His fierce anger.
[15] For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of
this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to
drink it.
[16] And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword
that I will send among them.
[17] Then took I the cup at the LORD's hand, and made all the nations to
drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:
[18] To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and
the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing,
and a curse; as it is this day;
[19] Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his
people;
[20] And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and
all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and
Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,
[21] Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,
[22] And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings
of the isles which are beyond the sea,
[23] Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
[24] And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people
that dwell in the desert,
[25] And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the
kings of the Medes,
[26] And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all
the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the
king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
[27] Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the
God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no
more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
[28] And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink,
then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall
certainly drink.
[29] For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name,
and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will
call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of
hosts.
[30] Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto
them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy
habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a
shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the
earth.
[31] A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a
controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give
them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.
[32] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation
to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the
earth.
[33] And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the
earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented,
neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.
[34] Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye
principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your
dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
[35] And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the
flock to escape.
[36] A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of
the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.
[37] And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger
of the LORD.
[38] He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate
because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce
anger.
Jeremiah 36
Jeremiah's Scroll Is Burned
1 (Jer 25:1) In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
2 (Jer 30:2; 25:3; Ex 17:14) Take a scroll of a book, and write in it
all the words that I have spoken to you against Israel
and against Judah and against all the nations, from the day I spoke to you,
from the days of Josiah, even to this day.
3 (Jer 18:8; 26:3; Eze 12:3) It may be that the house of Judah will hear
all the disaster which I intend to do to them, so that every man
may turn from his evil way; then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.
4 (Jer 32:12; 36:32) Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah.
And Baruch wrote on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah
all the words of the Lord which He had spoken to him.
5 (Jer 32:2; 33:1) Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying,
"I am shut in. I cannot go into the house of the Lord.
6 (Jer 36:8-9) Therefore go and read from the scroll that you have written
at my dictation the words of the Lord in the hearing of the people
in the house of the Lord on a fast day. And also you shall read them
in the ears of all Judah who come out of their cities.
7 (Jer 36:3; 2Ki 22:13) Perhaps their supplication will come before the Lord,
and everyone will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger
and the fury that the Lord has pronounced against this people."
8 (Jer 1:17) Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah
the prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the Lord
in the house of the Lord.
9 (2Ch 20:3; Est 4:16) In the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah,
king of Judah, in the ninth month, they proclaimed a fast
before the Lord to all the people in Jerusalem and to all the people
who came from the cities of Judah to Jerusalem.
10 (Jer 36:11; 26:10) Then Baruch read from the book the words of Jeremiah
in the house of the Lord, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan
the scribe, in the higher court, at the entry of the New Gate of the house
of the Lord, in the ears of all the people.
11 When Micaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard
out of the book all the words of the Lord,
12 (Jer 26:22; 2Ki 22:12) then he went down to the king's house,
into the scribe's chamber. And all the officials sat there, even Elishama
the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Akbor,
and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah,
and all the other officials.
13 (2Ki 22:10) Then Micaiah declared to them all the words that he had heard
when Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
14 (Jer 36:2) Then all the officials sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah,
the son of Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, to Baruch, saying,
"Take in your hand the scroll from which you have read in the ears
of the people and come." So Baruch the son of Neriah took the scroll
in his hand and came to them.
15 They said to him, "Sit down now, and read it in our ears."
So Baruch read it in their ears.
16 (Jer 13:18; 36:24) When they heard all the words, they turned to
one another in fear and said to Baruch, "We will surely tell the king
of all these words."
17 (Jn 9:15) They also asked Baruch, saying, "Tell us now, how did you write
all these words? Was it at his mouth?"
18 (Jer 36:4) Then Baruch answered them, "He pronounced all these words
to me with his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book."
19 (1Ki 17:3; 18:4) Then the officials said to Baruch, "Go hide, you
and Jeremiah, and let no man know where you are."
20 (Jer 36:12) Then they went to the king in the court, but they laid up
the scroll in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words
in the ears of the king.
21 (2Ki 22:10; 2Ch 34:18) So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the scroll,
and he took it out of Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it
in the ears of the king and in the ears of all the officials who stood
beside the king.
22 (Am 3:15) Now the king sat in the winter house in the ninth month,
and there was a fire burning on the hearth before him.
