NL-Day202 Jeremiah 1-2; Psalm 138; John 18:1-27

From Daily Bible Reading Podcast by Phil Fields

July 18, 2026 · 21 min · Season 1 · Episode 202

About this episode

This episode explores the themes and significance of Jeremiah 1-2, Psalm 138, and John 18:1-27.

JEREMIAH 1-2: The book of Jeremiah was written between 627 and 580 BC. Counting the number of verses, Jeremiah is longer than all other books of the Old Testament except Genesis and Psalms. Jeremiah is often called the weeping prophet, and his other book is Lamentations. It is possible that he is the son of the high priest Hilkiah who brought the book of the Law to the attention of king Josiah. Having just heard in 2 Kings an overview of what happened during the last days of the kingdom of Judah, we now will hear the poems and sermons of a sensitive man living through it all. Mears says, "No other prophet bares his soul to his readers as does Jeremiah. Although Jeremiah announced the coming destruction of Judah, he looked beyond this judgment to a day when everyone would know the Lord personally through the forgiveness of his or her sins (Jer. 31-34). This new kind of relationship with the Lord would be part of the "new covenant" the Lord would establish with his people (Jer. 31:31)." PSALM 138: This is the first of a series of eight psalms where the psalmist speaks in the first person singular. This psalm includes an important declaration in verse two, which ESV translates like…

People in this episode

Host: Phil Fields

Topics covered

Jeremiah
Psalms
New Covenant
Judah
Prophecy
Faithfulness

Keywords

Jeremiah
Psalms
Judah
prophet
new covenant
faithfulness
Lamentations

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Lamentations, Jeremiah, Psalm 138, new covenant