Biblical Tapestry

05/06/2024

Submission to Babylon is not an option for Judah and the nations. Jeremiah gives a dramatic demonstration.

God gives Jeremiah another symbolic act to serve as a warning to the newly installed King Zedekiah of Judah.  Don’t rebel, something Zedekiah had been itching to do from the time he was made king.  

29/05/2024

Where was the future hope of Jerusalem, in those who are left or those taken into captivity in Babylon?

Judah is now divided, the leadership and crafts people… essentially everyone that had value to the Babylonians were now taken to Babylon.  Only those of lesser importance were still in Jerusalem including our prophet, Jeremiah.    I...

23/05/2024

In this episode we chronologically end up in Chapter 13 where Jeremiah once again implores Judah to repent. Their own stubborn pride is heading them into destruction and captivity.

Jehoiachin capitulates to Babylon, and most of the city is taken captive.  This leads them after all this time to ask once again, why are these things happening.  God gives them the answer in some very harsh terms.  

15/05/2024

The monarchy of Israel was coming to a close as judgment is announced against Jehoiakim and his son Jehoiachin. We cover that announcement and the history around it in this episode.

Jehoiakim had reigned for 11 years in Jerusalem and his God ignoring, oppressive rule was coming to an end as announced through Jeremiah 

08/05/2024

Jeremiah is really struggling with his call and states some shocking words. What conclusions does the depressed prophet come too?

In this episode Jeremiah is really struggling physically, emotionally, and spiritually and wants to quit his call, but the call will not quit him.  What causes Jeremiah’s discouragement with his role as prophet? 

01/05/2024

What does this episode’s symbol of brokenness mean?

In this episode we have yet another symbolic act performed by Jeremiah.  An earthenware flask is broken before some Judean leaders demonstrating what will transpire soon to Jerusalem and its people.  

23/04/2024

What can lead God's chosen prophet to call for vengeance?

In this episode we pick up chronologically in chapter 18 with the persecution of Jeremiah and a depth of despair he is experiencing that leads Jeremiah to call for vengeance on his adversaries.   Is that right or wrong?  

18/04/2024

In Judah, everyone chose to follow their own hearts and pick the prophet or priest that would validate their own actions. God did not send the false prophets. What does say God about them?

Today we are back in Jeremiah chapter 23, and we see Jeremiah’s struggle with his own people who were engaged in listening to false prophets and then turning around and accusing Jeremiah of being the fraud.  All this time Jeremiah knew that t...

10/04/2024

Biblical Tapestry Podcast
Season 6 Episode 35

Why is Judah not listening? What example is set?



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05/04/2024

Season 6 Episode 34 is now available ....I am unable to post the link at the moment. Title is "Death Comes Through Our Windows"

27/03/2024

What was the depth of emotion that both God and Jeremiah had for Judah? This episode explores this question.

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In this episode Jeremiah is mourning over his people because of their unbelief. Both God and Jeremiah are weeping for God’s people.  

20/03/2024

When a person makes a mistake, it is very natural to do all you can to correct the error. Something was wrong with Judah as the people were not responding naturally.

In this episode as we return to chapter 8 chronologically, we see another prophecy of judgment from God through Jeremiah, including an incredibly stubborn refusal to return to God.  

13/03/2024

In this episode we look at Jeremiah's prayerful lament. Jeremiah pleads for deliverance and records his faithfulness and trust in God. This is followed by a warning about Judah’s Sabbath observances that speak to the condition of the heart.

In this episode  we look at Jeremiah's  prayerful lament.  Jeremiah  pleads for deliverance and records his faithfulness and trust in God.  This is followed by a warning about Judah’s Sabbath observances that speak to the ...

07/03/2024

The problem you may be facing today is not the issue, the issue is will you trust God through it

The question in this podcast is who or what do we trust?  Will we trust our own wishes and desires, or will we trust God? 

01/03/2024

New Milestone for the Biblical Tapestry Podcast.
Thankful for all that tune in.

29/02/2024

What is a price for being God's prophet?

Today’s episode includes a painful price required for Jeremiah as God’s prophet and a wonderful promise.  However, judgement is coming for Judah's iniquity.  

08/02/2024

An end has come to the tolerance of God for Jerusalem. God takes sin seriously and we don’t know when enough is enough.

In this episode we are presenting Jeremiah 15, where we see that confession is the right prayer, God’s name is the right motivation, and knowing only God can withhold judgement, is having the right hope.  All those items are correct and accur...

01/02/2024

Catastrophes begin engulfing Jerusalem beginning with a severe drought. How does that affect the spiritual lives of Judah?
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Judah and Jerusalem are beginning to feel the very sharp sting of sins consequences.  How do attitudes change with calamities?  

25/01/2024

When God calls you to service, do not write your own job description as it may not turn out the way you expected.
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Baruch and Jeremiah both were having a crisis of belief and letting the consequences of persecution and rejection cause them to question their ministries.  How does God respond to them both?  Faithfulness in serving God does not mean we ...

17/01/2024

How did different authorities respond to the scroll dictated by Jeremiah?

The scroll that Jeremiah had dictated to Baruch was now read to the King.  The response is one of contempt for the Word of God.  

11/01/2024

In year 605 BC the year that Nebuchadnezzar would defeat Egypt. Jeremiah dictates to Baruch the words of God that includes a coming 70 years of captivity.

Jeremiah had served for 23 years as the voice of God to the people of Judah.   In these verses in chapter 25 we see an introduction written on the scroll that is about to be read to the king.  Setting the stage for the dramatic read...

04/01/2024

Events are leading to disaster, does God give Judah yet another chance?

This episode investigates Jeremiah 36, This chapter has been called one of the most noteworthy in the entire book of  Jeremiah.  Baruch writes down Jeremiah's words from God, how does the nation react to the message?  

28/12/2023

Would repentance change God's actions of Judgement? What are the responsibilities of the clay to the potter?

What message is Jeremiah learning by visiting the potter working the wheel?   While Jeremiah watches the potter, God will speak to him.  Much of this illustration for Jeremiah was pointing to the importance of God’s authority as the...

20/12/2023

Humility versus pride and a spoiled linen loincloth. What could that mean to us?

In this episode we explore the virtue of humility versus pride.  God asks Jeremiah to perform his second symbolic act and gives them an illustration of dashed wine jars.  What do these illustrations provide for us?  

20/12/2023

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06/12/2023

Do circumstances ever cause us to question God? Jeremiah had some complaints.

Can we complain to God?  Is questioning God ever justified?  What about the question, why do wicked people seem to prosper?  

22/11/2023

What did Jeremiah say that put him on trial for his life?

In this episode we move from chapter 8 to chapter 26 after Jeremiah’s sermon at the temple.  The priests, prophets and the people after hearing the pronouncement against Judah seize Jeremiah to execute him for what God had told him to say.&nb...

15/11/2023

How deplorable had idol worship gotten in Judah? God had seen enough.

In this episode we see where the people of Judah never even tried to hide their idolatry including placing idols in the temple itself.  They were following even the most hideous and deplorable practices of the nations around Judah.  The ...

09/11/2023

It is not an ability to hear but a willingness to hear.

In this episode God is speaking through Jeremiah about the false worship of the queen of heaven and follows that with a condemnation of a disobedient nation.  

02/11/2023

Where should we place our trust? Are we truly trusting in God or circumstances?

In this episode we return to chapter 7 with a deviation to chapter 26… In these chapters Jeremiah stands at the temple gate delivering a sermon of what God gives him.  This sermon is important, and it almost leads to Jeremiah's death at ...