Tag: Exile
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Day 241: Making Sense of Ezekiel’s Vision (Ezekiel 10:9-14)
Wheels within wheels. Creatures covered with eyes. Four faces. Ezekiel’s vision sounds bizarre—but what if every strange detail was reminding an exiled priest that God was still present, still watching, and still in control?
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Day 231: The Final Word? (2 Chronicles 36:23)
The Hebrew Bible ends not with a curse, but with an invitation: “Let him go up.” What if the unfinished places in our lives aren’t endings at all, but invitations to take the next step?
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Day 227: The Refreshing Oasis of Jeremiah 31
After thirty chapters of rebellion, judgment, heartbreak, and coming exile, Jeremiah 31 feels like a pitcher of ice water in the desert. Suddenly there is everlasting love, hope for the future, restoration, forgiveness, and the promise of a new covenant. The wilderness is real—but it doesn’t get the last word.
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Day 227: Grace in the Wilderness (Jeremiah 31:2)
Where do you find grace? Sometimes, right in the middle of the wilderness. From Noah and Moses to Israel’s exile—and ultimately to Christ—Scripture tells the story of undeserving people who found favor when they needed it most.
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Day 226: Can We Apply Jeremiah 29:11 to Ourselves?
Jeremiah 29:11 is one of the Bible’s most beloved—and most debated—promises. Was it only for the exiles in Babylon, or can Christians claim it today? Here’s a simple way to move from context to application without taking Scripture out of context.
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Day 223: Not Here, But There (Jeremiah 16:2 and 29:4-6)
God told Jeremiah, “Don’t have children here.” Years later, He told the exiles, “Have children there.” Those two commands reveal something surprising about exile, hope, and what it means to belong to Zion.