23 (1Ki 22:8; 22:27) As Jehudi read three or four columns, the king cut it
with a scribe's knife and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth,
until all the scroll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
24 (Ps 36:1; Jer 36:16) Yet they were not afraid, nor did they tear their
garments, neither the king nor any of his servants who heard all these words.
25 (Ge 37:22; Jer 36:12) Although Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah
entreated the king not to burn the scroll, yet he would not listen to them.
26 (1Ki 19:1-3; 19:10) But the king commanded Jerahmeel
the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah
the son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet.
But the Lord hid them.
Jeremiah and Baruch Rewrite the Scroll
27 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah after the king had burned
the book and the words which Baruch had written at the mouth of Jeremiah,
saying:
28 (Zec 1:5-6) Take again another scroll and write in it all the former words
that were in the first book, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned.
29 (Isa 30:10; Jer 26:9) You shall say to Jehoiakim king of Judah:
Thus says the Lord: You have burned this book, saying,
Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come
and destroy this land, and will cause man and beast to cease from here?
30 (Jer 22:30; 2Ki 24:12-15) Therefore thus says the Lord concerning
Jehoiakim king of Judah: He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David.
And his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day
and the frost of the night.
31 (Pr 29:1; Jer 19:15) I will also punish him and his seed
and his servants for their iniquity. And I will bring upon them
and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem and upon the men of Judah
all the disaster that I have pronounced against them; but they did not listen.
32 (Jer 36:4; 36:18) Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it
to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah who wrote in it from the mouth
of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah
had burned in the fire. And there were added to them many like words.
Jeremiah 36
[1] And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[2] Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have
spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the
nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto
this day.
[3] It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose
to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I
may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
[4] Then Jeremiah called Baruch the son of Neriah: and Baruch wrote from the
mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the LORD, which he had spoken unto him,
upon a roll of a book.
[5] And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into
the house of the LORD:
[6] Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my
mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD's house
upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah
that come out of their cities.
[7] It may be they will present their supplication before the LORD, and will
return every one from his evil way: for great is the anger and the fury that
the LORD hath pronounced against this people.
[8] And Baruch the son of Neriah did according to all that Jeremiah the
prophet commanded him, reading in the book the words of the LORD in the
LORD's house.
[9] And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah
king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the
LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from
the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.
[10] Then read Baruch in the book the words of Jeremiah in the house of the
LORD, in the chamber of Gemariah the son of Shaphan the scribe, in the
higher court, at the entry of the new gate of the LORD's house, in the ears
of all the people.
[11] When Michaiah the son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, had heard out of
the book all the words of the LORD,
[12] Then he went down into the king's house, into the scribe's chamber:
and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah
the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of
Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
[13] Then Michaiah declared unto them all the words that he had heard, when
Baruch read the book in the ears of the people.
[14] Therefore all the princes sent Jehudi the son of Nethaniah, the son of
Shelemiah, the son of Cushi, unto Baruch, saying, Take in thine hand the
roll wherein thou hast read in the ears of the people, and come. So Baruch
the son of Neriah took the roll in his hand, and came unto them.
[15] And they said unto him, Sit down now, and read it in our ears. So
Baruch read it in their ears.
[16] Now it came to pass, when they had heard all the words, they were
afraid both one and other, and said unto Baruch, We will surely tell the
king of all these words.
[17] And they asked Baruch, saying, Tell us now, How didst thou write all
these words at his mouth?
[18] Then Baruch answered them, He pronounced all these words unto me with
his mouth, and I wrote them with ink in the book.
[19] Then said the princes unto Baruch, Go, hide thee, thou and Jeremiah;
and let no man know where ye be.
[20] And they went in to the king into the court, but they laid up the roll
in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and told all the words in the ears of
the king.
[21] So the king sent Jehudi to fetch the roll: and he took it out of
Elishama the scribe's chamber. And Jehudi read it in the ears of the king,
and in the ears of all the princes which stood beside the king.
[22] Now the king sat in the winterhouse in the ninth month: and there was a
fire on the hearth burning before him.
[23] And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he
cut it with the penknife, and cast it into the fire that was on the hearth,
until all the roll was consumed in the fire that was on the hearth.
[24] Yet they were not afraid, nor rent their garments, neither the king,
nor any of his servants that heard all these words.
[25] Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to
the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
[26] But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the
son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe
and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
[27] Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, after that the king had
burned the roll, and the words which Baruch wrote at the mouth of Jeremiah,
saying,
[28] Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that
were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.
