JEREMIAHProphet of Sin &

Punishment

JEREMIAH: PLOT• Jeremiah is called to prophesy to Judah re their sins & coming judgment

•For 40 years Jeremiah foretells what is coming, often paying a high price personally

• Judah will be defeated & Jerusalem destroyed

•70 years of captivity in Babylon will follow

•God promises eventual restoration

JEREMIAH: THE MAN• Prophesied to Judah 627-587 B.C. during reigns of 5 kings

• Father a priest from Benjamin

• Young at the time he was called to prophesy

• Remained unmarried as part of his message

• Very unpopular b/c of his message

• Openly acknowledged his frustration & anger with God

• Kidnapped & taken to Egypt after Fall of Jerusalem

• Jewish tradition says he was stoned to death in Egypt

JEREMIAH: THE BOOK• A combination of oracles & narratives (story)

• Not in chronological order, some info repeated

• Dictated to Baruch

• Quoted 40 times in NT (especially Revelation)

• Numerous object lessons:

• Almond Rod

• Boiling Pot

• Ruined Waistcloth

• Jeremiah’s single status

• Buying a plot of land

JEREMIAH: MAJOR THEMES• Themes are introduced in chapter 1 (Jeremiah’s Calling)

• God will judge Judah for breaking the covenant (2-29)

• Babylon will be His instrument of punishment

• 70 yrs. of Exile are coming & are unavoidable

• Judah should accept what is coming & not resist

• After 70 yrs. God will restore Israel & Judah: there is Hope (30-33)

• Eventually God will make a New Covenant with them

• Ultimately fulfilled in Jesus (Lk. 22:20)

• Fall of Jerusalem & Beginning of Captivity (34-51)

• Jeremiah’s frustration over what he must endure

JEREMIAH: MAJOR EVENTS• Jeremiah’s Call to Prophesy (1)

• The famous “Temple Sermon” (7)

• Jeremiah’s Complaint against the Lord (20)

•King Jehoikim burns God’s Word (36)

• Fall of Jerusalem & Destruction of the Temple (39 & 52)

•Beginning of Exile (52)

JEREMIAH: KEY VERSE

“Behold, the days are coming when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah.”

Jeremiah 31:31

JEREMIAH: LESSONS FOR TODAY

1. When God makes a _______________ with His people, He expects us to be _____________ to it.

2. No _______________ can stand if it defies or disregards the Lord.

3. Religious _____________ are often the greatest enemies of truth.

4. Serving the Lord often comes at a high personal _____________.

5. We are the recipients of the New _______________ b/c of what Jesus has done, & we should be thankful.