![]() ![]() The king's reformation movement, lamented Josiah's death (see 2Ch 35:25 and Jeremiah, who had found a kindred spirit in the godly JosiahĪnd perhaps had proclaimed the messages recorded in 11:1-8 17:19-27 during Of Judah made the mistake of trying to stop the Egyptian advance, and his untimelyĭeath near Megiddo in 609 at the hands of Pharaoh Neco II was the sad result In an attempt to rescue Assyria, which would soon be destroyed. ![]() Of Babylonians and Medes in 612, Egypt (no friend of Babylon) marched northward Soon after Assyria's capital city Nineveh fell under the onslaught of a coalition His successors were no match for Nabopolassar, the founder of the Neo-BabylonianĮmpire, who began his rule in 626 (the year of Jeremiah's call to prophesy). Ashurbanipal, last of the great Assyrian rulers, died inĦ27. Imperial giants as Egypt, Assyria and Babylon, and the time of Jeremiah's ministry Smaller states of western Asia were often pawns in the power plays of such When the doom of entire nations - including Judah itself - was being sealed. Jeremiah began prophesying in Judah halfway through the reign of Josiah (640-609ī.c.) and continued throughout the reigns of Jehoahaz (609), Jehoiakim (609-598), His commissioning as a prophet (see, e.g., 3:12 7:2,27-28 11:2,6 13:12-13 17:19-20) made Jeremiah fearless and faithful in the service of his God (cf. Memory of his divine call ( 1:17) and the Lord's frequent reaffirmations of Has justly been called the "weeping prophet." But it is also true that the Jeremiah, so often expressing his anguish of spirit ( 4:19 9:1 10:19-20 23:9), He engaged in calling for redress against his personal enemies ( 12:1-3 15:15 17:18 18:19-23 see note on Ps 5:10) - a practice that explains the origin of the English word "jeremiad," referring to a denunciatory tirade or complaint. Startling statements about his feelings toward God ( 12:1 15:18). Lord's assurance that he would become strong and courageous ( 1:18 6:27 15:20). Although timid by nature ( 1:6), he received the Given to self-analysis and self-criticism ( 10:24), Jeremiah has revealedĪ great deal about himself. ![]() 52 is an appendix added by a later hand). Of the book of Jeremiah itself, since no event recorded in chs. It is possible that Baruch was also responsible for the final compilation ( 32:11-16), and accompanied the prophet on the long road to exile in Egypt HeĪlso received from Jeremiah and deposited for safekeeping a deed of purchase To the temptations of ambition but to be content with his lot (ch. He was advised by Jeremiah not to succumb Was his faithful secretary, Baruch, who wrote down Jeremiah's words as the Only a few friends, among whom were Ahikam ( 26:24), Gedaliah (Ahikam's son,ģ9:14) and Ebed-Melech ( 38:7-13 cf. Primarily a prophet of doom, he attracted Sweep away the next generation ( 16:1-4). Marry and raise children because the impending divine judgment on Judah would Was Anathoth ( 1:1), so he may have been a descendant of Abiathar ( 1Ki 2:26), a priest during the days of King Solomon. Jeremiah was a member of the priestly household of Hilkiah. Tradition, however, asserts that while living in Egypt he was put to death How and when Jeremiah died is not known Jewish Since Ezekielīegan his ministry in Babylon in 593, he too was a late contemporary of the Habakkuk was a contemporary, and Obadiah may have been also. His ministry was immediately preceded by that of Zephaniah. Jeremiah's prophetic ministry began in 626 b.c. World or of "throwing down" the nations in divine judgment for their sins. "The Lord throws," either in the sense of "hurling" the prophet into a hostile "The Lord exalts" and "The Lord establishes," but a more likely proposal is Life and struggles are shown to us in greater depth and detail than those ofĪny other OT prophet. Author and Dateīook preserves an account of the prophetic ministry of Jeremiah, whose personal Theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the Book of Jeremiah. This summary of the book of Jeremiah provides information about the title, author(s), date of writing, chronology, theme, ![]()
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