Day 220 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 8 August 2022 reflections
Day 220, 8 August 2022
1) Jeremiah 16 - 18 ,35
Jeremiah 16
The Day of Disaster
1 The word of the Lord came also to me, saying:
2 (1Co 7:26-27) You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons
or daughters in this place.
3 For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters
who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them,
and concerning their fathers who fathered them in this land:
4 (Jer 25:33; Ps 83:10; Jer 9:22) They will die of deadly diseases.
They will not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. But they will be as dung
upon the face of the ground. And they will be consumed by the sword
and by famine. And their carcasses will be food for the fowl of heaven
and for the beasts of the earth.
5 (Eze 24:16-23; Isa 27:11) For thus says the Lord: Do not enter a house
of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away
My peace from this people, says the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercy.
6 (Lev 19:28; Dt 14:1) Both the great and the small will die in this land.
They will not be buried; neither will men lament for them, cut themselves,
nor make themselves bald for them.
7 (Eze 24:17; Hos 9:4) Neither will men tear themselves for them in mourning,
to comfort them for the dead; nor will men give them the cup of consolation
to drink for their father or for their mother.
8 (Ecc 7:2-4; Jer 15:17) Also you shall not go into the house of feasting,
to sit with them to eat and to drink.
9 (Jer 7:34; Eze 26:13) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days,
the voice of laughter and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom
and the voice of the bride.
10 (Jer 5:19; 13:22)And when you tell this people all these words,
and they say to you, "Why has the Lord pronounced all this great disaster
against us? Or what is our iniquity? Or what is our sin that we have committed
against the Lord our God?"
11 (Ps 106:35-41; Dt 29:25-26) then you shall say to them:
Because your fathers have forsaken Me, says the Lord,
and have walked after other gods and have served them
and have worshipped them, but have forsaken Me and have not kept My law.
12 (Jer 13:10; 7:26; Ecc 9:3) And you have done worse than your fathers,
for here you are, each one walking after the imaginations of his evil heart
so that they do not listen to Me.
13 (Dt 28:36; Jer 17:4; Dt 4:26-28) Therefore I will cast you out of this land
into a land that you do not know, neither you nor your fathers;
and there you will serve other gods day and night because
I will not show you favour.
God Will Restore Israel
14 (Dt 15:15; Jer 23:7-8) Therefore, surely the days are coming,
says the Lord, that it will no longer be said, "As the Lord lives,
who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,"
15 (Jer 24:6; 3:18) but, "As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons
of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands wherever
He had driven them." And I will bring them again into their land that
I gave to their fathers.
16 (Am 4:2; 1Sa 26:20) Now, I will send for many fishermen, says the Lord,
and they shall fish for them; andafterwards I will send for many hunters,
and they will hunt them from every mountainand from every hill
and out of the holes of the rocks.
17 (Pr 15:3; 2Ch 16:9) For My eyes are upon all their ways; they are not
hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes.
18 (Isa 40:2; Jer 2:7) First I will doubly recompense their iniquity
and their sin, because they have defiled My land; they have filled
My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable things.
19 (Isa 25:4; Ps 18:1-2) O Lord, my strength and my fortress,
and my refuge in the day of affliction,
the nations will come to You
from the remote parts of the earth, and will say:
Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity,
and things in which there is no profit.
20 (Isa 37:19; Ps 115:4-8) Shall a man make gods for himself,
which are not gods?
21 (Jer 33:2; Ps 9:16) "Therefore, surely I will this once cause them to know,
I will cause them to know
My hand and My might;
and they shall know
that My name is the Lord."
Jeremiah 16
[1] The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
[2] Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or
daughters in this place.
[3] For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters
that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them,
and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;
[4] They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither
shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth:
and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases
shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
[5] For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither
go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this
people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.
[6] Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be
buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make
themselves bald for them:
[7] Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them
for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink
for their father or for their mother.
[8] Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to
eat and to drink.
[9] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will
cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice
of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the
voice of the bride.
[10] And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these
words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all
this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that
we have committed against the LORD our God?
[11] Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me,
saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and
have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
[12] And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every
one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto
me:
[13] Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know
not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day
and night; where I will not shew you favour.
[14] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more
be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the
land of Egypt;
[15] But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the
land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I
will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
[16] Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall
fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them
from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
[17] For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face,
neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
[18] And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double;
because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with
the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.
[19] O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of
affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth,
and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things
wherein there is no profit.
[20] Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
[21] Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause
them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is
The LORD.
Jeremiah 17
Judah's Sin and Punishment
1 (Pr 3:3; 2Co 3:3) The sin of Judah is written with an iron pen
and with a diamond point;
it is engraved on the tablet of their heart
and on the horns of their altars;
2 (2Ch 24:18; Jer 2:20) as they remember their children,
so they remember their altars
and their groves by the green trees
on the high hills.
3 (Jer 15:13; 2Ki 24:13) O My mountain in the field,
I will give your wealth
and all your treasures to the destroyer,
and your high places
for sin throughout all your borders.
4 (Jer 15:14; 7:20; 16:13) You, even yourself, will discontinue
from your heritage that I gave you;
and I will cause you to serve your enemies
in the land which you do not know;
for you have kindled a fire in My anger
which will burn forever.
5 (2Ch 32:8; Isa 2:22) Thus says the Lord:
Cursed is the man who trusts in man
and makes flesh his strength,
and whose heart departs from the Lord.
6 (Dt 29:23; Jer 48:6) For he will be like a bush in the desert
and will not see when good comes,
but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
in a salt land and not inhabited.
7 (Ps 34:8; 2:12) Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
and whose hope is the Lord.
8 (Ps 1:3; Eze 47:12) For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,
and that spreads out its roots by the river,
and shall not fear when heat comes,
but its leaf shall be green,
and it shall not be anxious in the year of drought,
neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
9 (Ecc 9:3; Mk 7:21-22) The heart is more deceitful than all things
and desperately wicked;
who can understand it?
10 (Jer 32:19; 1Sa 16:7; Ps 62:12) I, the Lord, search the heart,
I test the mind,
even to give to every man according to his ways,
and according to the fruit of his deeds.
