November 10 (Jeremiah 48; Psalm 119:17–24; 2 Corinthians 1–2)

Summary

Podcast Summary: Through the ESV Bible in a Year with Jackie Hill Perry

Episode: November 10 – Jeremiah 48; Psalm 119:17–24; 2 Corinthians 1–2
Host: Crossway
Date: November 10, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode, hosted by Crossway and Jackie Hill Perry, continues the year-long journey of daily Bible readings. For November 10th, the passages include a prophecy of judgment and restoration for Moab from Jeremiah 48, a heartfelt request for spiritual understanding from Psalm 119:17–24, and encouragement, forgiveness, and instruction from Paul to the Corinthians in chapters 1 and 2 of 2 Corinthians. The episode focuses on themes of divine justice, human pride and suffering, the power of God’s comfort, the necessity of forgiveness, and the triumphal purpose of believers.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Jeremiah 48: God’s Judgment and Restoration for Moab (00:01–05:51)

• Prophecy of Devastation

  • The message is a pronouncement against Moab, condemning its pride, arrogance, and misplaced trust in wealth and false gods:
    • “For because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be taken.” (00:43)
    • Repeated images of flight and desolation: Moab is urged to flee, its cities to become deserted.

• Divine Displeasure at Pride

  • Moab’s pride and complacency are detailed (“He is very proud, of his loftiness, his pride and arrogance…” 03:19), with God declaring Moab’s boasts and deeds as false.

• Suffering and Lamentation

  • The reading vividly describes the lament over Moab’s fate, comparing God’s mourning to a plaintive flute and describing the external marks of mourning (shaved heads, sackcloth, public weeping).

• Hope in Restoration

  • Despite harsh judgment, there is a promise for the future:
    • “Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days, declares the Lord.” (05:47)

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2. Psalm 119:17–24: Longing for God’s Word (05:51–06:24)

• Desire for Spiritual Insight

  • The psalmist pleads for God to act graciously, to reveal wondrous things from His law, and for protection from contempt.
    • “Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.” (05:51)
    • “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” (05:57)
  • The speaker identifies as a sojourner and expresses ravishing desire for God’s commands.

• Delight in Scripture during Opposition

  • Despite being plotted against by princes, the psalmist finds consolation and counsel in God’s statutes:
    • “Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.” (06:20)

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3. 2 Corinthians 1–2: Affliction, Comfort, and Forgiveness (06:28–11:01)

Sharing in Suffering and Comfort (06:28–07:46)

• God’s Comfort Experienced and Shared
  • Paul opens with praise for the “Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction…” (06:35)
  • Suffering is viewed as a means for shared comfort and salvation:
    • “For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.” (06:54)
  • Paul testifies to severe trials in Asia, nearly despairing of life but recognizing God’s deliverance:
    • “But that was to make us rely not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us.” (07:32)

Integrity and Healing in Relationships (07:46–09:23)

• Paul speaks of behaving with sincerity and simplicity, not relying on “earthly wisdom, but by the grace of God.”
• He references a change in travel plans, emphasizing faithfulness and clarity in commitments:
  • “For the Son of God, Jesus Christ... was not yes and no, but in him it is always yes.” (08:33)
  • “For all the promises of God find their yes in him.” (08:39)

The Power of Forgiveness (09:23–10:27)

• Paul discusses avoiding another “painful visit” and references a previous letter written “out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain, but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.” (09:36)
• On restoring the one who has sinned:
  • “So you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him.” (09:48)
  • The reason for forgiveness and unity is spiritual defense: “that we would not be outwitted by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his designs.” (10:27)

Fragrance of Christ: Triumph and Sincerity (10:28–End)

• Paul describes his movements and lack of peace at not finding Titus, yet celebrates God’s ongoing work:
  • “But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.” (10:35)
• The contrasting reactions to the message:
  • “For we are the aroma of Christ to God... to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life.” (10:49)
• Paul stresses genuine ministry:
  • “For we are not like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.” (11:01)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Judgment and Hope intertwined:
  • “Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days, declares the Lord.” (05:47)
• Emotional vulnerability of Paul:
  • “For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain, but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.” (09:36)
• Central assurance in Christ:
  • “For all the promises of God find their yes in Him. That is why it is through him that we utter our amen to God for his glory.” (08:39)
• On forgiveness:
  • “So you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him.” (09:48)
• The aroma of Christ:
  • “For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life.” (10:49)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Jeremiah 48: Judgment and Restoration for Moab – 00:01–05:51
• Psalm 119:17–24: Prayer for Understanding – 05:51–06:24
• 2 Corinthians 1: Introduction, Comfort, Explanation about Difficulties – 06:28–07:46
• 2 Corinthians 1: Integrity and “Yes” in Christ – 07:46–09:23
• 2 Corinthians 2: Forgiveness and Restoration – 09:23–10:27
• 2 Corinthians 2: Ministry, Fragrance of Christ – 10:28–End

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Takeaway

This episode highlights God’s justice and mercy, the pain and redemption of experiencing and sharing affliction, and the centrality of forgiveness and sincerity in the Christian journey. Listeners are reminded that, though judgment and hardship may come, God's promises are sure, His comfort real, and that love and reconciliation are crucial within the faith community.

Transcript

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A reading from the book of Jeremiah concerning Moab. Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel. Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste. Kiriathaim is put to shame. It is taken. The fortress is put to shame and broken down. The renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned disaster against her. Come, let us cut her off from being a nation. You also, O madmen, you shall be brought to silence. The sword shall pursue you. A voice, a cry from Horonaim. Desolation and great destruction. Moab is destroyed. Her little ones have made a cry. For at the ascent of Luath they go up weeping. For at the descent of Horonaim they.

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Have heard the distressed cry of destruction.

