Family Week · Days 288–294
Week 42
The week in one sentence
In the middle of exile, God promises a new covenant written on the heart — and one Mediator to bring it.
Day 288 · October 13
Old Testament Jeremiah risks death by declaring that the temple will not protect an unrepentant nation.
Day 289 · October 14
A false prophet named Hananiah broke the wooden yoke off Jeremiah's neck and said Babylon's power would end in two years.
Day 290 · October 15
God told Jeremiah to write His words in a book, because the days were coming when He would bring His people back home.
Day 291 · October 16
God made a wonderful promise: "I will make a new covenant.
Day 292 · October 17
While Jeremiah was still in prison, God said, "Call to me, and I will answer you and show you great things you do not know." God promised to heal the city, clean His people from their sins, and fill the empty streets again with the voices of joy, of brides and bridegrooms, and of people giving thanks.
Day 293 · October 18
Jeremiah set bowls of wine before a family called the Rechabites, but they would not drink.
Day 294 · October 19
King Zedekiah asked Jeremiah to pray for him, but he would not listen to God's answer: Babylon's army would come back and burn the city.