Jeremiah 34 Dear RTB’ers, Jeremiah speaks the word of the Lord and Zedekiah and his officials listen: King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to make a proclamation of liberty to them, that everyone should set free his Hebrew slaves, male and female, so that no one should enslave a …
Category Archives: RTB 2026 – Search the Scriptures, Part 3
March 28 / Jeremiah 32-33
Jeremiah 32-33 Dear RTB’ers, A long reading today, one of our longest of the year, but also with a lot of narrative that makes it easier to read. Jerusalem is under siege by the Babylonians (Chaldeans), just one year before the city actually falls in 586 B.C., yet the Lord tells Jeremiah to buy land …
March 27 / Jeremiah 31:27-40
Jeremiah 31:27-40 Dear RTB’ers, The new covenant… In my earlier “born again” years I was active in a church called the “New Covenant Fellowship”, so this section of Jeremiah is always special to me. The new covenant paragraph (Jer. 31:31-34) is quoted in its entirety in Hebrews 8:8-12. To me the essence of this new …
March 26 / Jeremiah 30:1-31:26
Jeremiah 30:1-31:26 Dear RTB’ers, Today and the next two days the key word is “restoration” – the Lord restoring the fortunes of both Israel (the Northern Kingdom) and Judah, bringing them back from captivity (exile) and re-settling them back in their own land. What’s unusual here is God’s inclusion of Israel and its restoration. Almost …
March 25 / Jeremiah 29
Jeremiah 29 Dear RTB’ers, A number of verses stand out for me today. First, But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. (v. 7) Although Jeremiah was writing to the exiles in …
March 24 / Jeremiah 27-28
Jeremiah 27-28 Dear RTB’ers, A first comment… I have often suggested that you read the “See also” material. I particularly suggest that you read those items when we are reading these Old Testament prophets. I have never posted comments over most of the Old Testament, but John covered the entire Bible in 2023. His comments …
March 23 / Jeremiah 26
Jeremiah 26 Dear RTB’ers, Back to Jeremiah. Both the STS editors and my Study Bible suggest that today’s chapter 26 reading is an extension of what we already read in Jeremiah 7. Back then Jeremiah was warning the officials and people of Jerusalem of their certain doom if they did not repent of their evil …
March 22 / Matthew 28:1-20
Matthew 28:1-20 Dear RTB’ers, Jesus’ Resurrection. Words fail me. The best that I can do is to try to “put myself into the story”. I imagine that I were there, alongside the women meeting the angel or with Jesus’ disciples in Galilee. And even then I am awestruck – that He had done what He …
March 21 / Matthew 27:51-66
Matthew 27:51-66 Dear RTB’ers, The events immediately following Jesus’ death are striking: And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. (v. 51) I wonder, is this God the Father doing this? Is this His final condemnation of sin, shaking …
March 20 / Matthew 27:32-50
Matthew 27:32-50 Dear RTB’ers, Finally, Jesus’ Crucifixion. After all the suffering He had already endured… I guess it’s appropriate that we are reading this on a Friday – for us in our reading, a “Good Friday”. Jesus’ last words in Matthew’s gospel, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? (v. 46b) [NOTE: John’s …