11 (Lk 12:20; Ps 55:23) As the partridge sits on eggs which it has not laid,
so is he who gets riches, but not justly;
it will forsake him in the midst of his days,
and in the end he will be a fool.
12 (Jer 3:17; 14:21) A glorious high throne from the beginning
is the place of our sanctuary.
13 (Isa 1:28; Jer 14:8 ) O Lord, the Hope of Israel,
all who forsake You will be ashamed.
"Those who depart from Me in the earth will be written down,
because they have forsaken the Lord,
the fountain of living waters."
Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance
14 (Dt 10:21; Ps 109:1) Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;
save me, and I will be saved,
for You are my praise.
15 (Isa 5:19) See how they say to me,
"Where is the word of the Lord?
Let it come now!"
16 As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,
nor have I desired the woeful day;
You Yourself know that which came out of my lips was in Your presence.
17 (Jer 16:19; Na 1:7) Do not be a terror to me;
You are my hope in the day of disaster.
18 (Ps 35:4; 35:8) Let those who persecute me be humiliated,
but let me not be humiliated;
let them be dismayed,
but let me not be dismayed.
Bring upon them the day of evil,
and destroy them with double destruction.
Keep the Sabbath Day Holy
19 (Jer 7:2; 26:2) Thus the Lord said to me: Go and stand in the gate
of the sons of the people whereby the kings of Judah come in
and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.
20 (Jer 19:3; Ps 49:1-2) And say to them: Hear the word of the Lord,
kings of Judah, and all Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem
who enter by these gates.
21 (Nu 15:32-36; Ne 13:15-21) Thus says the Lord: Take heed to yourselves,
and do not bear any load on the Sabbath day nor bring anything in
by the gates of Jerusalem.
22 (Eze 20:12; Ex 20:8-10) You shall not carry a load out of your houses
on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy,
as I commanded your fathers.
23 (Jer 11:10; 19:15) But they did not obey or incline their ears,
but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
24 (Jer 17:21-22; Ex 15:26) It shall come to pass, if you diligently listen
to Me, says the Lord, to bring in no load through the gates of this city
on the Sabbath day, but sanctify the Sabbath day to do no work in it,
25 (Jer 22:4; Isa 9:7) then there shall enter by the gates of this city kings
and officials sitting on the throne of David,
riding in chariots and on horses,
they, and their officials, the men of Judah,
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city will be inhabited forever.
26 (Jer 32:44; 33:13) They will come from the cities of Judah
and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin,
and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the Negev,
bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and grain offerings,
and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise to the house of the Lord.
27 (2Ki 25:9; Jer 7:20) But if you will not listen to Me to sanctify
the Sabbath day and not to bear a load, even entering in
at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day,
then I will kindle a fire in the gates and it will devour the palaces
of Jerusalem and it will not be quenched.
Jeremiah 17
[1] The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a
diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of
your altars;
[2] Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the
green trees upon the high hills.
[3] O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy
treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy
borders.
[4] And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I
gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which
thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall
burn for ever.
[5] Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh
flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
[6] For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when
good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a
salt land and not inhabited.
[7] Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
[8] For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out
her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf
shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither
shall cease from yielding fruit.
[9] The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who
can know it?
[10] I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man
according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
[11] As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that
getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days,
and at his end shall be a fool.
[12] A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our
sanctuary.
[13] O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and
they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have
forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
[14] Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved:
for thou art my praise.
[15] Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.
[16] As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee:
neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of
my lips was right before thee.
[17] Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
[18] Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be
confounded:
let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of
evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
[19] Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of
the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go
out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
[20] And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and
all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
[21] Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the
sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
[22] Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day,
neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your
fathers.
[23] But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck
stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
[24] And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the
LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath
day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
[25] Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes
sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they,
and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and
this city shall remain for ever.
[26] And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about
Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the
mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and
meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the
house of the LORD.
[27] But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not
to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath
day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the
palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah 18
The Potter and the Clay
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
2 (Jer 19:1-2) "Arise and go down to the potter's house,
and there I will cause you to hear My words."
3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was making
something on the wheel.
4 Yet the vessel that he made of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter;
so he made it again into another vessel,
as seemed good to the potter to make it.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
6 (Isa 64:8; 45:9) O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?
says the Lord. As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand,
O house of Israel.
7 (Jer 1:10) At one moment I may speak concerning a nation
and concerning a kingdom to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it.
8 (Jer 26:13; Eze 18:21) If that nation against which I have spoken turns
from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to do to it.
9 (Jer 1:10; 31:28) Or at another moment I may speak concerning a nation
and concerning a kingdom to build and to plant it.
10 (1Sa 2:30; Eze 33:18) If it does evil in My sight by not obeying My voice,
then I will relent of the good with which I said I would bless it.
11 (2Ki 17:13; Isa 1:16-19) Now therefore speak to the men of Judah
and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: Thus says the Lord:
Look, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you.
Repent now, everyone from his evil way, and make your ways
and your deeds good.
12 (Jer 2:25; Isa 57:10) But they say, "There is no hope! But we will walk
after our own devices, and each of us will do according
to the stubbornness of his evil heart."
13 (Jer 5:30; Isa 66:8) Therefore thus says the Lord:
Ask now among the nations,
who has heard such things?
The virgin of Israel
has done a very horrible thing.
14 Shall a man leave the snow of Lebanon,
which comes from the rock of the field?
Shall the cold flowing water that comes from another place
be forsaken?
15 (Isa 57:14; Jer 6:16) Because My people have forgotten Me,
they have burned incense to vain gods
and they have stumbled in their ways
from the ancient paths,
to walk in bypaths,
not on a highway,
16 (Ps 22:7; Jer 25:9 ) to make their land desolate,
and a perpetual hissing;
everyone who passes by shall be astonished
and shake his head.
17 (Jer 2:27; 13:24) I will scatter them before the enemy
as with an east wind;
I will show them the back and not the face
in the day of their calamity.
Jeremiah Persecuted
18 (Jer 11:19; Ps 52:2) Then they said, "Come and let us devise plans
against Jeremiah. For the law will not be lost from the priest, nor counsel
from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him
with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."
