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As God spoke through Jeremiah and the Law, the destruction of Jerusalem came to pass as a judgment for sin. King Zedekiah could not escape his pursuers who bound and blinded him, yet the word of God came to Jeremiah while he was in the court of the prison with words of comfort for Ebed-Melech because he trusted in God. In hard times, those who trust in God are most blessed. Verses in order of appe...

Synopsis: As the siege of Jerusalem continued, the princes of Jerusalem received permission from the king to kill the prophet, whom they lowered into a muddy cistern. Ebed-Melech heard the news and went to his king who commanded him to take men and pull Jeremiah to safety. The fear of man caused Zedekiah to be like a man whose feet were stuck in mud. Only God whom we trust and obey delivers us fro...

King Zedekiah sent messengers to ask Jeremiah to pray when under siege, and the answer from God was exactly as He said previously through His word and the prophets. After Jeremiah was arrested many days, the message He had from God was unchanged. God has spoken and continues to speak: those who trust and obey will hear Him. Verses in order of apperance: James 5:12 Daniel 4:27 Jeremiah 37:1-5 Deute...

At God's direction, Jeremiah dictated to Baruch the scribe all God had spoken to him, and the scroll was read in the hearing of the people, elders and king Jehoiakim. The king burned the scroll that warned of coming judgment, yet it did nothing to prevent God's word from coming to pass. May God's people heed His word, repent of sin and find forgiveness and refuge in Him! Verses in order of appeara...

Synopsis: God directed Jeremiah to bring the Rechabites into the temple, set wine before them and tell them to drink. When they refused to drink wine in obedience to Jonadab their father, the Rechabites provided a contrast to God's people who refused to listen to or obey Him. Considering the obedience of Jesus to the Father, Christians ought to follow His example. Verses in order of appearance: Je...

God spoke with Jeremiah and gave him a message for King Zedekiah: Jerusalem would fall, but God would preserve his life. The LORD also spoke to him and all Israel concerning the covenant they made with God only to break it. They would be made to reap the evil consequences of their lies and hypocrisy, a warning all God's people should take to heart. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 34:1-3 Je...

God spoke to Jeremiah when he was in prison and promised to keep His covenant with Israel, that the LORD would cause His people to return to their land and rejoice in Him. Though God's people rebelled against Him, He would be like a shepherd who makes His sheep lie down in safety. We are flawed and fail, but God will be faithful to keep His covenant according to His grace. Verses in order of appea...

While Jeremiah was in prison, God spoke to him about the judgment He was bringing for sin and also the ultimate healing and restoration of God's people. God promised when Jeremiah called on Him He would reveal unsearchable things, and blessed are the redeemed souls God knows and reveals Himself to. Verses in order of appearance: 1 John 1:5 Genesis 18:19 Jeremiah 32:31-35 Jeremiah 19:4-6 Genesis 9:...

Though God's people were not faithful to Him, the LORD would be faithful to them. God prepared and guided Jeremiah to buy his cousin's field in Anathoth to illustrate how land would be possess by God's people again. Jeremiah obeyed the sovereign God before he understood why, and this is a good example we should follow. Verses in order of appearance: Genesis 18:14 Jeremiah 31:35-37 Job 26:7 Jeremia...

Synopsis: Before Judah and Jerusalem fell before Babylon, God spoke of Israel gathered back to the land God had given them where they would be prosperous and multiplied. Though they had broken His covenant, God would make a new covenant with them because He is faithful. Transformation is possible now and forever for Jew and Gentile by faith in Jesus Christ today. Verses in order of appearance: Jer...

2026-04-26 Ben Grisez Jeremiah 30.1-24 Plans for God's People by Calvary Chapel Sydney

Synopsis: The prophet Jeremiah penned a letter to the Jews God carried captive to Babylon, and he urged them to settle down, plant gardens and raise families because it would be a long captivity. He also addressed false prophets who deceived the people who would be punished for teaching rebellion against God. God has spoken the truth, and we ought to trust and wait on Him. Verses in order of appea...

