◄ Jeremiah 10 Devotional Commentary ►
Jeremiah 10:10
The sovereignty of God cannot be compared with anything that is in the heavens above or in the earth beneath or in the waters under the earth, for God alone is the uncreated, eternal, sovereign God of the universe.
His perfect plan for mankind, for the earth and all that is in it, and for the heavens above, is unfolding, day by day. On the earth, evil is abounding, nations are raging against God and against each other. The days read more...
Jeremiah 10:16
Jeremiah is often known as the weeping prophet who mourned over the shocking way that Israel turned from the true and living God, the Maker of all. They had turned from the God of their fathers to lifeless idols and false gods. And so Jeremiah lamented that Judah had become so disobedient that they had broken the covenant which they made with the Lord at Sinai. He wept as he prophesied of their downfall, knowing that God's chosen nation had favoured death over read more...
Jeremiah 10:23
Jeremiah foretold the dispersion of Israel and witnessed the terrible destruction of the temple and devastation of his beloved city of Jerusalem. He understood that God's people had no excuse for sin nor did their privileged status as God's chosen people exempt them from His rod of correction. And though he lamented the forthcoming judgement, Jeremiah prayed for God's mercy upon his people.
The Old Testament records Israel's read more...