[29] And thou shalt say to Jehoiakim the king of Judah, Thus saith the LORD;
Thou hast burned this roll, saying, Why hast thou written therein, saying,
The king of Babylon shall certainly come and destroy this land, and shall
cause to cease from thence man and beast?
[30] Therefore thus saith the LORD of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have
none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in
the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost.
[31] And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity;
and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon
the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they
hearkened not.
[32] Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the
son of Neriah; who wrote therein from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of
the book which Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire: and there
were added besides unto them many like words.
Jeremiah 45
A Message to Baruch
1 (Jer 36:1; 32:12; 36:4) The word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke
to Baruch the son of Neriah when he had written these words in a book
at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim
the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying:
2 Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, to you, O Baruch:
3 (2Co 4:1; 4:16) You said, "Alas, woe is me! For the Lord has added
grief to my sorrow. I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest."
4 (Jer 18:7-10; 31:28) Thus you shall say to him, "Thus says the Lord:
That which I have built I will break down, and that which I have planted
I will pluck up, even this whole land.
5 (Jer 21:9; 39:18) But are you seeking great things for yourself?
Do not seek them. For I will bring disaster upon all flesh, says the Lord,
but I will give your life to you as booty in all the places where you go."
Jeremiah 45
[1] The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah,
when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the
fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
[2] Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, unto thee, O Baruch;
[3] Thou didst say, Woe is me now! for the LORD hath added grief to my
sorrow; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest.
[4] Thus shalt thou say unto him, The LORD saith thus; Behold, that which I
have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up,
even this whole land.
[5] And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I
will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give
unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
Jeremiah 46
Judgment on Egypt
1 (Jer 1:10) The word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the prophet against
the nations:
2 (2Ki 23:29; Isa 10:9) Concerning Egypt, about the army of Pharaoh Necho
king of Egypt, which was by the River Euphrates in Carchemish,
which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim
the son of Josiah, king of Judah:
3 (Isa 21:5; Jer 51:11-12) Order the buckler and shield,
and draw near to battle!
4 (Eze 21:9-11; Jer 51:3) Harness the horses;
mount the steeds!
Take your positions
with your helmets,
polish the spears,
put on the armor!
5 (Jer 6:25; 49:29) Why have I seen them
dismayed and drawing back?
Their mighty ones are beaten down
and have taken refuge in flight,
and not looking back.
Terror is on every side!
says the Lord.
6 (Da 11:19; Jer 46:12) Let not the swift flee away,
nor the mighty man escape;
they will stumble and fall
towards the north by the River Euphrates.
7 (Jer 47:2; Isa 8:7-8) Who is this that comes up as the Nile,
whose waters surge about as the rivers?
8 Egypt rises up like the Nile,
and his waters surge about like the rivers.
And he has said, I will go up and will cover the land.
I will surely destroy the city and its inhabitants.
9 (Isa 66:19; Eze 27:10) Come up, O horses,
and rage, O chariots!
And let the mighty men come forth:
the Ethiopians and the Libyans who handle the shield,
and the Lydians who handle and bend the bow.
10 (Joel 1:15; Dt 32:42) For this is the day of the Lord God of Hosts,
a day of vengeance, so that He may avenge Himself of His adversaries.
And the sword will devour;
and it will be satiated and made drunk with their blood;
for the Lord God of Hosts has a slaughter
in the north country by the River Euphrates.
11 (Jer 8:22; Isa 47:1) Go up into Gilead and take balm,
O virgin daughter of Egypt;
in vain you shall use many medicines,
for you will not be cured.
12 (Na 3:8-10; Isa 19:2) The nations have heard of your shame,
and your cry has filled the land;
for the mighty man has stumbled over the mighty,
and they both have fallen together.
Defeat of Egypt Foretold
13 (Jer 43:10-13; 44:30) The word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet,
about Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon coming to strike the land of Egypt.
14 (Jer 44:1; 46:10) Declare in Egypt and publish in Migdol,
and publish in Memphis and in Tahpanhes;
say, "Stand fast and prepare yourself,
for the sword will devour those about you."
15 (Isa 66:15-16; Ps 18:14) Why have your valiant men become prostrate?
They do not stand because the Lord has thrust them down.
16 (Lev 26:36-37; Jer 51:9) He made many to fall.