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Flee. Save yourselves. You will be like a juniper in the desert. For because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be taken.

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And.

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And Kemah shall go into exile with.

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His priests and his officials.

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The destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape. The valley shall perish and the plain shall be destroyed as the Lord has spoken. Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away. Her city shall become a desolation with no inhabitant in them. Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord with slackness. And cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed. Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his dregs. He has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile. So his taste remains in him and his scent is not changed. Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I shall send to him pourers who will pour him and empty his vessels and break his jars in pieces. Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel. Their confidence. How do you say? We are heroes and mighty men of war. The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter. Declares the king, whose name is the Lord of hosts. The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and his affliction hastens swiftly. Grieve for him, all you who are around him, and all who know his name. Say how the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff. Come down from your glory and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant of Dibon. For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you. He. He has destroyed your strongholds. Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aurora. Ask him who flees and her who escapes. Say what has happened? Moab is put to shame, for it is broken. Wail and cry. Tell it beside the Arnon that Moab is laid waste. Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon and Jaza and Maphaioth and Dibon and nebo and Beth DiBlathaim and Kiriathaim and. And Bethgamel and Beth Meon and Kirioth and Bozrah and all the cities of the land of Moab far and near. The horn of Moab is cut off and his arm is broken, declares the Lord. Make him drunk because he magnified himself against the Lord, so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision. Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head? Leave the cities and dwell in the rock. O inhabitants of Moab, be like the doves that nests in the sides of the mouth of a gorge. We have heard of the pride of Moab. He is very proud of his loftiness, his pride and his arrogance and the.

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Haughtiness of his heart.

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I know his insolence, declares the Lord. His boasts are false. His deeds are false. Therefore I wail for Moab. I cry out for all Moab. For the men of Kir Haraseth I mourn more than for Jazer. I weep for you. O vine of Sitmah, your branches passed over the sea, reached to the sea of Jazer. On your summer fruits and your grapes the destroyer has fallen. Gladness and joy have been taken away from the fruitful land of Moab.

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I have made the wine cease.

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From the winepresses no one treads them with shouts of joy. The shouting is not the shout of joy. From the outcry at Eshbon, even to Elielah as far as Jahaz, they utter their voice from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglag Shalishiah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate. And I will bring to an end in Moab, declares the Lord, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and makes offerings to his God. Therefore my heart moans for Moab like.

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A flute, and my heart moans like.

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A flute for the men of Kir Harisaieth. Therefore the riches they gained have perished. For every head is shaved and every beard cut off. On all the hands are gashes, and around the waist is sackcloth. On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation. For I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, declares the Lord. How it is broken, how they wail, How Moab has turned his back in shame. So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are around him. For thus says the Lord. Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab. The city shall be taken and the stronghold seized. The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her birth pains. Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, because he magnified himself against the Lord. Terror, pit and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab, declares the Lord. He who flees from the terror shall fall into the pit, and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For I will bring these things upon Moab the year of their punishment, declares the Lord. In the shadow of Heshbon, fugitives stop without strength. For fire came out from Heshbon, flame from the house of Sihon. It has destroyed the forehead of Moab, the crown of the sons of tumult. Woe to you, O Moab. The people of Chemosh are undone, for your sons have been taken captive and your daughters into captivity. Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab and the latter days, declares the Lord. Thus far is the judgment on Moab. A reading from the Book of Psalms.

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Deal bountifully with your servant that I.

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May live and keep your word. Open my eyes that I may behold.

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Wondrous things out of your law.

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I am a sojourner on the earth. Hide not your commandments from me.

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My soul is consumed with longing for your rules.

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At all times you rebuke the insolent.

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Against accursed ones who wander from your commandments. Take away from me scorn and contempt.

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For I have kept your testimonies, even though princes sit plotting against me. Your servant will meditate on your statutes.

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Your testimonies are my delight. They are my counselors.

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A reading from the book of 2 Corinthians.

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Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and Timothy, our brother to the church of God, that is at Corinth with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with a comfort, with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. And if we are comforted, it is for your comfort which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. Our hope for you is unshaken. For we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort. For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.

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Indeed, we felt that we had received.

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The sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead. He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us on Him.

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We have set our hope that he.

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Will deliver us again. You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many. For our boast is the testimony of our conscience that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom, but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you. For we are not writing to you anything other than what you read and understand. And I hope you will fully understand, just as you did partially understand us, that on the day of our Lord Jesus you will boast of us as we will boast of you. Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first so that you might have a second experience of grace. I wanted to visit you on my way to Macedonia and to come back to you from Macedonia and have you send me on my way to Judea. Was I vacillating when I wanted to do this? Do I make my plans according to the flesh, ready to say yes, yes, and no? No at the same time, as surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been yes and no. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom we proclaimed among you, Silvanus and Timothy, and I was not yes and no, but in him it is always yes. For all the promises of God find their yes in Him. That is why it is through him that we utter our amen to God for his glory. And it is God who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us, and who has also put his seal on us and given us his Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee. But I call God to witness against me. It was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth. Not that we lorded over your faith, but we work with you for your joy. For you stand firm in your faith.

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For I made up my mind not.

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To make another painful visit to you. For if I caused you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did so.

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That when I came I might not.

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Suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice. For I felt sure of all of you that my joy would be the joy of you all. For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain, but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you. Now, if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure, not to put it too severely to all of you. For such a one this punishment by the majority is enough. So you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. For this is why I wrote that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything. Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake, in the presence of Christ, so.

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That we would not be outwitted by.

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Satan, for we are not ignorant of his designs. When I came to Troas to preach the Gospel of Christ, even though a door was opened for me in the Lord, my spirit was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia. But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. To one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? For we are not like so many peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.