Book of Jeremiah

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Book of Jeremiah
Prepared by Chris Reeves Winter Quarter 2004
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Jeremiah in the Old Testament
Law (5) Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy History (12) Joshua Judges Ruth 12 Samuel 12 Kings 12 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Wisdom (5) Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Prophecy (17) Major Prophets Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Minor Prophets Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi
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Jeremiah in the Old Testament
Pre-Exile Prophets Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Joel, Obadiah, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Jeremiah Exile Prophets Ezekiel Daniel Post-Exile Prophets Haggai Zechariah Malachi
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Jeremiah the Prophet

• Jeremiah was a prophet (15-7)
• A prophet was a spokesman a mouthpiece for
  God, guided by the Holy Spirit (Ex. 411-16 71
  Deut. 1815,18 Ac. 2825).
• A prophet called Gods people back to Gods law
  and covenant (2 Kings 1713 Jer. 111-8 253-4).

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Jeremiah the Man

• We know more about Jeremiah the prophet than any
  other prophet in the Old Testament
• Jeremiah had to learn to go when commissioned
  (16)
• Jeremiah was the weeping prophet who had a
  broken heart for the sins of his people (419-20
  821-22 91 1317 239)

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Jeremiah the Man

• Jeremiah persevered under difficult
  circumstances, and when he was despised and
  persecuted (1118-23 126 1811-18 1914-206
  261-15 3711-15,16-21 381-13). He was not
  allowed to marry (161-4)
• Jeremiah wanted to resign, but he had a burning
  desire to proclaim Gods word (207-9)
• Jeremiah was finally exiled in Egypt (431-7)

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Jeremiah Authorship

• Jeremiah means Jehovah throws (11 cf. to
  throw down a foundation)
• Jeremiah was the son of Hilkiah (11)
• Jeremiah was from Anathoth in the land
  Benjamin, a town assign to the priests, 2 to 3
  miles northeast of Jerusalem (11 Josh. 2118)

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Jeremiah Authorship

• Jeremiah dictated his words to his scribe named
  Baruch (361-4,27-32 5164)
• Jeremiah does not arrange his material in
  chronological order, but in topical order
• Call of Jeremiah (1)
• Prophecies of doom (2-29)
• Prophecies of hope (30-33)
• Siege and fall of Jerusalem (34-39)
• Post Jerusalem fall (40-44)
• Prophecies to foreign nations (46-51)
• Fall of Jerusalem (52)

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Date of Jeremiah

• Jeremiah prophesied approximately 46 years, c.
  627-580 B.C. (12 36 253 438).
• He was contemporary with Nahum, Habakkuk, and
  Zephaniah (prophets in Judah), and contemporary
  with Ezekiel and Daniel (prophets in Babylon).

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Key Dates in Jeremiah
Ruler Year Reference Summary
Josiah 627 B.C. 11-3 Jeremiahs call
Jehoahaz 609 B.C. 2210-12 Jehoahaz led captive
Jehoakim 609 B.C. 261-7 Temple destruction foretold
608-605 B.C. 2213-19 Jehoiakim led captive
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Key Dates in Jeremiah
Ruler Year Reference Summary
Jehoiakim 605 B.C. 251-14 Seventy year captivity foretold
605 B.C. 451-5 Baruchs life spared
605 B.C. 461-2 Battle of Carchemish
605-604 B.C. 361-32 Gods word burned
601-598 B.C. 351-19 Rechabites example
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Key Dates in Jeremiah
Ruler Year Reference Summary
Jehoiachin 598-597 B.C. 2224-30 Jehoiachin led captive
Zedekiah 597 B.C. 241-10 Good and bad figs
597 B.C. 291-32 Return after 70 years foretold
597 B.C. 4934-39 Prophecy against Elam
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Key Dates in Jeremiah
Ruler Year Reference Summary
Zedekiah 594-593 B.C. 281 5159-64 False prophecy of Hananiah symbolic act of Seraiah
588-87 B.C. 341-22 Prophecy of Jerusalems fall
588-87 B.C. 211-10 Zedekiah urged to surrender
588-87 B.C. 371 - 3828 Jeremiah imprisoned
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Key Dates in Jeremiah
Ruler Year Reference Summary
Zedekiah 587 B.C. 321-44 Jeremiah buys a field
587 B.C. 331-26 Return to Jerusalem foretold
586 B.C. 13 391-18 521-30 Fall of Jerusalem
Gedaliah (governor) 586 B.C. 401 4118 Gedaliah appointed assassinated
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Ruler Year Reference Summary
Johanan (leader) c. 586 B.C. 421-22 Remnant stays in the land
c. 585 B.C. 431-7 Remnant flees to Egypt
c. 582-580 B.C. 438-13 441-30 Jeremiahs last words in Egypt
582 B.C. 5230 4th minor deportation
562 B.C. 5231-34 Jehoiachin treated kindly by Evil-mero
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Three Stages of Jeremiahs Ministry
627 to 605 B.C. 605 to 586 B.C. 586 to 580 B.C.
Prophesied while Judah was threatened by Assyria and Egypt Proclaimed Gods judgment while Judah was threatened and besieged by Babylon Ministered in Judah and in Egypt after Judahs downfall
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Ministry of Jeremiah
Chapters 1-39
Chapters 40-52
586 B.C.
Prophecies Before the Fall of Jerusalem 1. Prophecies during Josiahs reign (1-12) 2. Prophecies during Jehoiakims reign (13-20, 25-26, 35-36) 3. Prophecies during the reign of Jehoiakim and Zedekiah (45-51) 4. Prophecies during Zedekiahs reign (21-24, 27-34, 37-39,52) Prophecies After the Fall of Jerusalem 1. Prophecies to the remnant in Judah (40-42) 2. Prophecies to the remnant in Egypt (43-44)
Book of Lamentations
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Jeremiahs Audience

