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Jeremiah

Jeremiah. Prophesied c. 40 years: 627-586 In Jerusalem. Jeremiah’s Call. Foreknowledge of God, 1:1-5; Is. 44:28; Rom. 4:17 Jeremiah’s reluctance, 1:6-10,17-19 Men choose the wise, mighty and noble, 1 Cor. 1:26; God chose Jeremiah!. His First Sermon.

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Jeremiah

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  1. Jeremiah Prophesied c. 40 years: 627-586 In Jerusalem

  2. Jeremiah’s Call • Foreknowledge of God, 1:1-5; Is. 44:28; Rom. 4:17 • Jeremiah’s reluctance, 1:6-10,17-19 • Men choose the wise, mighty and noble, 1 Cor. 1:26; God chose Jeremiah!

  3. His First Sermon • Israel’s betrothal, 2:1,2,5-8 • Israel’s two evils, 2:13,20-28 • A gadding bride, 2:32,36-3:1 • Judah ignores Israel’s example, 3:6-10 • Messianic promise, 3:14-18

  4. God’s Charge to Judah • Return to the old paths, 6:15,16 • The way of the Lord, 5:5; 7:28; 10:23 • “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord and His statutes which I command you today for your good” (Dt. 10:12,13).

  5. The Old Paths • Way of purity, 5:7-9; 6:15; 8:12 (2 Cor. 6:14-18) • Way of sincere worship, 7:4-10,22,23 (Rom. 12:1,2)

  6. Jeremiah’s Attitude • Jehoiakim’s action, 36:1,2,16-28 • Falsely imprisoned, 37:11-16 • Put in a cistern, 38:1-6,28 • The weeping prophet, 9:1-3 • Could not quit, 20:9 • Jeremiah taken to Egypt, 43:7-10

  7. Jeremiah and Jesus • Neither married, 16:1,2 • Historical settings concerning Jerusalem • Attitude toward the temple, 7:11; Mt. 21:13 • Foretold its destruction, 7:14; Mt. 24 • Wept over Jerusalem, 9:1; Lk. 19:41 • Both rejected by their people, 12:6; Jn.1:11 • Jesus likened to Jeremiah, Mt. 16:14

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