19 Give heed to me, O Lord,
and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
20 (Ps 35:7; 57:6 ) Shall evil be recompensed for good?
For they have dug a pit for my soul.
Remember that I stood before You
to speak good for them,
and to turn away Your wrath from them.
21 (Ps 109:9-20; Jer 9:21) Therefore, deliver up their children
to the famine
and pour out their blood by the power of the sword;
and let their wives be bereaved of their children and become widows
and let their men be put to death;
let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
22 (Ps 140:5; Jer 6:26) Let a cry be heard from their houses,
when You bring a troop suddenly upon them;
for they have dug a pit to take me
and hidden snares for my feet.
23 (Isa 2:9) Yet, Lord, You know
all their counsel against me to slay me.
Do not forgive their iniquity
nor blot out their sin from Your sight;
but let them be overthrown before You;
deal thus with them in the time of Your anger.
Jeremiah 18
[1] The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[2] Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause
thee to hear my words.
[3] Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work
on the wheels.
[4] And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the
potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to
make it.
[5] Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
[6] O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD.
Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O
house of Israel.
[7] At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a
kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
[8] If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I
will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
[9] And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a
kingdom, to build and to plant it;
[10] If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will
repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
[11] Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you,
and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way,
and make your ways and your doings good.
[12] And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own
devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
[13] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath
heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
[14] Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the
field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be
forsaken?
[15] Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to
vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient
paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
[16] To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that
passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
[17] I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew
them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
[18] Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for
the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the
word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let
us not give heed to any of his words.
[19] Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend
with me.
[20] Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my
soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn
away thy wrath from them.
[21] Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their
blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their
children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young
men be slain by the sword in battle.
[22] Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop
suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares
for my feet.
[23] Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me:
forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but
let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of
thine anger.
Jeremiah 35
The Rekabites' Obedience
1 (2Ki 23:35; Jer 1:3) The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord
in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying:
2 (1Ch 2:55; 9:26) Go to the house of the Rekabites and speak to them,
and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers,
and give them wine to drink.
3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah,
and his brothers and all his sons and the whole house of the Rekabites,
4 (Dt 33:1; 2Ki 12:9) and I brought them into the house of the Lord,
into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God,
which was by the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber
of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door.
5 (Am 2:12) Then I set before the sons of the house of the Rekabites
pots full of wine and cups, and I said to them, "Drink wine."
6 (2Ki 10:15; Lev 10:9) But they said, "We will drink no wine. For Jonadab
the son of Rekab our father commanded us, saying,
'You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons forever.
7 (Ge 25:27; Ex 20:12) You shall not build a house, sow seed,
plant a vineyard, nor own one; but all your days you shall dwell in tents
so that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.'
8 (Col 3:20; Pr 1:8-9) Thus we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son
of Rekab, our father, in all that he has charged us, to drink no wine all
our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters,
9 (1Ti 6:6; Ps 37:16) nor to build houses for us to dwell in;
and we do not have vineyard, or field, or seed.
10 But we have lived in tents only and have obeyed and done according
to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
11 (Jer 8:14; 2Ki 24:1-2) But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
came up into the land, we said, 'Come, and let us go to Jerusalem
before the army of the Chaldeans and before the army of the Arameans.'
So we have dwelt in Jerusalem."
12 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:
13 (Jer 5:3; 32:33) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Will you not receive instruction by listening to My words? says the Lord.
14 (Isa 30:9; Jer 7:13) The words of Jonadab the son of Rekab, that
he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed.
For to this day they drink none, but they obey their father's commandment.
However, I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking,
but you did not obey Me.
15 (Jer 18:11; 25:5-6) I also have sent to you all My servants the prophets,
rising up early and sending them, saying, "Return now every man
from his evil way and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods
to serve them, and you will dwell in the land that I have given to you
and to your fathers." But you have not inclined your ear nor obeyed Me.
16 (Mal 1:6; Jer 35:14) Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rekab
have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded
them, but this people has not obeyed Me.
17 (Isa 65:12; 66:4) Therefore thus says the Lord God of Hosts, the God
of Israel: I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem
all the disaster that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken
to them but they have not listened, and I have called them
but they have not answered.
18 (Ex 20:12; Eph 6:1-3) Jeremiah said to the house of the Rekabites:
Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed
the commandment of Jonadab your father and kept all his precepts
and done according to all that he has commanded you,
19 (Jer 15:19; 1Ch 2:55) therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God
of Israel, Jonadab the son of Rekab shall not lack a man to stand
before Me always.
Jeremiah 35
[1] The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
[2] Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them
into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to
drink.
[3] Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and
his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
[4] And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the
sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber
of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum,
the keeper of the door:
[5] And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of
wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
[6] But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our
father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your
sons for ever:
[7] Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have
any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days
in the land where ye be strangers.
[8] Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in
all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives,
our sons, nor our daughters;
[9] Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor
field, nor seed:
[10] But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all
that Jonadab our father commanded us.
[11] But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into
the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the
army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell
at Jerusalem.
[12] Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
[13] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of
Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to
hearken to my words? saith the LORD.
[14] The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not
to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey
their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising
early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
[15] I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early
and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and
amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall
dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have
not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
[16] Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the
commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath
not hearkened unto me:
[17] Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold,
I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the
evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them,
but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not
answered.
[18] And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD
of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of
Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all
that he hath commanded you:
[19] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the
son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
2) Our Daily Bread for 8 August 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/08/08/discerning-right-paths
Entitled "Discerning Right Paths"
Proverbs 22:6,17-21
6 (Eph 6:4; 2Ti 3:15) Train up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Saying One
17 (Pr 23:12 ) Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge;
18 (Pr 2:10) for it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
they will readily be fitted in your lips.
19 (Pr 3:5 ) That your trust may be in the Lord,
I have made known to you this day, even to you.
20 (Pr 8:6 ) Have I not written to you excellent things
in counsels and knowledge,
21 (Lk 1:3-4; 1Pe 3:15 ) that I might make you know the certainty
of the words of truth,
that you might answer the words of truth
to those who send to you?
