When in a terrible situation we long to find comfort from our trials. Here God warns the people of Judah that they will not because their wickedness.
Balm of Gilead
Broken conversations
God is speaking to Judah through Jeremiah, but Judah isn’t listening. He has spoken of how their corpses will be exposed due to the shame of the child sacrifices they’ve been offering. They now turn that into an opportunity to worship the stars.
God’s oath
God needs to take no oaths since His words are always reliable. So when He chooses to take one, it’s clearly a moment in history in which He wants us to know with absolute certainty that He will do what He’s said.
A change in the law
Hebrews continues to emphasise the need for a finer priest if we are to know God. God’s law, and the priests appointed under it, were a blessing to Israel. But they were weak, unable to save people
Help from others
Melchizedek was the priest-king of Salem (later Jerusalem) when Abraham was wandering the land.
A puzzling man
Melchizedek was the priest-king of Salem (later Jerusalem) when Abraham was wandering the land.