Week 832 · Old Testament · about 5 minutes · 290 words
🔥 Jeremiah 51
Jeremiah 51 opens with these words: “Yahweh says: “Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against those who dwell in Lebkamai, a destroying wind.” The line to keep is Jeremiah 51:5: “For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, by his God, by Yahweh of Armies; though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.” Carry the word “israel” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Jeremiah 51 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Yahweh says: “Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against those who dwell in Lebkamai, a destroying wind.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “For Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: “The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden. Yet a little while, and the time of harvest comes for her.”” Jeremiah 51 opens with these words: “Yahweh says: “Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against those who dwell in Lebkamai, a destroying wind.” The line to keep is Jeremiah 51:5: “For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, by his God, by Yahweh of Armies; though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.” Carry the word “israel” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Jeremiah 51:5: “For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, by his God, by Yahweh of Armies; though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Jeremiah 51? Then try this: Read “For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, by his God, by Yahweh of Armies; though their land is full of guilt…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
“For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, by his God, by Yahweh of Armies; though their land is full of guilt against the Holy One of Israel.”
Jeremiah 51:5 · Jeremiah 51
Say it
Practice Jeremiah 51:5
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ForIsraelisnotforsaken,norJudah,byhisGod,byYahwehofArmies;thoughisfullofguilttheHolyOneofIsrael.
Talk about it
- What happens first in Jeremiah 51?
- Read “For Israel is not forsaken, nor Judah, by his God, by Yahweh of Armies; though their land is full of guilt…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Jeremiah 51 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Jeremiah 51. Help us remember Jeremiah 51:5 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Jeremiah 51 is long, read Jeremiah 51:5 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
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🔥 Jeremiah 51
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