[6] Train up a child in the way he should go:
And when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Words of the Wise
[17] Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise,
And apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
[18] For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee;
They shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
[19] That thy trust may be in the LORD,
I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
[20] Have not I written to thee excellent things
In counsels and knowledge,
[21] That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth;
That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
No one would have believed sixteen-year-old Brazilian skateboarder Felipe
Gustavo would become "one of the most legendary skateboarders on the planet."
Gustavo's dad believed his son needed to pursue his dream of skating
professionally, but they didn't have the money. So his dad sold their car
and took his son to the renowned Tampa Am skating competition in Florida.
No one had heard of Gustavo ... until he won. And the victory catapulted
him into an amazing career.
Gustavo's dad had the capacity to see his son's heart and passion. "When I
become a father," Gustavo said, "I just want to be like 5 percent of what
my dad was for me."
Proverbs describes the opportunity parents have to help their children discern
the unique way God has crafted their heart, energy, and personality-and then
to direct and encourage them toward the path that reflects who God made them
to be. "Start children off on the way they should go," the writer said, "and
even when they are old they will not turn from it" (22:6).
We may not possess vast resources or profound knowledge. With God's wisdom
(vv. 17–21) and our attentive love, however, we can offer our kids and other
children within our sphere of influence an immense gift. We can help them
trust in God and discern the paths they can follow for a lifetime (3:5-6).
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
Where have you encountered a parent attentive to their child's heart
or energy? How has God revealed His attentive ways to you?
Heavenly Father, as I consider how good parents pay
attention to their children, I know You're the truest parent.
Thank You for seeing and guiding me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season
Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.
9 And let us not be weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow
flowers from seeds, Each child took the seed, planted it carefully in the
bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day
for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,
unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"
he pouted after the first week. "Nothing's gonna grow in there."
We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.
We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -
immediate response, and when we have to wait,
we become impatient and irritable.
Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"
is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church
at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results,
and weariness sets in.
If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it
and move on to a new project.
But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too
soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily
when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in
another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,
"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."
In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has
had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions
are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for
the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.
Application
a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labors have produced no harvest at all?
b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"
for reaping the harvest?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Haggai 2:7-9
7 (1Ki 8:11; Isa 60:7) And I will shake all the nations,
and they will come with the wealth of all nations,
and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Isa 60:17) The silver is mine, and the gold is Mine,
says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Isa 9:6-7) The glory of this latter house will be greater
than the former, says the Lord of Hosts. And in this place
I will give peace, says the Lord of Hosts.
7 and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations
shall come: and I will fill this house with glory,
saith the LORD of hosts.
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,
saith the LORD of hosts.
9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater
than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place
will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Help in Times of Temptation
James 1:12-18
Trial and Temptation
12 (Jas 2:5; 1Co 9:25; 2Ti 4:8) Blessed is the man who endures temptation,
for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life,
which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God,"
for God cannot be tempted with evil; neither does He tempt anyone.
14 But each man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.
15 (Job 15:35; Ps 7:14) Then, when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin;
and when sin is finished, it brings forth death.
16 (Jas 1:19; 2:5) Do not err, my beloved brothers.
17 (Mal 3:6; Nu 23:19; Jn 3:27) Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above and comes down from the Father of lights,
with whom is no change or shadow of turning.
18 (1Pe 1:23; Jn 1:13; Rev 14:4) Of His own will He brought us forth with
the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures.
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried,
he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised
to them that love him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God:
for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14 but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust,
and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin:
and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,
neither shadow of turning.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth,
that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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
8th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God
(
Is 62:6
6 (Isa 52:8; Ps 74:2) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,
who shall never hold their peace day nor night.
You who remind the Lord, do not keep silent;
6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold
their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Ps 5:3
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord, in the morning You will hear my voice;
in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will watch expectantly.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Ps 55:17
17 Evening and morning and at noon, I will make my complaint and murmur,
and He will hear my voice.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud:
And he shall hear my voice.
)
b) Pray for the province of Manitoba
I) Pray for the leaders of Manitoba, that God's Spirit would influence them
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 .
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray for the forgiveness of your nation.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, as I consider how good parents pay
attention to their children, I know You're the truest parent.
Thank You for seeing and guiding me."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be while you do the Lord's work.
Pray to the Lord and pray to give Him all the glory.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek Him in times of temptation.
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 that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God.
Pray for Christians in Algeria whose churches were closed by the goverment.
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 16 - 18 ,35
Jeremiah 16
The Day of Disaster
1 The word of the Lord came also to me, saying:
2 (1Co 7:26-27) You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons
or daughters in this place.
3 For thus says the Lord concerning the sons and concerning the daughters
who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them,
and concerning their fathers who fathered them in this land:
4 (Jer 25:33; Ps 83:10; Jer 9:22) They will die of deadly diseases.
They will not be lamented, nor shall they be buried. But they will be as dung
upon the face of the ground. And they will be consumed by the sword
and by famine. And their carcasses will be food for the fowl of heaven
and for the beasts of the earth.
5 (Eze 24:16-23; Isa 27:11) For thus says the Lord: Do not enter a house
of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away
My peace from this people, says the Lord, even lovingkindness and mercy.
6 (Lev 19:28; Dt 14:1) Both the great and the small will die in this land.
They will not be buried; neither will men lament for them, cut themselves,
nor make themselves bald for them.
7 (Eze 24:17; Hos 9:4) Neither will men tear themselves for them in mourning,
to comfort them for the dead; nor will men give them the cup of consolation
to drink for their father or for their mother.
8 (Ecc 7:2-4; Jer 15:17) Also you shall not go into the house of feasting,
to sit with them to eat and to drink.
9 (Jer 7:34; Eze 26:13) For thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days,
the voice of laughter and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom
and the voice of the bride.
10 (Jer 5:19; 13:22)And when you tell this people all these words,
and they say to you, "Why has the Lord pronounced all this great disaster
against us? Or what is our iniquity? Or what is our sin that we have committed
against the Lord our God?"
11 (Ps 106:35-41; Dt 29:25-26) then you shall say to them:
Because your fathers have forsaken Me, says the Lord,
and have walked after other gods and have served them
and have worshipped them, but have forsaken Me and have not kept My law.