Indeed, each one has fallen upon another.
Then they said, "Arise and let us go back
to our own people and to the land of our nativity,
away from the oppressing sword."
17 (Isa 19:11-16; Ex 15:9) They cried there,
"Pharaoh king of Egypt is a tumult.
He has let the time appointed pass by!"
18 (Jer 48:15; Jos 19:22) As I live, says the King
whose name is the Lord of Hosts,
surely as Tabor is among the mountains,
and as Carmel by the sea, so he shall come.
19 (Isa 20:4; Jer 48:18) O daughter dwelling in Egypt,
prepare your baggage for captivity,
for Memphis will become desolate,
it will even be burned down without an inhabitant.
20 (Jer 47:2; Hos 10:11) Egypt is like a very fair heifer,
but destruction comes,
it comes out of the north.
21 (2Ki 7:6; Jer 46:5) Also her mercenaries are in her midst
like fat bulls,
for they also have turned back and have fled away together.
They did not stand their ground
because the day of their calamity has come upon them,
even the time of their punishment.
22 (Isa 14:8; 29:4) Its sound goes along like a serpent,
for they march on as an army,
and come against her with axes,
as choppers of wood.
23 (Jdg 7:12; 6:5) They have cut down her forest,
says the Lord.
Surely it will not be found any more,
even though they are now more numerous than the grasshoppers,
and are innumerable.
24 (Jer 1:15) The daughter of Egypt has been humiliated;
she has been delivered into the hand of the people of the north.
25 (Ex 12:12; Isa 20:5-6) The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel,
says: See, I will punish Amon of Thebes, and Pharaoh, and Egypt,
with their gods and their kings, even Pharaoh and all those who trust in him.
26 (Jer 44:30; Eze 32:11) And I shall deliver them into the hand of those
who seek their lives and into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
and into the hand of his servants. But afterwards it will be inhabited,
as in the days of old, says the Lord.
God Will Save Israel
27 (Isa 43:5; Jer 30:10-11) But do not fear, O My servant Jacob,
and do not be dismayed, O Israel.
For I will save you from afar off,
and your seed from the land of their captivity;
and Jacob shall return and be in rest and at ease,
and no one shall make him afraid.
28 (Jer 4:27; 10:24) Do not fear, O Jacob My servant,
says the Lord, for I am with you;
for I will make a full end of all the nations
where I have driven you.
However, I will not make a full end of you,
but correct you in measure,
and I will not leave you wholly unpunished.
Jeremiah 46
[1] The word of the LORD which came to Jeremiah the prophet against the
Gentiles;
[2] Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaoh-necho king of Egypt, which
was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of
Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of
Judah.
[3] Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
[4] Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your
helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
[5] Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their
mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear
was round about, saith the LORD.
[6] Let not the swift flee away, nor the mighty man escape; they shall
stumble, and fall toward the north by the river Euphrates.
[7] Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the
rivers?
[8] Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers;
and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the
city and the inhabitants thereof.
[9] Come up, ye horses; and rage, ye chariots; and let the mighty men come
forth; the Ethiopians and the Libyans, that handle the shield; and the
Lydians, that handle and bend the bow.
[10] For this is the day of the Lord GOD of hosts, a day of vengeance, that
he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour, and it
shall be satiate and made drunk with their blood: for the Lord GOD of hosts
hath a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
[11] Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in
vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
[12] The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land:
for the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen
both together.
[13] The word that the LORD spake to Jeremiah the prophet, how
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon should come and smite the land of Egypt.
[14] Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in
Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour
round about thee.
[15] Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because the LORD
did drive them.
[16] He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon another: and they said, Arise,
and let us go again to our own people, and to the land of our nativity, from
the oppressing sword.
[17] They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egypt is but a noise; he hath
passed the time appointed.
[18] As I live, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts, Surely as
Tabor is among the mountains, and as Carmel by the sea, so shall he come.
[19] O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into
captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.
[20] Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out
of the north.
[21] Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for
they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand,
because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their
visitation.
[22] The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an
army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.
[23] They shall cut down her forest, saith the LORD, though it cannot be
searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.
[24] The daughter of Egypt shall be confounded; she shall be delivered into
the hand of the people of the north.
[25] The LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saith; Behold, I will punish the
multitude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings;
even Pharaoh, and all them that trust in him:
[26] And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives,
and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of
his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old,
saith the LORD.
