In the Devotional 2024 Series 9 (September), we continue with the Chronological Study Bible by Thomas Nelson, copyright 2014, from Epoch 5 on the monarchy of Judah in the period of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and the Neo-Babylonian Empire. The Chronological Study Bible integrates the books of the prophets into the narratives of the kings of Judah and Israel. In these 10 devotional segments, we follow the reigns of King Josiah (640-609 B.C.) and King Jehoiakim (609-598 B.C.). We also follow the ministries of two prophets in Judah, Jeremiah (627-586 B.C.) and Habakkuk (from about the end of Josiah’s reign to the early years of Jehoiakim’s reign). Israel had already fallen to Assyria in 722 B.C. King Sennacherib of Assyria (704-681 B.C.) dominated over neighbouring countries for a while. But King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon (605-562 B.C.) replaced Assyria as the dominating power. The Chronological Study Bible brings us to the books of II Kings, II Chronicles, Jeremiah and Habakkuk, to Epoch 5 at the height of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, pages 685 to 729.
In our present world, political leaders come and go. Even nations rise and fall. But God controls human history. He reigns from above and He intervenes whenever He chooses. God warns the nations through His prophets, desiring to see repentance so that He may forgive. He will punish, and He will reward. He calls all nations and individuals to return to Him. God is King.
The purpose of the devotional is to draw close to God rather than an accumulation of Biblical knowledge. By knowing God, we appreciate His character of holiness, righteousness, justice, compassion, mercy, and loving-kindness (hesed). His promise never fails. Our faith stands on solid rock. We are living in turbulent times of war, violence, lawlessness, and polarization. Nevertheless, God keeps His covenant. He is faithful and trust-worthy. The darkest times only throw us into the arms of God. True worshipers of the living God will be united with Him in heaven. We have hope. Praise the Lord!
Devotional 2024: Series 9-9 Maureen Chung
Jeremiah 18:1-12 Potter’s Clay
01:33 - 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
01:38 - 2 “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.”
01:42 - 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel.
01:47 - 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
01:59 - 5 Then the word of the LORD came to me.
02:02 - 6 He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the LORD. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.
02:15 - 7 If at any time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be uprooted, torn down and destroyed,
02:22 - 8 and if that nation I warned repents of its evil, then I will relent and not inflict on it the disaster I had planned.
02:33 - 9 And if at another time I announce that a nation or kingdom is to be built up and planted,
02:40 - 10 and if it does evil in my sight and does not obey me, then I will reconsider the good I had intended to do for it.
02:49 - 11 “Now therefore say to the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem, ‘This is what the LORD says: Look! I am preparing a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. So turn from your evil ways, each one of you, and reform your ways and your actions.’
03:09 - 12 But they will reply, ‘It’s no use. We will continue with our own plans; we will all follow the stubbornness of our evil hearts.’”
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