Tim + Mandy Leech - Travel + Ministry

A Few Wild Olives Podcast: The Book of Lamentations

Religion EN ↓ 5 episodes

Lamentations - The Book of Tears. The Lord chose His special people ‘Israel’ to be a peculiar treasure for Himself. They transitioned from slavery to prosperity. In their prosperity they forsook The Lord and went after other ‘husbands’. In their sexual depravity and blood sacrifices, of their own children, they sinned abhorrently and fell lower than the heathen nations surrounding them. For over 40 years Jeremiah had called God’s people to repent from their insincere worship, social injustice and degenerate practices. PDF study guide: https://t.me/pastortimleech

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Tim + Mandy Leech - Travel + Ministry

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Lamentations 4 - How Dark The Gold Has Become 07.10.2025 1:08:20

How Dark The Gold Has Become The processes used to refine gold are many centuries old. The two most common methods of refining gold are refining with flame and the use of chemicals. Some may be surprised to learn that gold does not exist naturally as 100% pure. Gold ore is mined from the earth’s crust, comprising other types of less-desirable alloyed metals, including platinum, palladium, silver,...

Lamentations 5 - The Prophecy Of The Fox 07.10.2025 1:00:16

Little Foxes Song of Songs 2:15 - C. H. Spurgeon. A little thorn can cause much suffering. A small cloud may hide the sun. Tiny foxes spoil the vineyards; and little sins do mischief to the tender heart. These small sins burrow in the soul and fill it with what is hateful to Christ, and thus our comfortable fellowship and communion with Him is spoiled. A great sin cannot destroy a Christian, but a...

Lamentations 3 - When Light Appears to be Dark 07.10.2025 1:02:40

Jeremiah, The Weeping Prophet The kingdoms of Judah and Israel had been divided for about 200 years eventually leading to the kingdom of Israel being overrun by the Assyrians and the people led into exile in 721 BC and then to the downfall of the kingdom of Judah and the exile to Babylonia in 587 BC. This was the world into which Jeremiah was born. It is hard to conceive that there was ever a time...

Lamentations 2 - The Bitter Sweet Scroll 07.10.2025 53:07

The Bitter Sweet Scroll For over 40 years Jeremiah had called God’s people to repent from their insincere worship, social injustice and degenerate practices. He prophesied that a new rising empire would bring calamity and great destruction and The Lord would judge His people. Ultimately, the majority of God’s people would prefer to pay lip-service to a corrupt temple system and in losing the knowl...

Lamentations 1 - Tisha B'av 07.10.2025 1:15:29

Not an exhaustive list … Tisha b’av 1312 BC - 10 spies issued a bad report 585 BC - 1st Temple destroyed 70 AD - 2nd Temple destroyed 71 AD - Romans plough Jerusalem with salt 130 AD - Hadrian builds temple to Jupiter on Temple Mount 135 AD - The Barkokhba Revolt 136 AD - Israel renamed Palestinia 1290 AD - Jews expelled from England 1492 AD - Jews expelled from Spain 1555 AD - Pope Paul IV ghetto...