• Jeremiah proclaimed a message of doom (using
  words, signs and symbols) to the stiff-necked and
  black-sliding people of Judah in the declining
  days before the Babylonian captivity (Jer. 1-39)
• Jeremiah proclaimed a message of hope to the
  discouraged and dismayed remnant of people
  scattered around (Palestine, Egypt, Babylon) as a
  result of the captivity (Jer. 40-52)
• Judah opposed, beat, isolated, threatened,
  persecuted and imprisoned Jeremiah. He was
  lonely, rejected and persecuted

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Jeremiahs Theme and Purpose

• Key Theme divine judgment is at hand
• Key Verse 110 cf. 187-10 246 3128 454
• Key Purpose
• Historical purpose How God judged Judah by using
  the Babylonians (113-16 259)
• Doctrinal purpose Righteousness exalts a nation,
  but sin is a reproach (Prov. 1434)
• Messianic purpose Christ will bring a new
  covenant (3131-34)

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Jeremiahs Message110
Destruction Four Themes 1. Rebuke 2. Warning Emphasis Peoples sin Gods right. Time Present (21ff) Future (23-26,31)
Construction 3. Invitation 4. Consolation Gods grace Peoples hope Present (31ff) Future (231-40 304-11 3237-41 3314-26)
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Historical Background to Jeremiah

• National History
• Israel had already fallen to Assyria in 722 B.C.
• Material prosperity led to religious apostasy,
  political, moral and social decay, indifference
  and forgetting God idolatry was rampant (116)
• Judah holds awhile longer because of the
  righteous reforms of Hezekiah and Josiah.
  Hezekiahs reforms were short-lived. The wicked
  kings Manasseh and Amon led Gods people back
  into sin and idolatry
• It is now the midnight hour for Judah (311).
  Jeremiah is Gods spokesman in the last 40 years
  of Judahs history its darkest days

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Historical Background to Jeremiah

• National History
• Josiahs reforms (about 9 in all) failed to
  produce a real change of heart, and did not
  completely eradicated the sins of the people (2
  K. 2326 243ff Jer. 36-10 154). Thus, Judah
  was destined for judgment (Jer. 723-24 811-12)
• Jeremiah lived in perilous times (Jer. 161-4).
  The princes, priests, prophets and people were
  corrupt (118 226 49 531 1413-16
  239-40)
• Background in 2 Kings 22-25 2 Chron. 34-36
  Jeremiah is mentioned by name in 2 Chron. 3525
  3612,21,22 Ezra 11 Dan. 92 and Matt. 217
  1614 279

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Historical Background to Jeremiah

• International History
• Assyria and Egypt had been the main threat to
  Judah in recent times (Jer. 218,36-37)
• Assyria experienced rapid decline during the
  reign of Josiah. Assurbanipal, the last ruler of
  the Assyrian Empire, died the year Jeremiah began
  his work, 627 B.C.
• Babylonia was struggling with Assyria for her
  independence. Babylon finally conquered Asshur in
  614 B.C., Ninevah in 612 B.C., and Haran in 610
  B.C.

