Jeremiah 7:1-8:3 The people of Judah have this notion in their heads that since the Temple of the LORD sits in Jerusalem, they will be fine, that the LORD would not possibly let any harm come to His Temple or to His holy city. But the LORD sends Jeremiah to preach in the gates of …
Category Archives: RTB 2026 – Search the Scriptures, Part 3
February 18 / Jeremiah 5-6
Jeremiah 5-6 Although we are only about a tenth of the way through this Book of Jeremiah, it should already be clear that the nation of Judah is headed for disaster, but that the people — rich, poor, weak, powerful, blue collar, white collar, cleric, lay — aren’t listening. They are not heeding Jeremiah’s warnings. …
February 17 / Jeremiah 3:6-4:31
Jeremiah 3:6-4:31 In considering the first few chapters of Jeremiah three years ago, I concentrated on Jeremiah 3:6-11. You might want to read that post first. I’ll wait… The questions I posed then are still very much worth considering now: Are we, in fact, devoted to the LORD with our whole heart? Or only in pretense? If …
February 16 / Jeremiah 2:1-3:5
Jeremiah 2:1-3:5 Has a nation changed its gods,even though they are no gods?But My people have changed their Gloryfor that which does not profit.Be appalled, O heavens, at this;be shocked, be utterly desolate,declares the LORD,for My people have committed two evils:they have forsaken Me,the Fountain of Living Waters,and hewed out cisterns for themselves,broken cisterns that …
February 15 / Jeremiah 1
Jeremiah 1 Knowing something of the historical context into which a prophet speaks can greatly enhance our understanding of the prophet’s message. For Jeremiah, that historical context is the waning years of the Kingdom of Judah (aka the Southern Kingdom) as indicated by Jeremiah 1:1-3. So for your own benefit, as we begin to delve …
February 14 / Matthew 18:1-35
Matthew 18:1-35 Dear RTB’ers, Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! (v. 7) This verse got my attention because of how I read it in my NASB translation, where “stumbling blocks” was used instead of temptations: Woe …
February 13 / Matthew 17:14-27
Matthew 17:14-27 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus again foretells His death and resurrection. But this time, instead of being confused Matthew writes that they were “greatly distressed”. But no doubt, they were still confused…! Two incidents today leave me wondering about Jesus’ relationship with His Father. In the first, Jesus seems not to know His time frame …
February 12 / Matthew 16:21-17:13
Matthew 16:21-17:13 Dear RTB’ers, All four gospels have specific “turning points” in Jesus’ earthly ministry. Here’s Mark 8:31: And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again. …
February 11 / Matthew 16:1-20
Matthew 16:1-20 Dear RTB’ers, I was so focused on the Canaanite woman yesterday that I failed to mention Jesus feeding the 4000, a second major multiplication of loaves and fish. Although scholars have questioned whether Jesus in fact did two major feeding miracles (or even one!), Jesus clearly speaks to the two miracles in today’s …
February 10 / Matthew 15:21-39
Matthew 15:21-39 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus now leaves Capernaum, leaving Galilee altogether and travels to the northwest to Tyre and Sidon, coastal cities on the Mediterranean Sea. There He meets a woman from that region who has a demon-possessed daughter. I love this story, both the attitude of this Canaanite woman and her response to Jesus’ …