Judah’s sins are leading to her collapse. When invasion comes, the small towns will be left empty. But can Jerusalem survive? Will her “friends” in other lands come to her rescue?
What is truth?
Are you still a baby?
Hebrews addresses Jewish Christians who ought to be teaching their fellow Jews in Jerusalem all about Christ’s fulfilment of the Old Testament.
Decreation
Judah has been warned of the coming invasion which will be so destructive to her land. Judah has heard about the offer of forgiveness which the Lord has made to Israel in the north. But…
The high priest
The temple in first century Jerusalem was a dramatic place, with staff of priests headed up by the high priest.
What is war good for?
The Lord has had Jeremiah speaking to Israel in the north, but with Judah in the south listening in. As Judah is now, Israel has been wayward like an unfaithful wife but the Lord offers forgiveness and reconciliation.
Wounded by a friend
Christians can find the pressures of life so overwhelming that we go astray from the Lord. Instead of living by faith, we are pushed by our thoughts and desires into wrong behaviour.