For thus says the L ORD : “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of...

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For thus says the LORD: “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.’ Behold, I will bring them from the north country and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is in

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Page 1: For thus says the L ORD : “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O L ORD,

For thus says the LORD:“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say,   ‘O LORD, save your people,   the remnant of Israel.’Behold, I will bring them from the north country   and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here.

Page 2: For thus says the L ORD : “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O L ORD,

With weeping they shall come,   and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.“Hear the word of the LORD, O nations,   and declare it in the coastlands far away; say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him,   and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.’For the LORD has ransomed Jacob   and has redeemed him from hands too strong for him.

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They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion, and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the LORD, over the grain, the wine, and the oil, and over the young of the flock and the herd; their life shall be like a watered garden, and they shall languish no more.

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Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow. I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, declares the LORD.”

Jeremiah 31:7-14 (ESV)

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The difficulty of Jeremiah

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The difficulty of Jeremiah

Oftentimes the prophets aredifficult to read.

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The difficulty of Jeremiah

Oftentimes the prophets aredifficult to read.

It can be very hard to understandthe chronology of the prophets.

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The difficulty of Jeremiah

Oftentimes the prophets aredifficult to read.

It can be very hard to understandthe chronology of the prophets.

They make references that can behard to understand.

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A Quick History of Israel

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A Quick History of Israel

Israel reaches its peak under the reignsof David and Solomon.

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A Quick History of Israel

Israel reaches its peak under the reignsof David and Solomon.

After Solomon the kingdom splits in two. The northern kingdom is known as Israel, the southern kingdom is known as Judah.

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A Quick History of Israel

Israel reaches its peak under the reignsof David and Solomon.

After Solomon the kingdom splits in two. The northern kingdom is known as Israel, the southern kingdom is known as Judah.

Israel has not one good king. Eventually the Assyrians destroy Israel and deport

the population. (740-722 B.C.)

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A Quick History of Israel

Judah alternates between good kings: Asa, Hezekiah, and Josiah, and bad kings:

Ahaz and Manasseh.

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A Quick History of Israel

Judah alternates between good kings: Asa, Hezekiah, and Josiah, and bad kings:

Ahaz and Manasseh.

During much of this time Judah wasa vassal state of the Assyrian Empire.

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A Quick History of Israel

Judah alternates between good kings: Asa, Hezekiah, and Josiah, and bad kings:

Ahaz and Manasseh.

During much of this time Judah wasa vassal state of the Assyrian Empire.

As part of this Assyria’s gods had to beset up in the temple and honored.

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A Quick History of Israel

Judah alternates between good kings: Asa, Hezekiah, and Josiah, and bad kings:

Ahaz and Manasseh.

During much of this time Judah wasa vassal state of the Assyrian Empire.

As part of this Assyria’s gods had to beset up in the temple and honored.

The prophet Jeremiah lived throughthe reigns of Manasseh, Josiah,

and their successors.

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A Quick History of Israel

Manasseh not only honors the Assyrian gods, he engages in every kind of evil act.

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A Quick History of Israel

Manasseh not only honors the Assyrian gods, he engages in every kind of evil act.

Josiah, his grandson, restores the worshipof God and does away with all the idols.

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A Quick History of Israel

Manasseh not only honors the Assyrian gods, he engages in every kind of evil act.

Josiah, his grandson, restores the worshipof God and does away with all the idols.

During the time, Assyria is replaced by Babylon, as the great power of the region.

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A Quick History of Israel

Manasseh not only honors the Assyrian gods, he engages in every kind of evil act.

Josiah, his grandson, restores the worshipof God and does away with all the idols.

During the time, Assyria is replaced by Babylon, as the great power of the region.

After Josiah, Judah’s kings return to idolatry. God punishes this by sending them into exile

at the hands of the Babylonians.

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The Message of Jeremiah

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The Message of Jeremiah

Jeremiah spent much of his career denouncing the apostasy and idolatry

of Judah.

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The Message of Jeremiah

Jeremiah spent much of his career denouncing the apostasy and idolatry

of Judah.

He predicted that God would punish Judah by means of the Babylonians.

