Chapter seventeen continues the back-and-forth conversation between God and Jeremiah regarding the coming judgment on Judah. If Jeremiah had any hope that the people would turn from their idolatry, God’s declaration that it was engraved on their hearts crushed it (Jeremiah 17:1-4). Jeremiah 17:5-11 contains a series of proverb-like statements from God regarding people in general, […]
Chapter twelve begins like so many psalms, questioning why people who are blatantly against God or only talk about him, but do not really know or worship him, have easier lives than those who follow and obey God (Jeremiah 12:1-2). 1 Jeremiah asked God that he would execute justice on the evildoers, based on his
Chapter nineteen continues the morning’s events, skipping Jesus’ short appearance before Herod (Luke 23:6-12). The fifth event in John’s record, then, was Pilate’s second interview with Jesus (John 19:1-16). Still unable to find any reason to execute him, Pilate had him beaten and humiliated instead, hoping that would satisfy the crowd, but it did not. It
