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News: I have a landslide of culminating assignments in my world, along with a list of writing projects to work on. In Guideland, there's a potential pet show(?) in the Guide house. And the meeting with the editors this Tuesday!!
Views: Umm . . . nothing yet. I think we should do some more writing games over the summer.
Reviews: Ooop, I should post my thoughts on Jeremiah 6, 7 and 8, I think.
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Jeremiah 5 | 30 verses
The beginning of this chapter reminds me of Abraham and God's discussion about Sodom. You know, the one where God tells Abraham that He plans to destroy Sodom, and Abraham pleads on behalf of the people in the city, asking God to spare it if He finds even 10 good people in the city?
Only this time, it's God's people who have turned utterly corrupt, and He's looking to destroy their city.
"Can you find one person who does right and tries to be faithful to God? If you can, the Lord will forgive Jerusalem." Verse 1b.
(I'm wondering: was Jeremiah included in this count? It's just so shocking that in the city God calls His own, there are apparently no faithful people. Everyone’s wicked 
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)In the next few verses, Jeremiah seems to take a little trip, searching for any good in Jerusalem. He's appalled and disappointed to find that both the rich and the poor have turned from God.
God's searching for a reason to spare His people, but cannot find one. "Why should I forgive the sins of my people? They have abandoned me . . . . Shouldn't I punish them for these things?" Parts of verse 7 and verse 9.
That's kinda heartbreaking 
. God wants to save His people, but they're so rotten inside and out that it seems there is nothing left to save. (Yikes! I never want to get to that point!)
. God wants to save His people, but they're so rotten inside and out that it seems there is nothing left to save. (Yikes! I never want to get to that point!)But again, though He's decided to punish His people, God still shows so much mercy. "I will send enemies to cut down my people's vineyards, but not to destroy them completely." Verse 10a.
And then again in verse 18, "Yet even in those days I will not completely destroy my people."
Hm, one of the things I found interesting about this chapter was that God used more cool descriptions of his power. "Why don't you fear me? ... I placed the sand as the boundary of the sea . . . The sea may toss, but it cannot go beyond it . . . But you [stubborn and rebellious people] . . . your sins are keeping [my blessings] from you.
And . . . Huh, I've kinda run out of things to say about Jeremiah 5 
I just keep thinking about creating a writing series where I use Bible texts to illustrate good writing techniques. Take the end of this chapter. It's a mini-cliffhanger; it sounds like something a published would write on a books's blurb.
I just keep thinking about creating a writing series where I use Bible texts to illustrate good writing techniques. Take the end of this chapter. It's a mini-cliffhanger; it sounds like something a published would write on a books's blurb. "But what will they do when it all comes to an end?"
That's a good hook right there.
Anyway, later folks! I'm not sure if anyone even reads these at this point, but that’s okay. At least this practice makes sure I read my Bible regularly
Up next: Jeremiah 6 and 7.
Jeremiah 6 | 30 verses
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