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June 15 - 20
Jeremiah 38 - 43
Devotional Background
Where are we?
Jeremiah’s ministry began in 627 BC and ended sometime around 582 BC with his prophecy to the Jews who fled to Egypt (Jeremiah 44:1). For the majority of this time, Jeremiah based his ministry out of Jerusalem. The southern kingdom of Judah fell during Jeremiah’s prophetic ministry (586 BC), having been threatened for many years by outside powers—first Assyria and Egypt and then by their eventual conquerors, Babylon.
Jeremiah found himself addressing a nation hurtling headlong toward judgment from God. The Israelites may have feared the future as the outside powers drew near, but rather than respond with humility and repentance, the people of Judah primarily lived as islands unto themselves, disregarding both the Lord’s commandments and the increasing danger that resulted from their disobedience.
https://insight.org/resources/bible/the-major-prophets/jeremiah
Weekly Schedule
Day 1 (June 15)
Jeremiah 38:1-28
Key Verses: 1-4
Day 2 (June 16)
Jeremiah 39:1-18
Key Verses: 11-14
Day 3 (June 17)
Jeremiah 40:1-16
Key Verses: 1-2
Day 4 (June 18)
Jeremiah 41:1-18
Key Verses: 4-5
Day 5 (June 19)
Jeremiah 42:1-22
Key Verse: 20
Day 6 (June 20)
Jeremiah 43:1-13
Key Verses: 11-13
Memory Verse
Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you;
Before you were born I sanctified you;
I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”
June 22 - 27
Jeremiah 44 - 49
Devotional Background

Who wrote the book?

The son of a priest from the small town of Anathoth in Judah, the prophet Jeremiah dictated prophecies from the Lord to his secretary, Baruch. Because of Jeremiah’s lineage, he would have been raised a priest, though no record of his priestly service exists. Instead, God chose this man of undeniable courage to speak to the people of Judah on the Lord’s behalf—even though they would not listen.

Jeremiah was nearly twenty years old when he began to prophesy, and he continued in that office for the rest of his adult life, some forty years or more. Because his message held little weight with the people, Jeremiah’s prophecies reveal a substantial amount of emotional depth—often sorrow over the plight of God’s people or his own troubles (Jeremiah 12:1–4; 15:10).

https://insight.org/resources/bible/the-major-prophets/jeremiah

Weekly Schedule
Day 1 (June 22)
Jeremiah 44:1-30
Key Verse: 29-30
Day 2 (June 23)
Jeremiah 45:1-5
Key Verses: 1-3
Day 3 (June 24)
Jeremiah 46:1-28
Key Verses: 1-2
Day 4 (June 25)
Jeremiah 47:1-7
Key Verses: 1-3
Day 5 (June 26)
Jeremiah 48:1-47
Key Verses: 12-13
Day 6 (June 27)
Jeremiah 49:1-39
Key Verses: 11-13
Memory Verse
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus says the Lord: “Stand in the ways and see,
And ask for the old paths, where the good way is,
And walk in it;
Then you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’
June 29 - July 4
Jeremiah 50 - Psalm 109
Devotional Background
Who wrote the book?
Psalms, a collection of lyrical poems, is one of only two Old Testament books to identify itself as a composite work containing multiple authors (Proverbs is the other). Some psalms name their author in the first line or title. For example, Moses wrote Psalm 90. David was responsible for many of them, composing seventy-three psalms. Asaph wrote twelve; the descendants of Korah penned ten. Solomon wrote one or two, and Ethan and Heman the Ezrahites were responsible for two others. The remainder of the psalms do not contain information about their authors.
The book was originally titled Tehillim, which means “praise songs” in Hebrew. The English title of “Psalms” originated from the Septuagint’s Greek title Psalmoi, also meaning “songs of praise.”
https://insight.org/resources/bible/the-wisdom-books/psalms
Weekly Schedule
Day 1 (June 29)
Jeremiah 50:1-46
Key Verses: 17-20
Day 2 (June 30)
Jeremiah 51:1-36
Key Verse: 5
Day 3 (July 1)
Jeremiah 51:37-64
Key Verses: 62-64
Day 4 (July 2)
Jeremiah 52:1-34
Key Verses: 28-30
Day 5 (July 3)
Psalm 108:1-13
Key Verses: 10-13
Day 6 (July 4)
Psalm 109:1-31
Key Verse: 30-31
Memory Verse
Jeremiah 23:5
“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and prosper,
And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
July 6 - 11
Psalm 110 - 115
Devotional Background
Where are we?
Individual psalms were written as far back in history as Moses’s time, through the time of David, Asaph, and Solomon, to the time of the Ezrahites who most likely lived after the Babylonian captivity, meaning the writing of the book spans one thousand years. Some of the psalms attributed to David have additional notations connecting them with documented events in his life (for example, Psalm 59 is linked with 1 Samuel 19:11; Psalm 56 is connected with 1 Samuel 21:10–15; Psalm 34 is associated with 1 Samuel 21:10–22:2; and Psalm 52 is linked with 1 Samuel 22:9).
The psalms are organized into five books or collections. They were probably collected gradually, as corporate worship forms developed along with temple worship. It is likely that by the time of Ezra, the books of the Psalter were organized into their final form. Each section concludes with a doxology, with the entire Psalter capped by Psalm 150, a grand doxology.
https://insight.org/resources/bible/the-wisdom-books/psalms
Weekly Schedule
Day 1 (July 6)
Psalm 110:1-7
Key Verses: 1-7
Day 2 (July 7)
Psalm 111:1-10
Key Verse: 10
Day 3 (July 8)
Psalm 112:1-10
Key Verse: 1
Day 4 (July 9)
Psalm 113:1-9
Key Verse: 9
Day 5 (July 10)
Psalm 114:1-8
Key Verses: 1-8
Day 6 (July 11)
Psalm 115:1-18
Key Verse: 18
Memory Verse
Psalm 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments.
His praise endures forever.