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Bible Stories from Jeremiah
Every story from Jeremiah in the When God Shows Up devotionals, in Bible order. Each one is retold in plain words, with the passage to read for yourself in the King James Version and its key verse.
- Before I Formed TheeJeremiah 1:1–10
Jeremiah was a young man from a family of priests in a small town near Jerusalem. One day, the word of the Lord came to him. “Before I formed thee in…
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the belly I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”Jeremiah 1:5 (KJV)
- The Potter’s HouseJeremiah 18:1–6
One day, the Lord gave Jeremiah an unusual instruction. “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.” So…
“O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel.”Jeremiah 18:6 (KJV)
- A Letter to the ExilesJeremiah 29:1–14
Thousands of people from Jerusalem had been carried off to Babylon, far from home. Their city was under threat, their temple was far away, and they…
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)
- Buying a Field in a War ZoneJeremiah 32:1–27
The Babylonian army had Jerusalem surrounded. The city was days from falling, and everyone knew it. The prophet Jeremiah was locked up in the palace…
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me?”Jeremiah 32:27 (KJV)
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