Old Testament Daily Bible Verse

In this daily Bible reading Jeremiah speaks of the false prophets in Jerusalem: those who were telling the people that they would have peace and prosperity. These false prophets told the people that God would not punish Jerusalem. Rather God would bless them. They were telling the people not to believe Jeremiah.  Jeremiah was telling the people of God's coming judgment for their sinful lives and for turning away from God. As a result, everyone…

In this daily Bible reading Jeremiah speaks of the sinfulness that characterized Israel. Israel had completely turned away from God in their hearts. God was only acknowledged superficially. Jeremiah said to God, “Thou art near to their lips but far from their minds.” Israel had become so accustomed to living sinfully that a meaningful change was unlikely. In this regard Jeremiah said, “Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard change his spots?” In…

In this daily Bible reading Jeremiah continues to speak of the reasons for God’s coming judgment upon Israel. He points out that Israel was God's chosen people out of all the peoples on the Earth. Jeremiah said of God and Israel:  "For the maker of all is He, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance. The Lord of hosts is His name." Out of all the nations of the Earth God chose Israel to…

In this daily Bible reading Jeremiah speaks about Judah turning away from God because they rejected the Word of God and turned to lies, lies that were validated by the scribes. Jeremiah said, “They have rejected the Word of the Lord, and what kind of wisdom do they have?” That is true today.  Mankind has rejected the Word of God and has turned to the logic and wisdom of mankind, which is not wisdom at…

In this daily Bible reading God, through Jeremiah, continues to tell the people that they are living lives that are contrary to God’s Commandments. God also tells them that their religious services are worthless and do not remove the sins in their lives. In Jeremiah's day the people were still doing religion. They were sacrificing animals, burning incense, and doing their religious chants. However, their hearts were far from God. They would indulge in sin…

In this daily Bible reading God, through Jeremiah, details the reasons for which He will destroy Jerusalem. He says, “For my people are foolish, they know Me not. They are stupid children, and they have no understanding. They are shrewd to do evil, but to do good they do not know."  Israel knew God and witnessed His miraculous deeds. Yet, they turned away from God to do evil. They stopped worshiping God and worshipped demons…

In this daily Bible reading Jeremiah prophesies the coming destruction of Judah for their unfaithfulness toward God.  The ten northern tribes had previously  turned away from God, and God judged them using Assyria as His instrument  of punishment.  Assyria conquered the ten northern tribes called Israel and removed them from the land in 722 BC.  God would punish Judah in 587 BC.  Babylon would conquer Judah and remove them from the land.  However, even as…

Jeremiah was a Prophet, chosen by God, to proclaim to Judah their disloyalty to God and God’s coming judgment. God sent many Prophets to Judah to proclaim God's Truth and try to turn the people back to God. However, they rejected the Prophets, killing many of them. Judah turned to demons and away from God. They worshipped idols instead of God. Jeremiah was a special Prophet. God chose him before he was born to proclaim…

In these final passages of the book of Isaiah, Isaiah continues to prophesy God’s coming judgment and destruction of the Earth because of the proud and arrogant population that had turned away from Him. However,  God would preserve a few. God said through Isaiah, “But to this one I will look, to him who is humble and contrite of spirit and who trembles at My Word."  The Bible says that God hates pride more than…

In this daily Bible reading Isaiah again prophesies the future return of Israel to the land and to Jerusalem. He also gives a glimpse of life under the rule of Jesus during Jesus’ Millennial Kingdom here on Earth. Life will be much different than today. Wars will cease, and all will live in peace. Here is how the Bible characterizes life during the Millennial Kingdom.  People will still have families and communities to live in.…