Synopsis: A false prophet from Gibeon named Hananiah came to Jerusalem and contradicted God's word spoken through Jeremiah. He broke Jeremiah's yoke of wood for emphasis, yet God revealed yokes of iron were made to replace them. Hananiah was swiftly and severely judged by God for causing people to trust lies, and all who turn away from God's truth and rebel against Him will face judgment as well....

Remembering the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ leads us to celebrate Him and all Jesus has accomplished for Christians by His grace. Disciples in Jesus' day struggled with unbelief and hardness of heart, and after He ascended to heaven some did not comprehend the importance of the resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus is critical to the Gospel, for without it none could be forgiven or sa...

Synopsis: Good Friday is one example of how God makes all things work together for good to those who know God and are called according to His purpose. The chief priests, people and Pilate all made decisions that resulted in Jesus being crucified and dying for the sins of the world. Joseph of Arimathea was brave to honour Jesus in death, the Saviour who would rise from the dead and reigns in glory....

Synopsis: Jeremiah was tasked by God to make yokes, to wear one himself, and send them to kings with a message that God had determined they were to serve Nebuchadnezzar. Jeremiah learned by troubles and trials the LORD was his portion, and he hoped and waited quietly for salvation. Jesus bids all those who are burdened to take His yoke upon them, and those who submit to Jesus will be strengthened...

The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah and directed him to stand in the temple and speak God's word to all who went there to worship God. Initially the people were inclined to execute Jeremiah, but God gave him favour with the princes and elders. King Hezekiah provided a good example for them to follow, and Jesus Christ is the one we are to look to and obey. Verses in order of appearance: Revelatio...

Synopsis: Through the prophet God continued to warn the kings, prophets and people about coming judgment for sin during the reign of Jehoiakim. After Israel drank from the cup of God's fury, all nations would be made to drink from it as well. God continues to plead with His erring children--lest sin be our ruin. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 25:1-7 Kings of Jerusalem Graphic Jeremiah 25:...

God was against the priests and prophets who claimed to have the oracle of the LORD and spoke deceit and falsehoods God said every man's word would be his own burden, and God will judge each person according to all we say. Praise God those compared to rotten figs could be redeemed and numbered among those compared to first-ripe figs by God's grace. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 23:33-36...

Synopsis: God through Jeremiah pronounced woe upon the kings, false prophets and corrupt priests who scattered and preyed on His people rather than feeding and protecting them. God was against the prophets who did not stand in His word and prophesied lies in His name. It is only by receiving the Living Bread and Word Jesus Christ we find eternal life and satisfaction for our souls. Verses in order...

Synopsis: The kings of Judah were targeted in God's sights for judgment, and through the prophet warned them of the disaster He would bring upon them for their sin. There was hope for anyone who would repent of their sin and return to the LORD, yet the kings and people were not inclined to listen. God is able to use affliction to accomplish God's good purpose to refine and sanctify His people. Ver...

Synopsis: Chapter 21 shifts ahead two decades toward the end of Zedekiah's reign before the fall of Jerusalem to the Babylonians. God set before His people the way of life and the way of death, and it was only by trusting God and defecting to the Babylonians would they survive the coming destruction. The LORD exhorts all people to repent of sin and choose to walk in His ways for our good. Verses i...

God directed Jeremiah to assemble elders and priests and broke a earthenware flask before them to illustrate the destruction God was bringing upon Jerusalem and the inhabitants. After being put in the stocks for speaking God's word in the temple, Jeremiah wrestled with the praiseworthiness of God and how hopeless he felt. When we despair, God is there. Verses in order of appearance: 1 Peter 4:12-1...

Synopsis: Jeremiah was guided by God to go to the potter's house where God illustrated His power over nations with a potter forming clay into what seemed good to him. God commanded His people to return now from their evil ways because He was fashioning a disaster against them. God be praised, for God has made a way of justification and salvation by faith in Jesus--a relationship we ought to rejoic...

Synopsis: Because of the sins of God's people, their judgments were engraved with a point of diamond. God has revealed the hearts of mankind to be deceitful and desperately wicked, and He put His people to the test to keep one command. Every day God gives people the opportunity to trust, obey Him and enter His rest in Christ. Verses in order of appearance: Jeremiah 17:1-4 Jeremiah 17:5-8 Isaiah 26...