Tag: Mentioning Zion/Jerusalem/City of David

Isaiah Chapter 46

God’s judgements on Babylon and Chaldea

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Isaiah Chapter 49

Salvation Reaches to the End of the Earth
God love is perpetual
Deliverance out of captivity

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Isaiah Chapter 51

Warning to trust in God

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Isaiah Chapter 52

Cheer for Prostrate Zion
The Exalted Servant

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Isaiah Chapter 59

The nature of sin
The sins of Israel
Punishments for sin
A Redeemer in Zion

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Isaiah Chapter 60

A Light for the Nations
The walls of Salvation
The gates of praise

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Isaiah Chapter 61

Praise of the afflicted
Blessings of the faithful

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Isaiah Chapter 62

God’s promise to the nations
Watchmen set on the walls
Preparation of the people

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Isaiah Chapter 64

Prayer for Mercy and Help

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Isaiah Chapter 65

A rebellious people
Judgement on the wicked
Blessed state of new Jerusalem

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Isaiah Chapter 66

The general service of God in sincerity
The faithful comforted
Severe judgements against the wicked

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Gehinnom

From the Encyclopedia Judaica גֵּיא בֶן־הִנֹּם (Valley of Ben-Hinnom, Valley of [the Son(s) of Hinnom, Gehenna) a valley south of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַם‎Transliteration: yᵊrûšālam – Pronunciation: yer-oo-shaw-lah’-im

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Moloch or Molech

מֹלֶךְ Meaning “King” By Charles Foster – Illustrators of the 1897 Bible Pictures and What They Teach Us , Public Domain, Link The worship of

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Amoraim

Amoraim designation of the scholars who were active from the period of the completion of the Minshnah (c. 200 C.E.) until the completion of the

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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:

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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

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Jeremiah Chapter 1

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 2

Complaint with Israel
Israel causes its own calamities
Judah’s sins

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Jeremiah Chapter 3

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 4

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 5

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 6

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 7

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 8

Calamities of Judah
Judgements on impenitence
A desperate state

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Jeremiah Chapter 9

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 11

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 13

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 14

Jeremiah’s prayer during famine
Complaint against lying prophets

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Jeremiah Chapter 17

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 18

God’s power typed by the potter
Judgements on Judah
A prayer

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Jeremiah Chapter 19

Destruction of a potter’s vessel the type of Judah’s destruction

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Jeremiah Chapter 23

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 24

The good and the bad figs type the restoration and captivity

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Jeremiah Chapter 25

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 26

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

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Jeremiah Chapter 27

Conquest of Babylon foretold
Submission urged
Jeremiah’s acquittal
Of Lying Prophets

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Jeremiah Chapter 30

The word of Yahweh concerning Israel and Judah
Jacob comforted
Israel and Judah’s returned promised

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