Through Jeremiah 7 (p.930)

Isaiah 46
Bel and Nebo
I am reminded of the book of Revelation by the rebuking of these lands...just as Revelation holds the rebuking of churches.
Isaiah 47
Who is the virgin daughter of Babylon? Daughter of the Chaldeans?
Isaiah 48
:1 – which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God
of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. ~Boy, there it
is. I looked at a certain “temple” last week that does
the same thing.
:17 – I am the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth
thee by the way that thou shouldest go.~Alright,
I'm ready for that class to be in session!
Isaiah 49
:1 – from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name ~
Just discussed this with my own mother the other day – that bowels must have meant something different to the OT and NT folks.
:11 – God's highways again. They'll be exalted! That might be a neat
ministry or project name. God's Highway.

:15-16 – Some of the most beautful expressions of God's love to his
people. Thy walls are continually before me ~this stands out to me.

Isaiah 50
:1 – God asks for divorce papers!
:7 – For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded; therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.~Yes and amen!
:11 – Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.~I have always heard this quoted as instruction to walk in your own “fire,” but here it looks as if it is a rebuke for doing so, as opposed to walking in the light of God (as the previous verse says.)
Isaiah 51
:3 - Zion has waste places?! And deserts. And God will change them back like an Eden and beautiful things.
Isaiah 52
Jerusalem is commanded to dress herself.
Isaiah 53
:2-3 – ...he hath no form or comliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. – Prophetic of Christ in Jesus, as well as Christ in us.
:5 – with his stripes we are healed
Isaiah 54
:1 – The desolate will have more children than the married wife. ***(Research more.)
:2 – Get a bigger tent! Or make yours bigger!
:10 – Covenant of peace
:11 – stones with fair colours***

:13-14, 17– And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children. In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear; and from terror; for it shall not come near thee. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judment thou shalt condemn. This is the
heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.~ Beautiful promise.

Isaiah 55
The whole chapter!
:8 – 13!
Isaiah 56
Importance of the Sabbath
Isaiah 57
Righteous perish because they are being taken away from wickedness.
Isaiah 58
voice = trumpet
The great fasting chapter.
Isaiah 59
:17 – Different spiritual clothes than the new testament. Righteousness =
breastplate; salvation = helmet; vengeance = garments.
:19 – When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD
shall lift up a standard against him.

Isaiah 60

Rise and shine and give God the glory glory; Rise and shine and give God the glory glory; Rise and shine and - give God the glory glory; children of the Lord!
:7 – the sacrificial ram will minister unto Israel as an acceptable
sacrifice to God.
:18 – Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
:22 – A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.~Hope to all us little preachers!
Isaiah 61
:2 – Vengeance from God sounds like the cure to many ailments, which occur
for lack of judgment. Certainly it is not the worldly way of interpreting correction as a good thing or a solution. But from this chapter, it appears to be God's way.
:3 - “What a healing Jesus”***
:8 – For I the LORD love judgment...


What a healing Jesus I've found in you
What a healing Jesus
You restore, refresh, and renew
You're my healing Jesus for such a time as this
Arise on healing wings
Son of Righteousness
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The spirit of the Lord
Is now upon me
Anointing me
To heal the broken heart
Open prison doors
Set the captives free
To comfort those who mourn 
Fill their lips with praise
To pour the oil of joy
That they may be called
The trees of Righteousness
The planting of the LORD

Isaiah 62
:2 – A new name is given from God.
No more (old names) Forsaken or Desolate, but (new names) Hephzi-bah, Beulah,***The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD, Sought out, A city not forsaken.

Isaiah 63
:9 – Mention is made of God carrying his people all the days of old. ~I've seen references to leading and guiding and instructing, but this is the first carry
verb. Love it. Reminds me of parents carrying their babies.

:10
– The holy Spirit was vexed. And was in the earth before Jesus
sent it after himself.

Isaiah 64
Prayer words back towards God. Conversational shift from prophetic words of
God to his people.
Isaiah 65
:2 – Walking in their own thoughts....hmmm, how often does that still
happen? Thus the words my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither
are my ways your ways***
:5 – holier than thou – actually comes from this Scripture.
Always wondered that.
:17 – For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former
shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.~So this could have already happened and we don't know it?
:24 – And it shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.~I have experienced this.
Isaiah 66
:2 – but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a
contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.~Yes, I must preach here just a little bit. People think you're weird if you honor the Word of God by honoring the preacher who brings it to you. And yet here, we see that we earn the eyes or vision of God by having that kind of humility...and fear of His Word. How else can we show that humility? Reverence to the messengers. Amen.

:18 – 23 – Good Prayer for 10-40 window (part of the world said to have never had the Gospel preached to them.)

Jeremiah 1
:1-3 – B.C. I had obviously not been coined as a phrase or calendar system
yet, so it took a long time to describe the date.
:7 – Moses tried the same thing – finding some excuse for why he couldn't speak for God. But God didn't let Jeremiah off the hook or give him someone else like Moses was given Aaron.
Jeremiah 2
:3 – Israel was God's firstfruits
:8 – First mention I've seen of pastors. ***Look up Hebrew word to see if it is used before this.
:20 – playing the harlot is used to describe Israel worshiping other gods. Perhaps other references to this sort of behavior mean the same thing.
Jeremiah 3
:7 – Judah is Israel's sister
:8 – God outright says that he gave Israel a bill of divorce for playing the harlot.
Return, Backslider!
Jeremiah 4
:3 – For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow*** ground, and sow not among thorns.~A constant chore in the ministry.

:4 – Circumcision of the heart

:23 – Recap of Genesis 1:1?!
:26 – all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD, and by his fierce anger~Several things: 1) makes one wonder how many times there was an “in the beginning”. 2) I am thinking of references to the day of the LORD being a great and terrible time 3) When He comes with vengeance, it looks like things get destroyed and have to start over. (In the beginning.)***Study further.

Jeremiah 5

:7 – What would be the harlots' houses in this case, keeping with the meaning of harlots being ones that serve false gods? Maybe false church houses of the time?
:14 – God's word = fire in the mouth, and those receiving the correction = the wood. Whew. What a ministry to bring that word to that people! No wonder he's the weeping prophet!
:31 – The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?~Exactly. What are you going to do? I like what Prophet David Terrell said recently in his tent meeting, “Bible days never stopped. We are still living in Bible days.”

Jeremiah 6

A lot of talk about the north so far in this book.
:14 – They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.~I believe in striving for peace. And at the same time, saying Peace  doesn't always bring it. At least if you're going to say it, say it like Jesus when He calmed the waters and there was power behind his words.
:16 – Thus saith the LORD, stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.~I believe some of those old paths are praying it through, fasting, tent ministry, and Holy Ghost baptism.
Jeremiah 7
:11 – God's house has become a den of robbers.
:22-23 – God didn't give Israel a commandment about sacrifices when they
came out of Egypt, but he said Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.