Known as the weeping prophet, Jeremiah passionately pleads with the people to repent before the coming Babylonian captivity, but is ignored.
INTRODUCTION TO
Jeremiah
Outline:
- The call of Jeremiah. (1:1-19)
- Prophecies against Judah. (2:1–29:32)
- The future restoration of Israel. (30:1–33:26)
- The fall of Jerusalem and her flight to Egypt. (34:1–45:5)
- Prophecies against the foreign nations. (46:1–51:64)
- The capture and destruction of Jerusalem. (52:1-34)
Author: Jeremiah, as dictated to his secretary, Baruch.
Date Written: Between 627 and 580 b.c.
Time Span: Forty to forty-seven years. (Jeremiah’s ministry begins under Judah’s last good king, Josiah, and continues under the remaining four evil kings: Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah.)
Title: This book is named after its author, the prophet Jeremiah.
Background: Although 70 years earlier Assyria was powerful enough to destroy the northern kingdom of Israel, her power has since declined, and Babylon eventually defeats both Assyria and Egypt to attain world supremacy. Jeremiah’s life covers the 40 years that lead to the destruction of Jerusalem, also at the hands of Babylon. Other prophets of the time include Zephaniah, Habakkuk, Daniel, and Ezekiel. Jeremiah, “the weeping prophet,” begins his ministry from Jerusalem when he is about 20 years old. Apostasy, idolatry, and perverted worship are the rule of the day in Judah.
Where Written: Probably Jerusalem. (However, some scholars suggest Egypt.)
To Whom: Primarily to the nation of Judah, but also to all the surrounding nations.
Content: Jeremiah boldly undertakes the unenviable task of proclaiming God’s judgment on an unrepentant nation. He even remains celibate as a sign that judgment will come during his lifetime (ch. 16), which it surely does. Persecution becomes his lot when false prophets of the land, such as Hananiah, tell the people what they desire to hear rather than the truth of God. Jeremiah’s unpopular message brings him sorrows of opposition, imprisonment, excommunication from the temple, and beatings (ch. 20; 38). Nothing can stop Jeremiah. Yet even as he prophesies destruction, Jeremiah promises a coming time of blessing, restoration, and a new covenant. After Judah’s exile to Babylon, he remains with the remnant in Jerusalem. But when Gedaliah, the governor placed over Jerusalem, is murdered, Jeremiah is taken as a hostage to Egypt, where he continues his prophetic ministry.
Key Words: “Sin”; “Weeping.”
It is the responsibility of Jeremiah to proclaim Judah’s coming judgment for her continuance in “sin,” for the people’s wickedness is too great. Jeremiah is “weeping,” not only for his own persecutions but also for his nation’s bitter affliction.
Themes: • God is patient and loving. • God’s love for us may require divine discipline for our own good. • It grieves the heart of God to have to discipline His children. • Nations that reject God will pay the price for their disobedience. • The time to repent and turn to God is now. • God may have to rebuke sin in our lives, but He will never abandon or forsake us.
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