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Rev. Dr. Jeff Pulse, the Dr. Dean O. Wenthe professor of Old Testament Theology, director of certification and placement, and director of continuing education at Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, IN, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Jeremiah 13:15-27.

The people of Judah and Jerusalem must do what they have not yet done; they must listen to the LORD’s Word. If they do not forsake their pride and give Him glory, He will turn their light into darkness. Jeremiah mourns for the destruction of his people, particularly the exile that happened in 597 BC that took King Jehoiachin and his mother into exile in Babylon. From that exile, Jeremiah points forward to the final destruction of Jerusalem. The LORD will expose the shame of His people, for He has seen their abominations. They are helpless to save themselves, but if they will turn to the LORD in repentance, they will see the truth that Jesus makes plain. The salvation that is impossible for man is possible for God.

“A Time to Destroy and a Time to Build” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the book of Jeremiah. The prophet calls the people of Judah and Jerusalem to repent of their faithless idolatry and warns them of the destruction that is coming in the Babylonian exile. Yet Jeremiah does not leave us without hope in the midst of such dark days. Jeremiah and all who believe the Word of God he preached survive because of hope that is found in the righteous Branch from the line of David, Jesus Christ.