Look inside this book.Where the Bush is Burning: A Daily Devotional by [Thomas Tice]

Tag: Jeremiah 51
All The Prophets

All The Prophets

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The LORD has revealed our righteousness. Come and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God. 

Jeremiah 51:10 

To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins. 

Acts 10:43 

God has revealed Christ as our righteousness throughout the whole of the Old Testament. The second portion of our text records Peter speaking to Cornelius about the Old Testament. He is stating in clear terms that Christ is throughout all of it. When Christ appeared to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus and began to preach Himself to them, the passage says, ‘And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.’ Christ, Peter, and Jeremiah are all in accord regarding the revelation of Christ as our righteousness. The whole of the Old Testament with its’ types, symbols, shadows, prophecies and stories reveals Christ in various ways. It is also full of preincarnate appearances of Him. From Moses at the burning bush, to the fiery-cloudy pillar of the exodus, to the Messenger of Jehovah, Christ is present throughout the ancient text. The Apostles preached Christ from the Old Testament for the New Testament was not yet written. Thus God revealed our righteousness long before the Gospels. We look to the ancient folk to see Christ our righteousness revealed.  

Our Holy and Wise God, 
we rejoice that You have set Christ before us 
over the course of centuries. 
 We praise You that from age-to-age, 
the message is the same. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning
Righteousness Revealed

Righteousness Revealed

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The LORD has revealed our righteousness. Come and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God. 

Jeremiah 51:10 

Our text is a gem, shining forth from a dark background. Jeremiah is writing of God’s judgment of the Chaldeans. They had overrun Israel years before. God had promised that He would eventually punish them after he had used them to punish Israel. Jeremiah is writing in graphic terms how the judgment of Babylon would look.  This was the destruction of a world power. In the midst of his description he makes the statement which forms our text. He says, ‘The LORD has revealed our righteousness.’ Taken on the surface, this refers to the vindication of Israel because God is dealing with those who have oppressed and enslaved them. There are ways to view this text in a much larger context. This brings us to Christ. Christ is our Righteousness. Jeremiah had made direct references to this earlier in his prophecy. He wrote, ‘Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely; now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’ This is a clear reference to Christ. When we look at the dark background of the judgment of God against a wicked nation, the concept of God revealing Christ as our righteousness shines bright before our eyes. Even in the midst of wrath, Christ still shines.   

Our Wise and Wonderful God, 
we rejoice that You make much of Christ. 
We praise You that page after page of Your Word, 
reveals Him to us.  

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning
All The Prophets

All The Prophets

By |

The LORD has revealed our righteousness. Come and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God. 

Jeremiah 51:10 

To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins. 

Acts 10:43 

God has revealed Christ as our righteousness throughout the whole of the Old Testament. The second portion of our text records Peter speaking to Cornelius about the Old Testament. He is stating in clear terms that Christ is throughout all of it. When Christ appeared to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus and began to preach Himself to them, the passage says, ‘And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.’ Christ, Peter, and Jeremiah are all in accord regarding the revelation of Christ as our righteousness. The whole of the Old Testament with its’ types, symbols, shadows, prophecies and stories reveals Christ in various ways. It is also full of preincarnate appearances of Him. From Moses at the burning bush, to the fiery-cloudy pillar of the exodus, to the Messenger of Jehovah, Christ is present throughout the ancient text. The Apostles preached Christ from the Old Testament for the New Testament was not yet written. Thus God revealed our righteousness long before the Gospels. We look to the ancient folk to see Christ our righteousness revealed.  

Our Holy and Wise God, 
we rejoice that You have set Christ before us 
over the course of centuries. 
 We praise You that from age-to-age, 
the message is the same. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning
Righteousness Revealed

Righteousness Revealed

By |

The LORD has revealed our righteousness. Come and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God. 

Jeremiah 51:10 

Our text is a gem, shining forth from a dark background. Jeremiah is writing of God’s judgment of the Chaldeans. They had overrun Israel years before. God had promised that He would eventually punish them after he had used them to punish Israel. Jeremiah is writing in graphic terms how the judgment of Babylon would look.  This was the destruction of a world power. In the midst of his description he makes the statement which forms our text. He says, ‘The LORD has revealed our righteousness.’ Taken on the surface, this refers to the vindication of Israel because God is dealing with those who have oppressed and enslaved them. There are ways to view this text in a much larger context. This brings us to Christ. Christ is our Righteousness. Jeremiah had made direct references to this earlier in his prophecy. He wrote, ‘Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely; now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.’ This is a clear reference to Christ. When we look at the dark background of the judgment of God against a wicked nation, the concept of God revealing Christ as our righteousness shines bright before our eyes. Even in the midst of wrath, Christ still shines.   

Our Wise and Wonderful God, 
we rejoice that You make much of Christ. 
We praise You that page after page of Your Word, 
reveals Him to us.  

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning
All The Prophets

All The Prophets

By |

The LORD has revealed our righteousness. Come and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God. 

Jeremiah 51:10 

To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins. 

Acts 10:43 

God has revealed Christ as our righteousness throughout the whole of the Old Testament. The second portion of our text records Peter speaking to Cornelius about the Old Testament. He is stating in clear terms that Christ is throughout all of it. When Christ appeared to the two disciples on the road to Emmaus and began to preach Himself to them, the passage says, ‘And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.’ Christ, Peter, and Jeremiah are all in accord regarding the revelation of Christ as our righteousness. The whole of the Old Testament with its’ types, symbols, shadows, prophecies and stories reveals Christ in various ways. It is also full of preincarnate appearances of Him. From Moses at the burning bush, to the fiery-cloudy pillar of the exodus, to the Messenger of Jehovah, Christ is present throughout the ancient text. The Apostles preached Christ from the Old Testament for the New Testament was not yet written. Thus God revealed our righteousness long before the Gospels. We look to the ancient folk to see Christ our righteousness revealed.  

Our Holy and Wise God, 
we rejoice that You have set Christ before us 
over the course of centuries. 
 We praise You that from age-to-age, 
the message is the same. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning

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