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By: Jessica Morris and Kristie Manzueta

Section 2

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The story of Jeremiah is found in the book

of Jeremiah

He is also mentioned in the Book of

Lamentations

A collection of five hymns of grief

composed shortly after the fall of

Jerusalem

Not written by Jeremiah but the writer

sounds like Jeremiah

He is also mentioned in the books of

Baruch

Was written by several authors

centuries after the exile

Baruch was Jeremiahs scribe, so he

carried on many of Jeremiahs teachings

Woodcuts by GustaveDor (1832-1883)

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The events during the time of Jeremiah begin at about 626 B.C

They are also at the time after the kingdom divides into Israel

and Judah (B.C 922) after North is destroyed but before the Exile

of Judah (B.C 587)

At the beginning of the book of Jeremiah, King Josiah was in power He ruled the Southern kingdom of Judah

He was a good king just like David

Jeremiah was born to a priestly family, to the son of Hilkiah and

lived in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin

Anathoth was a village about three miles northeast of Jerusalem

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We are not told where he is whenGod calls him at about the age of 20

Jeremiah was frightened by the call

of God, exclaiming that he was tooyoung

Jeremiah is hesitant to answer Godscall, so God tells him not to fear

Jeremiah accepts this and does Gods

will Jeremiah has two visions at first

He sees the branch of an almondtree (which is also called awatching tree)

This symbolizes that God iswatching to see if Judah andJerusalem will change

Jeremiah had to reveal his visionsto the people but is hated fortelling the people news that they

do not want to hear

Woodcuts by Gustave Dor(1832-1883)

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When King Josiah is killed during a battle with the Egyptians, the Egyptians choosehis son Jehoiakim to be king of Judah

Jehoiakim sides with the Egyptians against the king of Babylon Through Jeremiah God warns that Judah and Jerusalem will get the punishment

their crimes deserve

When God tells Jeremiah to search the city, looking for an honest person he canfind no one The people have filled their houses with the goods taken from the poor and have grown

rich and have taken everything from the poor including crops They were oppressing foreigners

Killing innocent people

Worshipping idols etc.

The Judahites felt overly confident in believing that god would never let anythinghappen to Jerusalem, therefore, ignoring Jeremiahs message

Jeremiah warns the people that not even the temple assures Gods presenceunless they stop the crimes that they are doing

The people get frustrated with what Jeremiah tells them so they start a riot andcall for Jeremiahs death, Jeremiah gets away at the last minute and escapes alive

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After Jeremiah demonstrates for some of Jerusalemsleaders that God will destroy the city through theBabylonians he is accused of blasphemy

They have him beaten and put in jail overnight

Jeremiah feels tricked by God does not want to live the rest of his life being persecuted He no longer wants to be a prophet

As soon as he says that and as soon as he tries to hold inGods message it builds up in his heart and he cannothold it in anymore

Just as fast as his mood and faith went down it comes rightback up and he lets out his famous cry ofdispair andcurses the day he was born

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Babylon won the battle against Judah

Babylon attacks Jerusalem but does not destroy

it Jehoiakim is killed and his son, King Jehoiachin

is sent off to exile to Babylon in 597 B.C

This is the first exile for Judah

Jeremiahs message for the people is

Do not resist Babylon. Go willingly into

exile, and make the most of this sadsituation. It will be a time for something newto happen in you.

Jerusalem must go into exile otherwise it willbe destroyed

Jeremiah tells them to settle down there

Build houses

Plant gardens

Have children

One day God will bring them home

Makes sure that they know that the Exile is notfor annihilation as they feared but exile so thatthey will purify themselves from their sins

The Prophet Jeremiah many criticsopinion of the only competition in allof France are the relief panels of SantoDomingo de Silos in Spain

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Jeremiah will be accused fortreason For demoralizing the army

He said that they should surrenderinstead of fight for a king and a country

The nobles throw him into amuddy, deep, cistern to die

He doesnt die because he issaved by an Ethiopian courtier

In a dark moment like this, Godspeaks to him of great hope God promised that he will make a new

covenant with the people, writing thelaw on their hearts instead of on stonetablets

He will forgive their evil and

remember their sin no more

Sketch by Unknown ArtistJeremiah at the bottom of thecistern

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In 587 B.C the Babylonians return to Jerusalem and destroy it King Zedekiah is captured and taken in chains to Babylon Jeremiah stays behind and tells the people that they will be safe

as long as they remain in the ruined city and give into Babylonianrule

Once again the people refuse to believe Jeremiah

They flee to Egypt taking Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch withthem Few of them ever return to Jerusalem With that, Jeremiah disappears and no one knows what happens

to him One tradition says that he is murdered in Egypt by his fellow

Judahites which is possible but not recorded anywhere Only Baruch returns to Jerusalem

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God is the creator (e.g. 10:11-13)

False idols are bad (e.g. 14:14-16)

The Lord is all-powerful (e.g. 32:27)

Sin comes with consequences (e.g. 31:30) The Law written on their hearts

Jeremiahs own suffering is shown as exile from his

own people and in the process, has brought him closer

to God than ever before He tells Israel that it must do the same

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Jeremiahs teachings were

ultimately correct Jerusalem falls and some go

into exile at Babylon

He taught that false prophets

caused problems, wrath wouldcome, and afterwards,

forgiveness would occur

He is beaten, imprisoned and

thrown into a well in theprocess

Painting from the year 1630 titled "JeremiahLaments the Devastation of Jerusalem" bythe artist Rembrandt. This painting can be

viewed today in Amsterdam at theRijksmuseum.

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Fresco painted between (1508-

1512) By Michelangelo Buonarroti(1475

1564)

Located in the Sistine Chapel,

Vatican City Most likely depicted Jeremiah

lamenting the fall of Jerusalem

Does not really have a specific title

but is famous with the title ofThe Prophet Jeremiah by

Michelangelo