Sister on Scripture: Book of Jeremiah

Today we start into the book of Jeremiah with chapters 1-2. 

 

Jeremiah came from a priestly family in Anathoth, a suburb of Jerusalem. As the author of the longest prophetic book, his career spanned more than forty years during the reigns of Judah's last five kings and beyond. Jeremiah was called by God when he was still a young man, an throughout his long, turbulent life constantly had to confront a people who had rejected God for false gods. He warned them that this would cause their destruction, but they refused to repent, so Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed and the people were deported to Babylon. In his famous temple sermon, he told the people that the temple was vulnerable and nearly lost his life for it. Jesus later drew from this sermon. Before Jerusalem fell, Jeremiah had to deal with lying prophets predicting deliverance and was treated as a traitor. In a letter to those already in exile, he warned about the false prophets in Babylon and told the people to settle down for a long stay, giving them instructions for preserving their identity. When the city fell, the Babylonians gave Jeremiah the option of remaining in Judah. He chose to stay but a band of Jews forced him to go to Egypt, where tradition has it that he died. Even in Egypt he had to prophesy against worshipping other gods. Jeremiah was one of the most colorful of the prophets, using visual aids to reinforce his messages. He was also one of the saddest, because his burden was so heavy. The people would not listen to him, and even some of his own townspeople and relatives, opposed him and tried to kill him. He had periods of depression over his failure. He did not want to be a prophet in the first place, but the urgency of his message was like a fire raging within him, and he could not contain it. His life is an example of total faithfulness to God, regardless of personal desires or circumstances. 

 

Scripture Referenced

Joshua 21:18

1 Kings 2:26

Galatians 1:15-16

Exodus 4:10,12

Isaiah 6:6-7

Forsake: azab= to loosen, relinquish, permit, commit self, forsake, fortify

Hebrew: to leave, abandon, to loose

ultimate sign of defeat (and often God's judgement) were abandoned cities (Isaiah 17:9; Jeremiah 4:29; Zephaniah 2:4)

Hosea 2:15

Ezekiel 8:1

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