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The Message of Jeremiah

Jeremiah spent much of his career denouncing the apostasy and idolatry

of Judah.

He predicted that God would punish Judah by means of the Babylonians.

Jeremiad: n. A long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes.

Page 25: For thus says the L ORD : “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O L ORD,

For thus says the LORD:“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say,   ‘O LORD, save your people,   the remnant of Israel.’Behold, I will bring them from the north country   and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here.

Page 26: For thus says the L ORD : “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O L ORD,

For thus says the LORD:“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say,   ‘O LORD, save your people,   the remnant of Israel.’Behold, I will bring them from the north country   and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here.

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The Message of Jeremiah

A time will come when mourningwill be turned to shouts of praise.

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For thus says the LORD:“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say,   ‘O LORD, save your people,   the remnant of Israel.’Behold, I will bring them from the north country   and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here.

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The Message of Jeremiah

A time will come when mourningwill be turned to shouts of praise.

God will reverse the processof deportation.

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The Message of Jeremiah

A time will come when mourningwill be turned to shouts of praise.

God will reverse the processof deportation.

God will provide for this return,and even those who seem to beunlikely participants will come.

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For thus says the LORD:“Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say,   ‘O LORD, save your people,   the remnant of Israel.’Behold, I will bring them from the north country   and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here.

Page 32: For thus says the L ORD : “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O L ORD,

With weeping they shall come,   and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.“Hear the word of the LORD, O nations,   and declare it in the coastlands far away; say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him,   and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.’For the LORD has ransomed Jacob   and has redeemed him from hands too strong for him.

Page 33: For thus says the L ORD : “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O L ORD,

The Message of Jeremiah

A time will come when mourningwill be turned to shouts of praise.

God will reverse the processof deportation.

God will provide for this return,and even those who seem to beunlikely participants will come.

God will provide for them as they come.

Page 34: For thus says the L ORD : “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O L ORD,

With weeping they shall come,   and with pleas for mercy I will lead them back, I will make them walk by brooks of water, in a straight path in which they shall not stumble, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.“Hear the word of the LORD, O nations,   and declare it in the coastlands far away; say, ‘He who scattered Israel will gather him,   and will keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock.’For the LORD has ransomed Jacob   and has redeemed him from hands too strong for him.

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Redemption

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If a stranger or sojourner with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him becomes poor and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner with you or to a member of the stranger's clan,  then after he is sold he may be redeemed. One of his brothers may redeem him, or his uncle or his cousin may redeem him, or a close relative from his clan may redeem him. Or if he grows rich he may redeem himself.

Leviticus 25:47-49 (ESV)

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Redemption

The Torah conceptualized redemptionas primarily a familial obligation.

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Redemption

The Torah conceptualized redemptionas primarily a familial obligation.

Yet, in this passage Jeremiah saysthat God will redeem us.

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Redemption

The Torah conceptualized redemptionas primarily a familial obligation.

Yet, in this passage Jeremiah saysthat God will redeem us.

The incarnation means that Jesusbecame a man: our brother.

(Hebrews 2:11)

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Redemption

Thus this passage sets upthe way God works.

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Redemption

Thus this passage sets upthe way God works.

God is both the one who punishes sin,and the one who provides for redemption

from sin through the Son.

Page 42: For thus says the L ORD : “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O L ORD,

They shall come and sing aloud on the height of Zion, and they shall be radiant over the goodness of the LORD, over the grain, the wine, and the oil, and over the young of the flock and the herd; their life shall be like a watered garden, and they shall languish no more.

Page 43: For thus says the L ORD : “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O L ORD,

Then shall the young women rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old shall be merry. I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow. I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, declares the LORD.”

Jeremiah 31:7-14 (ESV)

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The Message of Jeremiah

God will give them a new landand will fulfill all of their desires.

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What does this passage teach us?

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What does this passage teach us?

God takes sin seriously. Our sin is great.We deserve punishment for that sin.

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What does this passage teach us?

God takes sin seriously. Our sin is great.We deserve punishment for that sin.

Yet, God provides us a brotherin the person of the Son.The son redeems us fromour enslavement to sin.