COMMENTARY

Lesson 1: Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
For Judah, Jeremiah sees nothing but doom. For Judah there is no future except destruction and death. Everywhere Jeremiah looks he sees desolation of his country. Why is this? The judgment comes from Yahweh because Judah is woefully corrupt. Their sins have brought utter disaster. There is no hope except "I will not make a full end." (v. 27)

Lesson 2: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
Christ came to save sinners, even the foremost, Paul. Many scholars think that the pastoral letters are the work of a later author who was a member of the Pauline school. However, this pericope is Paul's theology. In spite of his persecuting the church, Paul was shown mercy in that Christ forgave him and called him to be an apostle. Paul's experience illustrates God's way with…