Day 226: Jeremiah 33-36
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 226, is Jeremiah 33-36: An oracle of judgment against kings Zedekiah and Jehoiakim.
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Day 225: Jeremiah 31-32
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 225, is Jeremiah 31-32: Chapters 30-33 are known as the “Book of Consolation,” a departure from Jeremiah’s usually gloomy communications.
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Day 224: Jeremiah 28-30
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 224, is Jeremiah 28-30: After dispatching the prophet Hananiah, Jeremiah records the contents of three letters sent to the exiles in Babylon. He tells them to make themselves comfortable.
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Day 223: Jeremiah 25-27
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 223, is Jeremiah 25-27: A prophecy of the 70 years of captivity in Babylon, followed by an oracle of judgment, comparing the Lord’s wrath to a cup of wine.
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Day 222: Jeremiah 22-24
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 222, is Jeremiah 22-24: Jeremiah tells the story of four godless Judean kings, then criticizes Judah’s politicians, prophets, and priests.
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Day 221: Jeremiah 18-21
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 221, is Jeremiah 18-21: Jeremiah is instructed to engage in a symbolic action: visiting the potter’s house. Jeremiah travels from potter’s house to prison stocks after annoying a short-tempered priest (aren’t we all?).
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Day 220: Jeremiah 15-17
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 220, is Jeremiah 15-17: Jeremiah despairs; then, his seventh sermon concerns what he is to do (encourage, exhort) – and not do (marry or be merry).
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Day 219: Jeremiah 12-14
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 219, is Jeremiah 12-14: After calls for repentance come descriptions of the tragedy of exile: Judah is past the point of no return.
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Day 218: Jeremiah 9-11
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 218, is Jeremiah 9-11: Jeremiah is sometimes known as the “weeping prophet,” in part because of his lamenting in chapter 9: “I would weep day and night.” Never popular, Jeremiah even faces death threats and blackmail.
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Day 217: Jeremiah 6-8
The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 217, is Jeremiah 6-8: Jeremiah calls for the tribe of Benjamin to flee, followed by his Temple sermon: “Has this house, which bears my Name, become a den of robbers to you?” Jeremiah 8:22 is also the source of the spiritual “Balm in Gilead.”
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