[27] But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel:
for, behold, I will save thee from afar off, and thy seed from the land of
their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease, and
none shall make him afraid.
[28] Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee;
for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee:
but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet
will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
2) Our Daily Bread for 3 August 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/08/03/when-prayer-shakes-the-earth
Entitled "When Prayer Shakes the Earth"
Revelation 8:1-6
Revelation 8
The Seventh Seal
1 (Rev 6:1; 5:1) When He opened the seventh seal,
there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
2 (Rev 11:15; Lk 1:19) And I saw the seven angels who stand before God,
and seven trumpets were given to them.
3 (Rev 9:13; 5:8; Heb 9:4) Another angel, having a golden censer,
came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer
with the prayers of allthe saints on the golden altar
which was before the throne.
4 (Ps 141:2) The smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints,
ascended before God from the angel's hand.
5 (Rev 4:5; 11:19) Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire
from the altar, and threw it onto the earth. And there were noises,
thundering, lightning, and an earthquake.
The Trumpets
6 (Rev 8:2) Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets
prepared themselves to sound them.
Revelation 8
[1] And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven
about the space of half an hour.
[2] And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were
given seven trumpets.
[3] And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer;
and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the
prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
[4] And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints,
ascended up before God out of the angel's hand.
[5] And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire of the altar, and
cast it into the earth: and there were voices, and thunderings, and
lightnings, and an earthquake.
[6] And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to
sound.
Dr. Gary Greenberg has magnified and photographed sand from beaches around the
world, often revealing surprising, vibrant splashes of color from the
minerals, shell, and coral fragments contained within.
He's discovered there's more to sand than meets the eye. In arenology (the
study of sand), the microscopic analysis of sand's mineral content can reveal
much about erosion, shore currents, and their potential effects on coastlines.
Even a little sand can yield information of great worth!
A single prayer, like a grain of sand, can be a weighty thing. Scripture
indicates prayer's powerful role in the coming of God's kingdom. In Revelation
8, John sees an angel standing at the altar before His throne holding a golden
censer containing "the prayers of all God's people." "Then the angel took
the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth;
and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning
and an earthquake" (vv. 3, 5).
Immediately after the angel hurled the censer filled with fire and prayer,
seven angels with seven trumpets "prepared to sound them" (v. 6),
heralding this old earth's last days and Christ's return.
Sometimes we may not feel like our prayers add up to much, but God doesn't
miss one. He so values them that they somehow even play a role in the
consummation of His kingdom. What may seem like the smallest prayer to us
can have earth-shaking weight with Him!
By: James Banks
Reflect & Pray
Why do you think Jesus wants us to pray for God's kingdom to come
(Matthew 6:10)? In what ways can you stay faithful in prayer today?
Heavenly Father, please help me to be faithful in prayer today.
Learn more about the act of prayer.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 6 Showing Grace to Others - Day 4 "Formula" for Forgiveness
Luke 17:3 - 4
3 (Lev 19:17; Mt 18:21)"Take heed to yourselves."
"If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. And if he repents, forgive
him.
4 (Mt 18:21-22) If he sins against you seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turns to you, saying,
'I repent,' you must forgive him."
3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him;
and if he repent, forgive him.
4And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day,
and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent;
thou shalt forgive him.
The context of these verses give us an interesting perspective of Jesus'
disciples. In a corollary passage in Matthew 18, the disciples (through
Peter, the designated mouthpiece) ask Jesus,
21 (Mt 18:15; Lk 17:3–4) Then Peter came to Him and said,
"Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother who sins against me?
Up to seven times?" (Matthew 18:21)
The disciples wanted a "formula" for forgiveness: they wanted to be able to
develop a checklist. Once, twice, maybe three times a brother could be
forgiven, but after that, you could write him off. After all, if
he keeps on offending over and over again, he doesn't deserve to be forgiven!
But Jesus says, " Rebuke him - let him know his fault; if he repents,
forgive him - even seven times in the same day!"
And the disciplines' response is predictable: "Lord, increase our faith!" They
were more comfortable with their own formula for forgiveness than with the
outrageous demands of the love that Christ imposed upon them.
We are so like the disciples. We want to draw a line and say. "This far
- no more. I'll forgive you once, but don't do it again. Now that you're
forgiven, you'd better shape up!". Yet God's love doesn't recognise "again".