12 (Jer 13:10; 7:26; Ecc 9:3) And you have done worse than your fathers,
for here you are, each one walking after the imaginations of his evil heart
so that they do not listen to Me.
13 (Dt 28:36; Jer 17:4; Dt 4:26-28) Therefore I will cast you out of this land
into a land that you do not know, neither you nor your fathers;
and there you will serve other gods day and night because
I will not show you favour.
God Will Restore Israel
14 (Dt 15:15; Jer 23:7-8) Therefore, surely the days are coming,
says the Lord, that it will no longer be said, "As the Lord lives,
who brought up the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt,"
15 (Jer 24:6; 3:18) but, "As the Lord lives, who brought up the sons
of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands wherever
He had driven them." And I will bring them again into their land that
I gave to their fathers.
16 (Am 4:2; 1Sa 26:20) Now, I will send for many fishermen, says the Lord,
and they shall fish for them; andafterwards I will send for many hunters,
and they will hunt them from every mountainand from every hill
and out of the holes of the rocks.
17 (Pr 15:3; 2Ch 16:9) For My eyes are upon all their ways; they are not
hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity hidden from My eyes.
18 (Isa 40:2; Jer 2:7) First I will doubly recompense their iniquity
and their sin, because they have defiled My land; they have filled
My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable and abominable things.
19 (Isa 25:4; Ps 18:1-2) O Lord, my strength and my fortress,
and my refuge in the day of affliction,
the nations will come to You
from the remote parts of the earth, and will say:
Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity,
and things in which there is no profit.
20 (Isa 37:19; Ps 115:4-8) Shall a man make gods for himself,
which are not gods?
21 (Jer 33:2; Ps 9:16) "Therefore, surely I will this once cause them to know,
I will cause them to know
My hand and My might;
and they shall know
that My name is the Lord."
Jeremiah 16
[1] The word of the LORD came also unto me, saying,
[2] Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or
daughters in this place.
[3] For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters
that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them,
and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;
[4] They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither
shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth:
and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases
shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
[5] For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither
go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this
people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.
[6] Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be
buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make
themselves bald for them:
[7] Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them
for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink
for their father or for their mother.
[8] Thou shalt not also go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to
eat and to drink.
[9] For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will
cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice
of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the
voice of the bride.
[10] And it shall come to pass, when thou shalt shew this people all these
words, and they shall say unto thee, Wherefore hath the LORD pronounced all
this great evil against us? or what is our iniquity? or what is our sin that
we have committed against the LORD our God?
[11] Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me,
saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and
have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;
[12] And ye have done worse than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every
one after the imagination of his evil heart, that they may not hearken unto
me:
[13] Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know
not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day
and night; where I will not shew you favour.
[14] Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more
be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the
land of Egypt;
[15] But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the
land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I
will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
[16] Behold, I will send for many fishers, saith the LORD, and they shall
fish them; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt them
from every mountain, and from every hill, and out of the holes of the rocks.
[17] For mine eyes are upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face,
neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.
[18] And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double;
because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with
the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.
[19] O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of
affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth,
and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things
wherein there is no profit.
[20] Shall a man make gods unto himself, and they are no gods?
[21] Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause
them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is
The LORD.
Jeremiah 17
Judah's Sin and Punishment
1 (Pr 3:3; 2Co 3:3) The sin of Judah is written with an iron pen
and with a diamond point;
it is engraved on the tablet of their heart
and on the horns of their altars;
2 (2Ch 24:18; Jer 2:20) as they remember their children,
so they remember their altars
and their groves by the green trees
on the high hills.
3 (Jer 15:13; 2Ki 24:13) O My mountain in the field,
I will give your wealth
and all your treasures to the destroyer,
and your high places
for sin throughout all your borders.
4 (Jer 15:14; 7:20; 16:13) You, even yourself, will discontinue
from your heritage that I gave you;
and I will cause you to serve your enemies
in the land which you do not know;
for you have kindled a fire in My anger
which will burn forever.
5 (2Ch 32:8; Isa 2:22) Thus says the Lord:
Cursed is the man who trusts in man
and makes flesh his strength,
and whose heart departs from the Lord.
6 (Dt 29:23; Jer 48:6) For he will be like a bush in the desert
and will not see when good comes,
but will inhabit the parched places in the wilderness,
in a salt land and not inhabited.
7 (Ps 34:8; 2:12) Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
and whose hope is the Lord.
8 (Ps 1:3; Eze 47:12) For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters,
and that spreads out its roots by the river,
and shall not fear when heat comes,
but its leaf shall be green,
and it shall not be anxious in the year of drought,
neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
9 (Ecc 9:3; Mk 7:21-22) The heart is more deceitful than all things
and desperately wicked;
who can understand it?
10 (Jer 32:19; 1Sa 16:7; Ps 62:12) I, the Lord, search the heart,
I test the mind,
even to give to every man according to his ways,
and according to the fruit of his deeds.
11 (Lk 12:20; Ps 55:23) As the partridge sits on eggs which it has not laid,
so is he who gets riches, but not justly;
it will forsake him in the midst of his days,
and in the end he will be a fool.
12 (Jer 3:17; 14:21) A glorious high throne from the beginning
is the place of our sanctuary.
13 (Isa 1:28; Jer 14:8 ) O Lord, the Hope of Israel,
all who forsake You will be ashamed.
"Those who depart from Me in the earth will be written down,
because they have forsaken the Lord,
the fountain of living waters."
Jeremiah Prays for Deliverance
14 (Dt 10:21; Ps 109:1) Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;
save me, and I will be saved,
for You are my praise.
15 (Isa 5:19) See how they say to me,
"Where is the word of the Lord?
Let it come now!"
16 As for me, I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You,
nor have I desired the woeful day;
You Yourself know that which came out of my lips was in Your presence.
17 (Jer 16:19; Na 1:7) Do not be a terror to me;
You are my hope in the day of disaster.
18 (Ps 35:4; 35:8) Let those who persecute me be humiliated,
but let me not be humiliated;
let them be dismayed,
but let me not be dismayed.
