David Guzik commentary on Jeremiah 29 describes a letter that is written by Jeremiah, from Jerusalem, to the captives in Babylon.

Here we have letter against letter, for some of the false prophets are now carried away into captivity in Babylon, while Jeremiah remains in his own country.

This letter reflects a traumatized community who has lost everything: their loved ones, their homes, their beloved city Jerusalem, their language and culture.

Jeremiah foretells judgments upon the false prophets, who deceived the Jews in Babylon. Lying was bad; lying to the people of the Lord, to delude them into a ...

The letter in this chapter was written by Jeremiah in order to counteract and frustrate the evil campaign of the false prophets.

Jeremiah counseled the exiles to normalize living in exile: build houses, grow food, marry. He even told them to pray for the foreign land and seek its welfare.

God desires to bless us. He wants the best for us. Everything that He does, even judgment against us, is meant to purge us of sin and bring us closer to Him.

In this daily reflection on Jeremiah 29 from The High Calling, Mark Roberts encourages us not to despair and not to give up seeking God's peace.

5 янв. 2017 г. · A promise that God has a plan for our lives and regardless of our current situation, He can work through it to prosper us and give us a hope and a future.

1 Jeremiah sent a letter from Jerusalem to the people of Judah who were in Babylon. He sent it to the Israelite leaders and to the priests, the prophets and ...