STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF Jeremiah and Ezekiel JEREMIAH AND JEREMIAH 60 BITE-SIZED INSIGHTS E Phil Moore ZEKIEL 3 CONTENTS About the Straight to the Heart series ........................................ 7 This Patient ........................................................................................9 Introduction: Only Radical Surgery Can Save JEREMIAH 1–25: RADICAL SURGERY IS NEEDED ................................................. ................................................ 18 You Go First (Jeremiah 1:1–19) 14 ....................................... 22 Head Down (Jeremiah 2:1–3:5) .................... Real Repentance (Jeremiah 3:6–25) ...................................................... 31 Sharp Blade, Soft Hearts (Jeremiah 4:1–6:30) 26 .................................................. Talisman (Jeremiah 7:1–8:3) .................................................... 39 Get Real (Jeremiah 8:4–10:25) 35 ...................... Covenant (Jeremiah 11:1–17) .............................................. Covenant-Breakers (Jeremiah 11:18–13:27) 43 .............................. Rain God (Jeremiah 14:1–15:21) 47 ................................................... Radical Decision (Jeremiah 16:1–17:18) 51 ................................................. The Test (Jeremiah 17:19–27) 56 ........................................ Pottery (Jeremiah 18:1–20:18) 60 ..................... The Inner Ring (Jeremiah 20:1–18) 64 ....................... The Last King of Judah (Jeremiah 21:1–23:8) 69 ...................................................... Clean-Up Operation (Jeremiah 23:9–24:10) 73 The Cup (Jeremiah 25:1–38) 78 JEREMIAH 26–52: RADICAL SURGERY HAS BEGUN ........................................ .............................88 Action Story (Jeremiah 26:1–28:17) 84 ..................................92 Long-Distance Letter (Jeremiah 29:1–32) ......................................... Enjoy the View (Jeremiah 30:1–31:40) Promised Land (Jeremiah 32:1–44) 97 .................................101 ........................ Fenced-Off Things(Jeremiah 33:1–26) ..........................................109 What God Can’t Do (Jeremiah 34:1–35:19) 105 ......................113 First Edition (Jeremiah 36:1–32) .................................... Last-Chance Saloon (Jeremiah 37:1–39:18) ..........................122 After the Fall (Jeremiah 40:1–44:30) 117 ..................................... God’s World Tour (Jeremiah 45:1–49:39) ............................................131 The Big One (Jeremiah 50:1–51:64) 126 A New Hope (Jeremiah 52:1–34) LAMENTATIONS: RESPONDING TO SURGERY ................................. .................................. Face the Facts (Lamentations 1:1–22) 136 ................................ Who Hit You? (Lamentations 2:1–22) 141 ........ Difficult to Say (Lamentations 3:1–66) 145 Say How You Really Feel (Lamentations 4:1–5:22) 149 EZEKIEL 1–32: FURTHER SURGERY IS NEEDED ........................................ .............................. God on the Move (Ezekiel 1:1–28) 154 ................................ Our Man in Babylon (Ezekiel 2:1–3:27) 159 ................................ Louder than Words (Ezekiel 4:1–5:17) 164 ............................................. Inconvenient Truth (Ezekiel 6:1–7:27) 168 ................................ Moving Day (Ezekiel 8:1–11:25) 173 ................................182 See It, Say It, Sorted (Ezekiel 12:1–28) 178 ............................................ Look Who’s Talking (Ezekiel 13:1–23) ................................................190 Invisible Gods (Ezekiel 14:1–23) 186 .................................................... Parables (Ezekiel 15:1–16:63) ................................198 Newsflash (Ezekiel 17:1–24) 194 ..........................................203 What God Wants (Ezekiel 18:1–19:14) .......................... History Lesson (Ezekiel 20:1–49) .....................................................212 A Tale of Two Cities (Ezekiel 21:1–22:31) 207 ................................................ Sister Act (Ezekiel 23:1–49) .................................220 Final Words (Ezekiel 24:1–27) 216 ................................ Behind Babylon (Ezekiel 25:1–28:26) Pyramid Scheme (Ezekiel 29:1–32:32) 225 EZEKIEL 33–48: THE RESULTS OF SURGERY ....................................................230 ........................................... Speak Up! (Ezekiel 33:1–33) .......................................238 The Substitute (Ezekiel 34:1–31) 234 ......................................... Three Names (Ezekiel 35:1–36:23) ....................................................... Heart Surgery (Ezekiel 36:24–38) 243 ......................................... New Life (Ezekiel 37:1–28) 247 ..................................... New Victory (Ezekiel 38:1–39:29) 252 ................................. New Presence (Ezekiel 40:1–43:12) 256 .......................................... New Authority (Ezekiel 43:13–46:24) 260 New Power (Ezekiel 47:1–48:35) 264 .. Conclusion: Only Radical Surgery Can Save This Patient 269.