Bring upon them the day of evil,
and destroy them with double destruction.
Keep the Sabbath Day Holy
19 (Jer 7:2; 26:2) Thus the Lord said to me: Go and stand in the gate
of the sons of the people whereby the kings of Judah come in
and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.
20 (Jer 19:3; Ps 49:1-2) And say to them: Hear the word of the Lord,
kings of Judah, and all Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem
who enter by these gates.
21 (Nu 15:32-36; Ne 13:15-21) Thus says the Lord: Take heed to yourselves,
and do not bear any load on the Sabbath day nor bring anything in
by the gates of Jerusalem.
22 (Eze 20:12; Ex 20:8-10) You shall not carry a load out of your houses
on the Sabbath day, nor do any work, but keep the Sabbath day holy,
as I commanded your fathers.
23 (Jer 11:10; 19:15) But they did not obey or incline their ears,
but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear nor receive instruction.
24 (Jer 17:21-22; Ex 15:26) It shall come to pass, if you diligently listen
to Me, says the Lord, to bring in no load through the gates of this city
on the Sabbath day, but sanctify the Sabbath day to do no work in it,
25 (Jer 22:4; Isa 9:7) then there shall enter by the gates of this city kings
and officials sitting on the throne of David,
riding in chariots and on horses,
they, and their officials, the men of Judah,
and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And this city will be inhabited forever.
26 (Jer 32:44; 33:13) They will come from the cities of Judah
and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin,
and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the Negev,
bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and grain offerings,
and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise to the house of the Lord.
27 (2Ki 25:9; Jer 7:20) But if you will not listen to Me to sanctify
the Sabbath day and not to bear a load, even entering in
at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day,
then I will kindle a fire in the gates and it will devour the palaces
of Jerusalem and it will not be quenched.
Jeremiah 17
[1] The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a
diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of
your altars;
[2] Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the
green trees upon the high hills.
[3] O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy
treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy
borders.
[4] And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I
gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which
thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall
burn for ever.
[5] Thus saith the LORD; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh
flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
[6] For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when
good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a
salt land and not inhabited.
[7] Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
[8] For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out
her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf
shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither
shall cease from yielding fruit.
[9] The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who
can know it?
[10] I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man
according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
[11] As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that
getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days,
and at his end shall be a fool.
[12] A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our
sanctuary.
[13] O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and
they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have
forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
[14] Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved:
for thou art my praise.
[15] Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.
[16] As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee:
neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of
my lips was right before thee.
[17] Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
[18] Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be
confounded:
let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of
evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
[19] Thus said the LORD unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of
the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go
out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
[20] And say unto them, Hear ye the word of the LORD, ye kings of Judah, and
all Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, that enter in by these gates:
[21] Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the
sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
[22] Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day,
neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your
fathers.
[23] But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck
stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
[24] And it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the
LORD, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath
day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
[25] Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes
sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they,
and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and
this city shall remain for ever.
[26] And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about
Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the
mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and
meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the
house of the LORD.
[27] But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not
to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath
day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the
palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
Jeremiah 18
The Potter and the Clay
1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying:
2 (Jer 19:1-2) "Arise and go down to the potter's house,
and there I will cause you to hear My words."
3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was making
something on the wheel.
4 Yet the vessel that he made of clay was spoiled in the hand of the potter;
so he made it again into another vessel,
as seemed good to the potter to make it.
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
6 (Isa 64:8; 45:9) O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?
says the Lord. As the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand,
O house of Israel.
7 (Jer 1:10) At one moment I may speak concerning a nation
and concerning a kingdom to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it.
8 (Jer 26:13; Eze 18:21) If that nation against which I have spoken turns
from its evil, I will relent of the disaster that I thought to do to it.
9 (Jer 1:10; 31:28) Or at another moment I may speak concerning a nation
and concerning a kingdom to build and to plant it.
10 (1Sa 2:30; Eze 33:18) If it does evil in My sight by not obeying My voice,
then I will relent of the good with which I said I would bless it.
11 (2Ki 17:13; Isa 1:16-19) Now therefore speak to the men of Judah
and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying: Thus says the Lord:
Look, I am shaping disaster against you and devising a plan against you.
Repent now, everyone from his evil way, and make your ways
and your deeds good.
12 (Jer 2:25; Isa 57:10) But they say, "There is no hope! But we will walk
after our own devices, and each of us will do according
to the stubbornness of his evil heart."
13 (Jer 5:30; Isa 66:8) Therefore thus says the Lord:
Ask now among the nations,
who has heard such things?
The virgin of Israel
has done a very horrible thing.
14 Shall a man leave the snow of Lebanon,
which comes from the rock of the field?
Shall the cold flowing water that comes from another place
be forsaken?
15 (Isa 57:14; Jer 6:16) Because My people have forgotten Me,
they have burned incense to vain gods
and they have stumbled in their ways
from the ancient paths,
to walk in bypaths,
not on a highway,
16 (Ps 22:7; Jer 25:9 ) to make their land desolate,
and a perpetual hissing;
everyone who passes by shall be astonished
and shake his head.
17 (Jer 2:27; 13:24) I will scatter them before the enemy
as with an east wind;
I will show them the back and not the face
in the day of their calamity.
Jeremiah Persecuted
18 (Jer 11:19; Ps 52:2) Then they said, "Come and let us devise plans
against Jeremiah. For the law will not be lost from the priest, nor counsel
from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him
with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."
19 Give heed to me, O Lord,
and listen to the voice of those who contend with me.
20 (Ps 35:7; 57:6 ) Shall evil be recompensed for good?
For they have dug a pit for my soul.
Remember that I stood before You
to speak good for them,
and to turn away Your wrath from them.
21 (Ps 109:9-20; Jer 9:21) Therefore, deliver up their children
to the famine
and pour out their blood by the power of the sword;
and let their wives be bereaved of their children and become widows
and let their men be put to death;
let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
22 (Ps 140:5; Jer 6:26) Let a cry be heard from their houses,
when You bring a troop suddenly upon them;
for they have dug a pit to take me
and hidden snares for my feet.
23 (Isa 2:9) Yet, Lord, You know
all their counsel against me to slay me.
