“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 It’s Not What You Think Mighty – If you understood nagad (“tell” – see yesterday), then you are prepared for batsar. But it probably isn’t “mighty”. God promises to answer us…
“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 The Discovery Zone Tell – The English Bible translates six different Hebrew words with “tell”. That’s a lot of territory with a lot of shades of meaning, lost under the umbrella…
“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 The Answer of Affliction Answer – Hebrew is a language written without vowels. The vowels and the correct pronunciation are added, usually from memory, to the written consonants. That means many…
“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 Specifically Yours, Call – The Hebrew root qara’ has a bit more to it than simply crying out. When the Bible uses qara’, it implies a specific request of a specific…
“Call to me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 God’s Higher Education Plan Call – Today’s post-modern culture ignores the most important part of education. Once God is removed from the system, education takes on a completely different objective. The…
“Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, nor can they do any good.” Jeremiah 10:5 The World of Threat and Reward Harm . . Good – When Jeremiah delivers God’s message of impending judgment, he captures both sides of our dilemma. Fearing the threats of this world is no less sinful than…
“Do not learn the ways of the nations” Jeremiah 10:2 The Politics of Heaven Do Not Learn – Jeremiah was a prophet of doom. Most of the time, we ignore his message. We love the verse in chapter 29 about “plans to prosper and not to harm you”, but by and large, we don’t read…
“You who have shown me many troubles and distresses will revive me again and will bring me up from the depths of the earth.” Psalm 71:20 Stand! Will Bring Me Up – In general, the Hebrew word ‘alah means simply to ascend, to lift or to go up. But there is one particular context where…
“You who have shown me many troubles and distresses will revive me again and will bring me up from the depths of the earth.” Psalm 71:20 What God Promises Revive – Hayah! That’s what God promises. To keep me alive. To rescue me from danger. To preserve my life. To revive me. The same God…
“You who have shown me many troubles and distresses will revive me again and will bring me up from the depths of the earth.” Psalm 71:20 O God, Who is like You? Shown – “But where is God in all this mess?” Have you heard yourself utter that question? You are struck down with calamity. …