He forgives, and no matter how often we come to him in repentance
for repeated offenses, his arms of forgiveness are open to us.
That is the way God wants us to forgive. He wants us to lay aside our
checklists, put away our suspicions, abandon our scoreboards, and forgive.
Seven times, or seventy times seven, as often as we have sinned against God
and been forgiven, we are to forgive.
Application
a) Have I ever kept a "scorecard" of performance on someone I
have forgiven ? Why?
b) Why do I need "increased faith" to be able to forgive as
Jesus calls me to?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Deut 30:19-20
19 (Dt 4:26; 30:1) I call heaven and earth to witnesses against you this day,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse.
Therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
20 (Dt 10:20; Ps 27:1) that you may love the Lord your God,
that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him,
for He is your life and the length of your days;
and that you may dwell in the land that the Lord
swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.
19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,
that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing:
therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
20 that thou mayest love the LORD thy God,
and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him:
for he is thy life, and the length of thy days:
that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD
sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Freeing Forgiveness
Ps 103:1-14
PSALMS 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2 (Ps 63:1; 84:2) Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all His benefits,
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) who forgives all your iniquities,
who heals all your diseases,
4 (Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8) who redeems your life from the pit,
who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
5 (Ps 42:11; 43:5) who satisfies your mouth with good things,
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 (2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8-9) The Lord does righteousness
and justice for all who are oppressed.
7 (Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3) He made known His ways to Moses,
His acts to the people of Israel.
8 (Job 35:10; Ps 63:6) The Lord is merciful and gracious,
slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9 (Ps 38:6; 18:2) He will not always accuse,
neither will He keep his anger forever.
10 (Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17) He does not treat us according to our sins,
nor repay us according to our iniquities.
11 (Ps 42:5; 43:5) For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,
so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.
14 For He knows how we are formed;
He remembers that we are dust.
Psalm 103
A Psalm of David.
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul:
And all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul,
And forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
Who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment
For all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses,
His acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide:
Neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins;
Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,
So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west,
So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children,
So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth our frame;
He remembereth that we are dust.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2021 edition?)
New Brunswick
Total population 753900
Muslim population (est.) 4543
Moncton, followed by Fredericton and Saint John, each have a growing Muslim
population in New Brunswick, In 2007, the building that was formerly a Baptist
church was converted into Moncton's 1st mosque. The University of Moncton
also has a Muslim student association hosting prayer services, fellowship
getherings, and outreaches on campus.
Fredericton also has one mosque and a Muslim student association serving the
campuses of the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University.
Fredericton's Muslim population consists in 2014 of about 50 families,
and between 300 to 400 university students.
Saint John is home to the 1st Muslim Association for the province,
which also helped foster the Islamic associations of Fredericton and Moncton.
a 'musalla', or prayer location that is not officially structured as a mosque,
has been established in the Uptown area with the intention of seeing it grow
into a 2nd official place of Muslim worship. Demand for this new location has
been primarily for university students moving into the area.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
Adding further
30 days of prayer for the Muslim World 24 April to 23 May 2020
Under the Keep Praying page
When the new moon is sighted it marks the beginning of t he new Islamic month
and Eid al-Fitr, the "Festival of Breaking the Fast", will start! After 30 days
of fasting, the Eid celebration at the end of Ramadan is a joyful time that
usually lasts about 3 days. Muslims will buy new clothes, exchange gifts and,
of course, enjoy special foods. In Muslim-majority nations, the streets may be
decorated and festivals will be held.
For many Muslims, Eid-al-Fitr begins with communal prayers at daybreak and the
distribution of money (zakat) to the poor, which is one of the 5 pillars of
Islam.
You can greet Muslim friends during this time by saying "Eid Mubarak",
which means Blessed Eid!"
Ramadan is over for this year, but you can continue to pray for Muslims you
know, and Muslims around the world:
- Despite the unsettling developments in our world today that involve actions
in the name of Islam, there is at the same time a largely untold story about
unprecedented movement to Christ among Muslims. There have been more such
movements of thousands or more new disciples among Muslims in the last three
decades or so than in all the previous history of Christian Muslim
relationships! Pray for this momentum to continue.
Acts 2:12-17 : 17 12 They were all amazed and perplexed, saying to each other,
"What does this mean?"