Do not forgive their iniquity
nor blot out their sin from Your sight;
but let them be overthrown before You;
deal thus with them in the time of Your anger.
Jeremiah 18
[1] The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
[2] Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause
thee to hear my words.
[3] Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work
on the wheels.
[4] And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the
potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to
make it.
[5] Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
[6] O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD.
Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O
house of Israel.
[7] At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a
kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;
[8] If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I
will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.
[9] And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a
kingdom, to build and to plant it;
[10] If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will
repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
[11] Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I frame evil against you,
and devise a device against you: return ye now every one from his evil way,
and make your ways and your doings good.
[12] And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own
devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.
[13] Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath
heard such things: the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing.
[14] Will a man leave the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the
field? or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be
forsaken?
[15] Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to
vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient
paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
[16] To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that
passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
[17] I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew
them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
[18] Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for
the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the
word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let
us not give heed to any of his words.
[19] Give heed to me, O LORD, and hearken to the voice of them that contend
with me.
[20] Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my
soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn
away thy wrath from them.
[21] Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their
blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their
children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young
men be slain by the sword in battle.
[22] Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop
suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares
for my feet.
[23] Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me:
forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but
let them be overthrown before thee; deal thus with them in the time of
thine anger.
Jeremiah 35
The Rekabites' Obedience
1 (2Ki 23:35; Jer 1:3) The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord
in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, saying:
2 (1Ch 2:55; 9:26) Go to the house of the Rekabites and speak to them,
and bring them into the house of the Lord, into one of the chambers,
and give them wine to drink.
3 Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah,
and his brothers and all his sons and the whole house of the Rekabites,
4 (Dt 33:1; 2Ki 12:9) and I brought them into the house of the Lord,
into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God,
which was by the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber
of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door.
5 (Am 2:12) Then I set before the sons of the house of the Rekabites
pots full of wine and cups, and I said to them, "Drink wine."
6 (2Ki 10:15; Lev 10:9) But they said, "We will drink no wine. For Jonadab
the son of Rekab our father commanded us, saying,
'You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons forever.
7 (Ge 25:27; Ex 20:12) You shall not build a house, sow seed,
plant a vineyard, nor own one; but all your days you shall dwell in tents
so that you may live many days in the land where you sojourn.'
8 (Col 3:20; Pr 1:8-9) Thus we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son
of Rekab, our father, in all that he has charged us, to drink no wine all
our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters,
9 (1Ti 6:6; Ps 37:16) nor to build houses for us to dwell in;
and we do not have vineyard, or field, or seed.
10 But we have lived in tents only and have obeyed and done according
to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
11 (Jer 8:14; 2Ki 24:1-2) But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
came up into the land, we said, 'Come, and let us go to Jerusalem
before the army of the Chaldeans and before the army of the Arameans.'
So we have dwelt in Jerusalem."
12 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying:
13 (Jer 5:3; 32:33) Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel:
Go and tell the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,
Will you not receive instruction by listening to My words? says the Lord.
14 (Isa 30:9; Jer 7:13) The words of Jonadab the son of Rekab, that
he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed.
For to this day they drink none, but they obey their father's commandment.
However, I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking,
but you did not obey Me.
15 (Jer 18:11; 25:5-6) I also have sent to you all My servants the prophets,
rising up early and sending them, saying, "Return now every man
from his evil way and amend your deeds, and do not go after other gods
to serve them, and you will dwell in the land that I have given to you
and to your fathers." But you have not inclined your ear nor obeyed Me.
16 (Mal 1:6; Jer 35:14) Indeed, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rekab
have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded
them, but this people has not obeyed Me.
17 (Isa 65:12; 66:4) Therefore thus says the Lord God of Hosts, the God
of Israel: I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem
all the disaster that I have pronounced against them; because I have spoken
to them but they have not listened, and I have called them
but they have not answered.
18 (Ex 20:12; Eph 6:1-3) Jeremiah said to the house of the Rekabites:
Thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel: Because you have obeyed
the commandment of Jonadab your father and kept all his precepts
and done according to all that he has commanded you,
19 (Jer 15:19; 1Ch 2:55) therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts, the God
of Israel, Jonadab the son of Rekab shall not lack a man to stand
before Me always.
Jeremiah 35
[1] The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of
Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,
[2] Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them
into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to
drink.
[3] Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and
his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
[4] And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the
sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber
of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum,
the keeper of the door:
[5] And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of
wine, and cups, and I said unto them, Drink ye wine.
[6] But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our
father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your
sons for ever:
[7] Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have
any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days
in the land where ye be strangers.
[8] Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in
all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives,
our sons, nor our daughters;
[9] Nor to build houses for us to dwell in: neither have we vineyard, nor
field, nor seed:
[10] But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all
that Jonadab our father commanded us.
[11] But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into
the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the
army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell
at Jerusalem.
[12] Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah, saying,
[13] Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Go and tell the men of
Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, Will ye not receive instruction to
hearken to my words? saith the LORD.
[14] The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not
to drink wine, are performed; for unto this day they drink none, but obey
their father's commandment: notwithstanding I have spoken unto you, rising
early and speaking; but ye hearkened not unto me.
[15] I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early
and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and
amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall
dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have
not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.
[16] Because the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the
commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath
not hearkened unto me:
[17] Therefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold,
I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the
evil that I have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them,
but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not
answered.
[18] And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD
of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of
Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all
that he hath commanded you:
[19] Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the
son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
2) Our Daily Bread for 8 August 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/08/08/discerning-right-paths
Entitled "Discerning Right Paths"
Proverbs 22:6,17-21
6 (Eph 6:4; 2Ti 3:15) Train up a child in the way he should go,
and when he is old he will not depart from it.
Saying One
17 (Pr 23:12 ) Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
and apply your heart to my knowledge;
18 (Pr 2:10) for it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
they will readily be fitted in your lips.
19 (Pr 3:5 ) That your trust may be in the Lord,
I have made known to you this day, even to you.
20 (Pr 8:6 ) Have I not written to you excellent things
in counsels and knowledge,
21 (Lk 1:3-4; 1Pe 3:15 ) that I might make you know the certainty
of the words of truth,
that you might answer the words of truth
to those who send to you?
