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Jeremiah Chapter 27

Jeremiah urges repentance
Jeremiah’s arrest
Jeremiah’s life threatened
Jeremiah’s acquittal

Jeremiah Chapter 26

Jeremiah urges repentance
Jeremiah’s arrest
Jeremiah’s life is threatened
Jeremiah’s pardon

Jeremiah Chapter 25

Reproof of the Jews
The captivity foretold
Babylon to be destroyed
All nations to perish

Jeremiah Chapter 23

Restoration of the scattered flock
The righteous Branch and King
False prophets and mockers

Jeremiah Chapter 22

Jeremiah exhorts to repentance
Jeremiah’s threats on Judah and her kings

Jeremiah Chapter 21

Zedekiah inquires of Jeremiah
Siege and captivity foretold
The king’s house reproved

Jeremiah Chapter 17

Sin and the captivity of Judah
Trust in God is blessed
God’s salvation
Renewal of the covenant

Jeremiah Chapter 16

Ruin of the Jews foreshadowed by types
Their return
Double payment for idolatry

Jeremiah Chapter 15

Complete rejection of Judah and resulting judgements
Jeremiah receives a promise and a threat
A complaint and a prayer

Jeremiah Chapter 13

The Ruined Waistband
Figure of the bottles of wine
Exhortation to repentance

Jeremiah Chapter 12

Jeremiah complaint of the prosperity of the wicked
God lament the desolation of his inheritance
Promises to the repentant

Jeremiah Chapter 11

The prophet proclaims God’s covenant
Disobedient Jews reprimanded
A prophecy of evil

Jeremiah Chapter 10

Unequal comparison of God and idols
Jeremiah warns the people
Lament for the tabernacle
Jeremiah’s prayer

Jeremiah Chapter 9

Jeremiah laments the sins of the people
Disobedience brings calamities
A Warning
The Jews and the nations threatened

Jeremiah Chapter 7

Jeremiah calls Judah to repentance
God’s judgements threatened
Sacrifices are rejected
Exhortation to mourn

Jeremiah Chapter 6

Judah’s enemies encourage themselves
The prophet’s lament
The people are called to mourn

Jeremiah Chapter 5

Judgement of God on the Jews for their sins
Contempt of God
Wickedness of the people and their leaders

Jeremiah Chapter 4

God’s call to Israel
Judah exhorted to repentance
Lamentation for Judah

Jeremiah Chapter 3

Rebellious Judah and Israel
Promises to the repentant
Israel’s Confession

Jeremiah Chapter 1

The Time and calling of Jeremiah
Jeremiah’s vision signifying speedy judgments
God’s promise of assistance

Purim Continued

From the book Celebration The Book Of Jewish Festivals Buy the book here Purim’s festivity connects intimately with the month of Adarאֲדָר Ădār; from Akkadian adaru is the sixth month of the civil year and the twelfth month of the religious year on the Hebrew calendar, roughly corresponding to the month of March in the […]

Nature of Prophecy

The institution of prophecy is founded on the basic premise that God makes his will known to chosen individuals in successive generations.

A Second Torah

Some of the most ancient surviving Hebrew texts are written in what looks, to the untrained eye, like chicken scratch. This is the original Hebrew script that scholars call Paleo-Hebrew.

The Hebrew Meaning of Sin

Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor of BHC discusses the meanings of sin in Judaism and the Jewish Jesus Movement or click here for more BHC Videos

Righteousness

Righteousness, the fulfillment of all legal and moral obligations.
In the Bible righteousness bears a distinctly legal character; the righteous man is the innocent party, while the wicked man is the guilty one:

Biblical Weights And Measures

Basic unit of weight-shekel Grains LBS OZ Shekel 175.875 0.402 Bekah (half shekel) 109.30 0.201 Gerah (l /20 shekel) 10.90 0.0201 Maneh (mina) = 60 shekels 13,122.00 1.2561 20.0976 Pound (mna) = 60 shekels 13,122.00 1 14 Pound (litra) 2,252.60 Talent = 60 maneh 527,800.00 75.4 1,206.4 The LB. Avoir. = 7000 grains the oz. […]

Passover

Passover, also known as Pesach, is a Jewish spring holiday. It commemorates the Israelites’ exodus from Egyptמִצְרַיִם‎Transliteration:miṣrayim – Pronunciation: mits-rah’-yim adjective, proper locative noun – Egypt = “land of the Copts (a member of a people descended from the ancient Egyptians)” . For more info click here and their journey to freedom. The holiday reminds […]

Niddah

“Menstrous Woman” נִדָּה According to Jewish law, a woman is forbidden to maintain sexual relations with her husband during and for sometimes both before and after her menses. For info on the word click here

Paradise And Hell in Later Thought

From the Encyclopedia Judaica 13:82 Paradise and Hell, the place of reward for the righteous and punishment for the wicked after death, are traditionally referred to as the Garden and Gehinnom respectively. In the Bible these two names never refer to the abode of souls after death; nevertheless, the idea of a fiery torment for […]