13 (1Co 14:23) Others mocking said, "These men are full of new wine."
Peter's Speech at Pentecost
14 (Ac 1:26) But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice
and said to them, "Men of Judea and all you who dwell in Jerusalem,
let this be known to you, and listen to my words.
15 For these are not drunk, as you suppose,
since it is the third hour of the day.
16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
17 (Isa 44:3; Ac 10:45) 'In the last days it shall be,' says God,
'that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams.'
- Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Ask the Holy Spirit to continue to inspire you to have god's heart for
Muslims, to see them as He does, and to be the light that then to Jesus.
Matthew 5:14-15 : 14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a
hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do men light a candle and put it under
a basket, but on a candlestick. And it gives light to all who are in the
house."
Ideas for prayer
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
And
Thank you for praying through the
5 Days of Prayer for Sikhs.
"My name is Kam. I'm 29 years of age, and I grew up Sikh. As a teenager,
I struggled with depression, brokenness, and addiction to
cannabis. I didn't know how to stop or how to get help.
Then a friend invited me to church. As I spent time with Christians
and heard the message of the Gospel, I experienced the
love of Jesus Christ, and it was like nothing I'd known before.
One night I had a dream where I saw Him - a figure surrounded by
light who I knew was Jesus, the light of the world.
As I began to understand the gospel message, I encountered a reassuring and
confident solution to the problem of sin. I knew that I needed a solution
to my sin problem, and I gave my life to Christ.
Slowly, God began to heal my broken heart and my addiction.
Nine years have passed, and I am a devoted husband and a father
to two beautiful boys. I grow deeper in love with Jesus each day.
I ask you to continue praying with me, and others around the world, for Sikhs.
God is the only one who can draw people to Himself. He works in and through
the prayers of His people. I want Sikhs to know the freedom
and healing that is only available through Jesus Christ."
13 (Ro 14:17; 12:12) Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy
and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[13] Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that
ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
ROMANS 15:13
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, atheists, secular humanists, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
3nd Day of the Month
a) Pray for the province of Alberta as follows:
I) Pray for the leaders of Alberta, that God's Spirit would influence then to
act justly, serve with integrity and honour high moral standards. (
1 Tim 2:1-4
1 Therefore I exhort first of all that you make supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings for everyone,
2 (Ezr 6:10) for kings and for all who are in authority,
that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and honesty,
3 (1Ti 1:1; Lk 1:47) for this is good and acceptable in
the sight of God our Savior,
4 (Eze 18:23; 18:32)who desires all men to be saved and to come
to the knowledge of the truth.
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 for kings, and for all that are in authority;
that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 who will have all men to be saved,
and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
II) Pray for the churches of the province, that they would be lighthouses
beaming forth the illuminating truth of God's Word.
III) Pray that the Lord would use the Finding the Hope Campaign
and booklet to turn many hearts to Jesus
b) Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadian to faith in Christ.
( John 16:8 - When He comes, He will convict the world of sin
and of righteousness and of judgment:
8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,
and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray for determination despite the evils around you.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father,
please help me to be faithful in prayer today."
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to be a Forgiving person without
the scorecard.
Pray to the Lord and pray to Him to follow Him.
Pray to the Lord and pray to know His mercies.
Pray for Muslims and New Brunswick
- that the eyes of pastors, believers and entire congregations will be opened
to see this growing body of Muslims, and their hearts will be opened
to sharing God's love in Jesus Christ with them
- that intentional ministries to Muslims will grow and flourish in these
areas of concentration
- that cooperative CNNMM Networks will form to really, encourage,
and equip believers to lovingly reach Muslims in this province.
Pray for Christian workers an organisations focused on seeing effective
discipleship movements among Muslim people.
- Pray for opportunities to show the love of Christ to Muslims around you
- Pray for, and offer generous hospitality to, those you know who are serving
Christ among Muslim people -
Romans 12:13 "contribute to the needs of the saints, practice hospitality."
- When you gather with fellow believers, remember to pray for Muslims
throughout the year and encourage them to also participate in 30 Days!
Pray for the Holy Spirit to bring conviction of sin
and Canadian to faith in Christ.
Pray for increased fellowship and collaboration among churches in Uzbekistan.
Pray to the Lord that to know the Holy Spirit.
and Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
Remember eternity starts now -
Pray for the direction you take to the Ever lasting loving God.