[6] Train up a child in the way he should go:
And when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Words of the Wise
[17] Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise,
And apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
[18] For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee;
They shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
[19] That thy trust may be in the LORD,
I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
[20] Have not I written to thee excellent things
In counsels and knowledge,
[21] That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth;
That thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
No one would have believed sixteen-year-old Brazilian skateboarder Felipe
Gustavo would become "one of the most legendary skateboarders on the planet."
Gustavo's dad believed his son needed to pursue his dream of skating
professionally, but they didn't have the money. So his dad sold their car
and took his son to the renowned Tampa Am skating competition in Florida.
No one had heard of Gustavo ... until he won. And the victory catapulted
him into an amazing career.
Gustavo's dad had the capacity to see his son's heart and passion. "When I
become a father," Gustavo said, "I just want to be like 5 percent of what
my dad was for me."
Proverbs describes the opportunity parents have to help their children discern
the unique way God has crafted their heart, energy, and personality-and then
to direct and encourage them toward the path that reflects who God made them
to be. "Start children off on the way they should go," the writer said, "and
even when they are old they will not turn from it" (22:6).
We may not possess vast resources or profound knowledge. With God's wisdom
(vv. 17–21) and our attentive love, however, we can offer our kids and other
children within our sphere of influence an immense gift. We can help them
trust in God and discern the paths they can follow for a lifetime (3:5-6).
By: Winn Collier
Reflect & Pray
Where have you encountered a parent attentive to their child's heart
or energy? How has God revealed His attentive ways to you?
Heavenly Father, as I consider how good parents pay
attention to their children, I know You're the truest parent.
Thank You for seeing and guiding me.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 7 Promises of Grace - Day 2 - Due Season
Gal 6:9
9 And let us not grow weary in doing good,
for in due season we shall reap, if we do not give up.
9 And let us not be weary in well doing:
for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Jackie's preschool class took on an exciting project: they were going to grow
flowers from seeds, Each child took the seed, planted it carefully in the
bedding soil, watered, and waited. But Jackie couldn't wait. Every day
for a week he ran to the window box, looked for his plants, poked, prodded,
unplanted the seeds and then planted them again. "It's no use,"
he pouted after the first week. "Nothing's gonna grow in there."
We live in an instant society - microwave dinners, quick fixes, easy answers.
We are conditioned by our environment to expect - even to demand -
immediate response, and when we have to wait,
we become impatient and irritable.
Paul's exhortation to the Galatians, "Let us not become weary in doing good,"
is as appropriate for twentieth-century believers as it was for the new church
at Galatia. We lose motivation when we don't see results,
and weariness sets in.
If our work does not seem to be producing as we hope, we want to abandon it
and move on to a new project.
But God says, "You will reap a harvest if you don't give up." We give up too
soon in our prayers for a loved one's salvation. We abandon hope too readily
when we don't see spiritual growth in our own lives, when our investment in
another's spiritual maturity seems to have no return. The Lord says,
"The harvest is coming; be patient; trust me."
In due season the harvest comes; when it's the right time. When the seed has
had time to germinate, when the roots are string enough, when the conditions
are right, the reaping time will come. But we must be willing to wait for
the due season, the moment of ripeness, when our labor brings its return.
Application
a) Have I ever felt that my spiritual labors have produced no harvest at all?
b) What does it mean to my own spiritual growth that there is a "due season"
for reaping the harvest?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Haggai 2:7-9
7 (1Ki 8:11; Isa 60:7) And I will shake all the nations,
and they will come with the wealth of all nations,
and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of Hosts.
8 (Isa 60:17) The silver is mine, and the gold is Mine,
says the Lord of Hosts.
9 (Isa 9:6-7) The glory of this latter house will be greater
than the former, says the Lord of Hosts. And in this place
I will give peace, says the Lord of Hosts.
7 and I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations
shall come: and I will fill this house with glory,
saith the LORD of hosts.
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,
saith the LORD of hosts.
9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater
than of the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place
will I give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
God's Help in Times of Temptation
James 1:12-18
Trial and Temptation
12 (Jas 2:5; 1Co 9:25; 2Ti 4:8) Blessed is the man who endures temptation,
for when he is tried, he will receive the crown of life,
which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God,"
for God cannot be tempted with evil; neither does He tempt anyone.
14 But each man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.
15 (Job 15:35; Ps 7:14) Then, when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin;
and when sin is finished, it brings forth death.
16 (Jas 1:19; 2:5) Do not err, my beloved brothers.
17 (Mal 3:6; Nu 23:19; Jn 3:27) Every good gift and every perfect gift
is from above and comes down from the Father of lights,
with whom is no change or shadow of turning.
18 (1Pe 1:23; Jn 1:13; Rev 14:4) Of His own will He brought us forth with
the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of His creatures.
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried,
he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised
to them that love him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God:
for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14 but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust,
and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin:
and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,
neither shadow of turning.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth,
that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
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
8th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God
(
Is 62:6
6 (Isa 52:8; Ps 74:2) I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem,
who shall never hold their peace day nor night.
You who remind the Lord, do not keep silent;
6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold
their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,
Ps 5:3
3 (Ps 79:10; 80:5) O Lord, in the morning You will hear my voice;
in the morning I will direct my prayer to You, and I will watch expectantly.
3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD;
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.
Ps 55:17
17 Evening and morning and at noon, I will make my complaint and murmur,
and He will hear my voice.
17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud:
And he shall hear my voice.
)
b) Pray for the province of Manitoba
I) Pray for the leaders of Manitoba, that God's Spirit would influence them
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 .
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray for the forgiveness of your nation.
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, as I consider how good parents pay
attention to their children, I know You're the truest parent.
Thank You for seeing and guiding me."
Pray to the Lord and pray to be while you do the Lord's work.
Pray to the Lord and pray to give Him all the glory.
Pray to the Lord and pray to seek Him in times of temptation.
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 that the Church will deepen its commitment to prayer
and never cease to call upon God.
Pray for Christians in Algeria whose churches were closed by the goverment.
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.
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