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JUNE 5 Reading 156 UNDER SIEGE Jeremiah 34–39 “You will see the king of Babylon with your own eyes. . . . And you will go to Babylon” (Jer. 34:3).Jerusalem was under siege. Jeremiah was imprisoned, the king powerless—and the people unrepentant. Overview Jeremiah warned Zedekiah to surrender (34:1–7). Judah’s disobedience to God (vv. 8–22)Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JUNE 4 Reading 155 NEW COVENANT PROMISES Jeremiah 30–33 “I will put My Law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be My people. . . . For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more” (Jer. 31:33–34).The key to understandingContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JUNE 3 Reading 154 JUDGMENT DAY TODAY Jeremiah 21–29 “Inquire now of the Lord for us because Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is attacking us” (Jer. 21:2).The scene now shifts to the final years of Judah’s existence. Jeremiah’s predictions were coming true: the land was under siege. These chapters report a series of incidents, in noContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JUNE 2 Reading 153 THE POTTER Jeremiah 16–20 “Therefore I will teach them—this time I will teach them My power and might. Then they will know that My name is the Lord” (Jer. 16:21).There is no more powerful image in Scripture of God’s sovereignty than that of the potter, shaping clay to form whatever vesselContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

JUNE 1 Reading 152 THE BROKEN COVENANT Jeremiah 11–15 “This is what the Lord says: ’Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for starvation, to starvation; those for captivity, to captivity’ “ (Jer. 15:2).Relationship with God is marked by commitment—on both sides. When we fall short of ourContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”