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Jeremiah
Jeremiah Time
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The Rulers and Prophets of Jeremiah's Time
The Call of Jeremiah
Who?
Where?
When?
Why?
Origin?
Jeremiah’s response
God corrects him
God enables him
The son of Hilkiah (1:1)
Anathoth in Benjamin (1:1)
The reign of Josiah, 626 b.c. (1:2)
Ordained a prophet to the nations (1:5)
Decided before his birth (1:5)
“I am a youth” (1:6)
“I am with you” (1:7, 8)
Given words of power (1:9, 10)
The dramatic character of Jeremiah’s call highlights the principle that when God calls a person to a task, He also equips that person for the task. Like Jeremiah, we list our weaknesses and limitations, But God promises His enabling presence. Like Jeremiah, we anticipate fearful situations. But God promises His deliverance. God does not call us to a task He cannot help us to fulfill.
New Geneva study Bible. 1997, c1995 (electronic ed.) (Jr 1.7). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
Jeremiah’s Times
686 Manasseh becomes sole king
648 Josiah born
642 Amon succeeds Manasseh as king
640 Josiah becomes king
633 Josiah at 16 seeks after God
628 Josiah at 20 begins reforms
627 Jeremiah at 20 called as prophet
621 Mosaic Law found in the temple
612 Nineveh destroyed as Nahum prophesied
609 Josiah slain in battle at Megiddo;
Jehoiakim becomes king
605 Babylon defeats Egypt at Carchemish;
Daniel, others taken hostage to Babylon;
Nebuchadnezzar becomes king of Babylon
604 Nebuchadnezzar receives tribute in Palestine
601 Nebuchadnezzar defeated near Egypt
598 Jehoiakim set aside; Jehoiachin rules from December 9 to March 16, 597 and is deported April 22 to Babylon
597 Zedekiah becomes king in Judah
588 Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem on January 15
587 Jeremiah imprisoned (Jer. 32:1–2)
586 Zedekiah flees July 18; destruction of city begins August 14; Gedaliah killed and Jews migrate to Egypt against God’s command October
Jeremiah’s Messages During Josiah’s Reign
Jeremiah’s Messages During
Jehoiakim’s Reign
11:1–13:14 The broken covenant
14–15 Prayers are fruitless
16–17 Jeremiah’s celibacy
22 The king rejected
23 False prophets charged
25 Nebuchadnezzar, God’s servant
26 Jeremiah threatened with death
35 Example of the Recabites
45 Promise to Baruch
46–48 Against foreign nations
Richards, L., & Richards, L. O. (1987). The teacher's commentary. Includes index. (406). Wheaton, Ill.: Victor Books.
Messages In Zedekiah’s Time
Chapter 21 Advice for the king
Chapter 24 Zedekiah abandoned
Chapter 27 Judah must submit
Chapter 28 God’s iron yoke
Chapter 29 Letter to the exiles
Chapter 34 Judah’s broken covenant
Chapters 37–39 Jerusalem’s fall
Chapter 49 The nations warned
Relationship between Law and Other Covenants
Time Line of Jeremiah
Jeremiah
Served as a prophets to Judah from 627 B.C. nil the exile in 585 B.C
The Blueprint
A. GOD'S JUDGMENT ON JUDAH (1:1045:5)
The call of Jeremiah
Jeremiah condemns Judah for its sins
Jeremiah prophesies destruction
Jeremiah accuses Judah's leaders
Restoration is promised
God's promised judgment arrives
B. GOD'S JUDGMENT ON THE NATIONS (46:1-52:34)
Prophecies about foreign nations
The fall of Jerusalem
Jeremiah confronts many people with their sins: kings; false prophets, those at the temples, and those at the gates. A lack of response made Jeremiah wonder if he was doing any good at all. He often felt discouraged and sometimes bitter. To bring such gloomy messages to these people was a hard task. We, too, have a responsibility to bring this news to a fallen world: Those who continue in their sinful ways are eternally doomed. Although we may feel discouraged at the lack of response, we must press on to tell others about the consequences of sin and the hope that God offers. Those who tell people only what they want to hear are being unfaithful to God's message.
Jeremiah lived to see many of his prophecies come true - most notably the fall of Jerusalem. The fulfillment of this and others prophecies against the foreign nations came as a result of sin. These who refuse to confess their sin bring judgment upon themselves.
The Kings of Jeremiah's lifetime
God's object lessons in Jeremiah
Function of the Prophets
Illustrations of God's Judgment
An Almond Branch (1:11, 12)
A Boiling Pot (1:13-16)
Lions (2:15; 4:7; 5:6; 50:17)
A Scorching Wind (4:11, 12; 18:17; 23:19; 25:32)
Wolf (5:6)
Leopard (5:6)
Stripping Away JUdah's Branches (5:10)
Fire (5:14)
Making This House (Worship Center) like Shiloh (7:14)
Snakes, Vipers (8:17)
Destroying Olive Branches (11:16-17)
Uprooting (12:17)
Linen Belt Made Worthless (13:1-11)
Wineskins Filled with Wine and Smashed Against One Another (13:12-14)
A Potter's Jar Smashed (19:10, 11; cf. 22:28)
A Hammer [God's Word] Breaking a Rock (23:29)
A Cup of Wrath (25:15)
Zion Plowed like a Field (26:18)
Wearing Yokes of Wood and Iron (27:2; 28:13)
A Hammer [Babylon] (50:23)
A Destroying Mountain [Babylon] (51:25)
Major Trials of Jeremiah
Trial by Death Threats (11:18-23)
Trial by Isolation (15:15-21)
Trial by Stocks (19:14-20:18)
Trial by Arrest (26:7-24)
Trial by Challenge (28:10-16)
Trial by Destruction (36:1-32)
Trial by Violence and Imprisonment (37:15)
Trial by Starvation (38:1-6)
Trial by Chains (40:1)
Trial by Rejection (42:1-43:4)
Object Lessons
The Linen Belt (13:1-11)
The Pot Marred and Remade (18:1-11)
The Jar Smashed upon the Rocks (19:10-11)
Two Baskets of Figs (24:1-10)
The Wooden and Iron Yokes (chaps. 27, 28)
The Purchase of Land (32:6-44
The Stones in Egypt 43:8-10)
Jeremiah Overview
