Category Archives: Death and Dying

Muddy Cistern

Posted on February 20, 2016 by wamplerp

Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehukal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah was telling all the people when he said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Whoever stays in this city will … Continue reading →

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Roots by the Stream

Posted on January 25, 2016 by wamplerp

This is what the Lord says: “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the Lord . That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they … Continue reading →

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Bronze and Iron

Posted on January 4, 2016 by wamplerp

This is what the Lord says: “Look, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is being stirred up from the ends of the earth.   They are armed with bow and spear; they are cruel … Continue reading →

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Pierced for our Transgressions

Posted on November 19, 2015 by wamplerp

Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?   He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to … Continue reading →

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He Will Sprinkle Many Nations

Posted on November 17, 2015 by wamplerp

“And now what do I have here?” declares the Lord . “For my people have been taken away for nothing, and those who rule them mock, ” declares the Lord . “And all day long my name is constantly blasphemed.   … Continue reading →

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Streams in the Wasteland

Posted on November 7, 2015 by wamplerp

This is what the Lord says— he who made a way through the sea, a path through the mighty waters, who drew out the chariots and horses, the army and reinforcements together, and they lay there, never to rise again, … Continue reading →

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Summoned by Name

Posted on November 6, 2015 by wamplerp

But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.  When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and … Continue reading →

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A Drop in the Bucket

Posted on October 27, 2015 by wamplerp

Surely the nations are like a drop in a bucket; they are regarded as dust on the scales; he weighs the islands as though they were fine dust.   Lebanon is not sufficient for altar fires, nor its animals enough for … Continue reading →

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In the Hollow of His Hand

Posted on October 26, 2015 by wamplerp

A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord ; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.    Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground … Continue reading →

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I will defend this city

Posted on October 25, 2015 by wamplerp

In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to … Continue reading →

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