Playlist: Cup as Metaphor of Divine Punishment (topic)
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The Sixth Century Axial Period (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)The image of the cup as a vehicle of divine punishment emerges directly from God's commission to Jeremiah, who was set apart from the womb and ordained "a prophet to the nations" with authority "to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant." This sweeping mandate is given concrete expression …
Lamentations (Part Seven; 1989)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughLamentations 3 and 4 show the stark contrast of a once proud people (secure in their wealth, technology, and cleverness) suffering bitter humiliation.