Monday 4-Nov-19 Lamentations 4-5; Ezekiel 1-2 Lamentations 4: Who else would suffer punishment from the Lord? Lamentations 5: What does the prophet ask of the Lord?  Ezekiel 1: In what year did Ezekiel experience this vision and what did he see? Ezekiel 2: What were the first instructions given to Ezekiel? As a ‘watchman’ what were Ezekiel’s responsibilities and the consequences?  What…

Sunday 3-Nov-19 Reflect on God as Beginning Lamentations 1-3 Congratulations to all who have stuck with the readings and completed the New Testament!!  Beginning today, we will read through Jeremiah’s Lamentations, the major prophets Ezekiel and Daniel, and then the remaining minor prophets!  These readings can be challenging in that they are disassociated from the events that were ocurring at the time. …

Saturday 2-Nov-19 Jer 51-52; Ps 120-121; Rev 22 Jeremiah 51: What nation was to come up against Babylon? Why is judgment coming upon Babylon? Who was to pronounce this prophecy to the Babylonians? Jeremiah 52: How long was Jerusalem under seige from the Babylonians?What did Nebuzaradan do to the house of the Lord? What happened to Seraiah?  How many people were taken…

Friday 1-Nov-19 Jer 49-50; Rev 21 Jeremiah 49: What is prophesied as the final outcome for the Ammonites and the Edomites? Jeremiah 50: What is prophesied about God’s people? What is prophesied for Babylon?  Revelation 21:  What metaphor is used to describe the new Jerusalem?  What is written about the Temple in the new Jerusalem? Journal Prompt: Consider the new Jerusalem. Write…

Thursday 31-Oct-19 Jer 47-48; Ps 119:169-176; Rev 20 Have you noticed anything unusual about the book of Jeremiah?  Well, I find it’s a bit hard to follow – and that’s because it’s not written chronologically.  If we look at it from a chronological perspective, the order of the books would be as follows.   Jeremiah 46-49Jeremiah 1-20Jeremiah 46-49Jeremiah 21-45Jeremiah 52Jeremiah  50 & 51.Jeremiah…

Wednesday 30-Oct-19 Jer 45-46; Rev 19 Jeremiah 45: Why did God reprimand Baruch? In spite of the reprimand, what promise did God make to Baruch? Jeremiah 46:  What did Jeremiah prophesy against Egypt? What was his message for the Israelites in Egypt? Revelation 19: Who was rejoicing for the fall of Babylon? Who was the rider of the horse that killed the…

Tuesday 29-Oct-19 Jeremiah 43-44; Rev 18 Jeremiah 43: Why did Jeremiah go to Egypt?  What did Johanan do and what did Jeremiah’s burying of the stones in the entrance to Pharoah’s palace represent? Jeremiah 44: What did Jeremiah prophesy to the remnant and what were the women specifically doing in disobedience? Revelation 18:  What other influence does the woman have on earth?…

Monday 28-Oct-19 Jer 41-42; Rev 17 Jeremiah 41: Who did Ishmael kill?  Who rescued the remnant of Judah from the hands of Ishmael? Jeremiah 42:What word was the rescued remnant given?  How were the people hypocrites? Revelation 17: Who does the woman sit on? What are the seven heads of the beast? Who is the woman? Journal Prompt:  The Lord told the…

Happy Sunday! Today we reflect on the wisdom of God, and this week, we complete the readings in the New Testament! Sunday 27-Oct-19 Reflect on God’s Wisdom Monday 28-Oct-19 Jeremiah 41-42; Rev 17 Tuesday 29-Oct-19 Jeremiah 43-44; Ps 119:161-168; Rev 18 Wednesday 30-Oct-19 Jeremiah 45-46; Rev 19 Thursday 31-Oct-19 Jeremiah 47-48; Ps 119:169-176; Rev 20 Friday 1-Nov-19 Jeremiah 49-50; Rev 21 Saturday…

Saturday 26-Oct-19 Jeremiah 39-40; Ps 119:153-160; Revelation 16 Jeremiah 39:  What happened to Zedekiah and his sons?  What happened to the poor people?What happened to Jeremiah? Jeremiah 40: Who was put in charge of the remnant of Judah by the king of Babylon? Revelation 16: Revelation 16: Even after the fourth plague what did men refuse to do? Journal Prompt: In Revelation…