Archive · 2026
32 posts published on 30 days in September 2026, listed by the day of publication.
Jeremiah 49 contains God’s judgments against Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Hazor, and Elam, showing that no nation lies outside His sovereign authority. These peoples are confronted for pride, violence, false security, territorial greed…
Jeremiah 50 announces God’s judgment against Babylon, the empire that had conquered nations and oppressed His people. Babylon’s pride, idolatry, violence, and confidence in military power will ultimately bring its own downfall under the…
Jeremiah 51 continues God’s judgment against Babylon, declaring that the empire which conquered nations, exalted itself, practiced idolatry, and shed innocent blood will itself be brought down. Babylon had served as an instrument in God’s…
Jeremiah 52 records the historical fulfillment of the judgments Jeremiah had proclaimed: Jerusalem is captured, King Zedekiah is defeated, the temple and royal buildings are destroyed, and many people are carried into Babylonian exile. The…
Lamentations 1 mourns the devastation of Jerusalem after judgment has fallen upon the city because of persistent sin and rebellion against the LORD. Once full of people and honor, Jerusalem is pictured as abandoned, humiliated, bereaved…
1 How hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, [and] cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger! 2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the…
Lamentations 3 gives a deeply personal picture of suffering under the discipline and judgment of God, yet it does not end in despair. In the midst of affliction, the writer remembers the LORD’s steadfast mercy, compassion, and…
Lamentations 4 describes how completely Jerusalem’s former glory was brought down under God’s judgment. The chapter contrasts the city’s past honor with the terrible suffering caused by siege, famine, sin, and spiritual corruption. It…
Lamentations 5 is a communal prayer in which the people of Judah bring their humiliation, poverty, oppression, and loss before the LORD. They openly acknowledge that their suffering is connected with sin, while also describing the crushing…
Ezekiel 1 records the prophet’s extraordinary vision of the glory of the LORD while he is among the exiles by the river Chebar. He sees a stormy manifestation containing four living creatures, mysterious wheels, and a firmament displaying…
Ezekiel 2 records the beginning of Ezekiel’s prophetic commission after he has seen the glory of the LORD. God commands him to stand and sends him to the rebellious people of Israel, whether they choose to listen or refuse. Ezekiel is…
Ezekiel 3 continues the prophet’s commission as God commands him to eat the scroll and fully receive His words before speaking them to Israel. The scroll tastes sweet in his mouth, showing that God’s Word is precious even when its message…
Ezekiel 4 contains a series of symbolic actions through which God announces the coming siege and judgment of Jerusalem. Ezekiel is commanded to portray the city under siege, lie on his sides for appointed periods representing the iniquity…
Ezekiel 5 portrays God's severe judgment upon Jerusalem because the people had rebelled against His commandments and acted more wickedly than the nations around them. Through Ezekiel's symbolic actions with his hair, God reveals that the…
Ezekiel 6 announces God's judgment against the mountains of Israel because the people had filled the land with idolatry and false worship. Their high places, altars, idols, and pagan sanctuaries would be destroyed, and many would fall by…
Ezekiel 7 announces that the end has come upon the land of Israel because of persistent rebellion, violence, idolatry, and moral corruption. God declares that judgment will no longer be delayed, and neither wealth, military strength, nor…
Ezekiel 8 records a vision in which the prophet is brought to Jerusalem and shown the hidden abominations being committed within and around the temple of the LORD. The chapter exposes idolatry at multiple levels, from the image of jealousy…
Ezekiel 19 is a lamentation over the rulers of Judah, portraying their rise and downfall through the images of young lions and a once-fruitful vine. The lioness raises powerful cubs, but they become violent and are captured and taken away…
Ezekiel 9 continues the prophet’s vision of Jerusalem’s corruption and reveals the execution of God’s judgment upon the city. Before destruction begins, a man clothed in linen is commanded to place a mark upon those who grieve over the…
Ezekiel 10 continues the prophet’s temple vision and reveals the glory of the LORD preparing to depart from Jerusalem because of the people’s persistent rebellion. The man clothed in linen is commanded to take burning coals from among the…
Ezekiel 11 continues the prophet’s vision of Jerusalem and exposes leaders who gave wicked counsel and encouraged false security within the city. God declares that their plans are known to Him and that judgment will come upon those who…
Ezekiel 12 reveals God’s judgment against a rebellious people who had eyes to see and ears to hear, yet refused to understand His warnings. Through Ezekiel’s symbolic actions, God foretells the coming exile, the humiliation of Jerusalem’s…
Ezekiel 13 exposes false prophets who claimed to speak for God even though He had not sent them or given them a message. Their deceptive visions gave the people false peace instead of confronting sin and warning of coming judgment. God…
Ezekiel 14 confronts the elders of Israel because they outwardly seek the Lord while secretly setting up idols within their hearts. God declares that hidden idolatry separates people from Him and calls them to repent and turn away from…
Ezekiel 15 compares Jerusalem to the wood of a vine that is useless for construction and valuable only when it bears fruit. Once the vine has failed in its purpose and is consumed by fire, its remaining wood becomes even less useful…
Ezekiel 16 presents Jerusalem as an abandoned child whom God rescued, raised, clothed, and established in beauty and covenant blessing. Yet Jerusalem became unfaithful, using the gifts God had given her to pursue idolatry and spiritual…
Ezekiel 17 presents a riddle of two great eagles and a vine to explain Judah’s political rebellion and covenant unfaithfulness. The chapter describes how Babylon established Zedekiah as king under oath, yet he broke that agreement by…
Ezekiel 18 rejects the proverb that children are punished simply for their fathers’ sins and teaches that each person is accountable before God for his own conduct. The chapter contrasts the righteous, the wicked, and those who turn from…
Ezekiel 19 is a lamentation over the downfall of Judah’s rulers and the collapse of the royal house. Through the imagery of a lioness and her young lions, God portrays leaders who became powerful but were eventually captured and removed…
Ezekiel 20 recounts Israel’s long history of rebellion, from Egypt through the wilderness and into the Promised Land, showing how repeatedly they rejected God’s statutes, profaned His Sabbaths, and turned to idols. Despite their…
Ezekiel 21 announces the coming judgment on Jerusalem through the terrifying image of the sword of the LORD, sharpened and polished for slaughter. The prophet is commanded to groan publicly, showing the fear and anguish that will seize the…
Ezekiel 22 exposes the deep corruption of Jerusalem, where bloodshed, idolatry, injustice, sexual immorality, oppression, and contempt for God’s holy things had become widespread. The chapter condemns rulers, priests, prophets, and the…