Radio messages from J. Vernon McGee delighted and enthralled listeners for years with simple, straightforward language and clear understanding of the Scripture. Now enjoy his personable, yet scholarly, style in a sixty-volume set of commentaries that takes you from Genesis to Revelation with new understanding and insight. This volume on Jeremiah/Lamentations includes introductory sections, detailed outlines and a thorough, paragraph-by-paragraph discussion of the text. A great choice for pastors—and even better choice for the average Bible reader and student!
“We can say that two things characterized the life of Jeremiah: weeping and loneliness. They are the marks of his ministry.” (Page 17)
“I believe that God wants us to be completely honest with Him above everything else. And this is His promise to us: ‘Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.’” (Page 141)
“Any strength that we have must lie in our spiritual values, our moral values, our character, and our purpose.” (Pages 57–58)
“God has inspired the words of Scripture—not just the thoughts and ideas of Scripture. For” (Page 21)
“No, it was all due to the faithfulness of God. He had promised Abraham that He would make a nation come from him—and this was the nation. He had promised Moses that He would put them into the land. He had promised Joshua that He would establish them there. He promised David that there would come One in his line to reign on the throne forever. The prophets all said that God would not utterly destroy this people but that He would judge them for their sin. God is faithful.” (Page 206)