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Historical Background to Jeremiah

• International History
• Egypt controlled Palestine from 609 to 605 B.C.
  Pharoah Neco fought with Josiah in Megiddo in 609
  B.C. (2 Chron. 3520-25)
• Egypt challenged Babylons power in the battle of
  Carchemish, but was defeated in 605 B.C. (Jer.
  462-13)
• Babylon controlled Palestine from 605 B.C. to 539
  B.C. Babylon was used by God to punish Judah
  (Babylon mentioned 143 times in Jeremiah!)

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Kings and Kingdoms in Jeremiah
Kings of Egypt Psammetichus I (664-610 B.C.) Necho II (610-598 B.C.) Psammetichus II (595-589 B.C.) Apries (Hophra) (589-570 B.C.) Kings of Judah Josiah (640-609 B.C.) Jehoahaz (609 B.C.) Jehoiakim (609-598 B.C.) Jehoiachin (598-597 B.C.) Zedekiah (597-586 B.C.) Kings of Babylon Nabopolassar (625-605 B.C.) Nebuchadnezzar (605-562 B.C.) Evil-Merodach (562-560 B.C.)
Shallum in Jer. 2211 reigned 3 months
Coniah in Jer. 2224 reign 3 months
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The Last Kings of Judahruling in the days of
Jeremiah(1 Chronicles 314-17)
Josiah 640-609 B.C. (2 Kings 221)
Jehoiakim 609-598 B.C. (2 Kings 2336)
Zedekiah 597-586 B.C. (2 Kings 2418)
Jehoahaz 609 B.C. (2 Kings 2331)
Jehoiachin 598-597 B.C. (2 Kings 248)
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Josiah and Jeremiah2 Kings 22-23 and 2
Chronicles 34-35

• Eighth year, 632 B.C. - Josiah began to seek
  Jehovah (2 Chron. 343)
• Twelfth year, 628 B.C. - Josiah began to purge
  idolatry (2 Chron. 343)
• Thirteenth year, 627 B.C. - Jeremiah began his
  work (Jer. 12)
• Eighteenth year, 622 B.C. - Hilkiah book of the
  law found (2 Chron. 348)

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Key Locations in the Book of Jeremiah
Damascus (Jer. 4923)
Assyria (Jer. 5017)
Carchemish
Tyre / Sidon (Jer. 474)
Israel (Jer. 23)
Medes (Jer. 5111)
Judah (Jer. 13)
Elam (Jer. 4934)
Philistia (Jer. 471)
Babylon (Jer. 501)
Moab (Jer. 481)
Edom (Jer. 497)
Ammon (Jer. 491)
Arabia (Jer. 2524)
Egypt (Jer. 462)
Kedar (Jer. 2524)
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Fall of Major Nations in Jeremiah
Date Fall of Nation Conqueror
722 B.C. Israel (Samaria) Assyria (Jer.5017-18)
612 B.C. Assyria (Ninevah) Babylonia (Jer. 5017-18)
605 B.C. Egypt Babylonia (Jer. 462-13)
586 B.C. Judah (Jerusalem) Babylonia (Jer. 5212-27)
539 B.C. Babylonia Media (Jer. 5111,28)
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Babylonian Captivity
Date Deportation Captives Taken
605 (first year) First Nobles, Daniel (2 K. 241 Dan. 11-2)
597 (seventh year) Second Jehoiachin, Ezekiel (2 K. 2412 Jer. 5228 Ezk. 11-2)
586 (nineteenth year) Third Jerusalem (2 K. 258 Jer. 5229)
582 (twenty-third year) Fourth (Minor) Small Group of 745 Jews (Jer. 5230)
Years of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar
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Jeremiah in the New Testament
Cited By Matthew Hebrews Jeremiah Passage Jer. 3115 - - - Jer. 711 Jer. 326-9 Jer. 3131-34 NT Reference Matt. 217-18 Matt. 1614 Matt. 2113 Matt. 279 Heb. 88-12 1016-17
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Jeremiahs Messiah in the New Testament
Prophecy Fulfillment
Shepherds (315 234) 1 Peter 51-4 Jn. 101-4
All nations united (317-18) Acts 21-4
Branch of Righteousness (235 309 3315-16) Luke 130-33 Rom. 13 1126-27 Rev. 2216
Ruler from the people (3021) Micah 52 Jn. 111 Gal. 44
New covenant (3131-34) Heb. 88-12 1016-17
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Jeremiah or one of the prophetsMatthew
1614Comparisons Between Jeremiah and Jesus

• Both preached to a Jerusalem, and in a temple on
  the verge of destruction
• Both had a message for Judah and the world
• Both came from godly ancestry, and grew up in a
  village town
• Both were conscious of their call fro God, and
  knew their place in Gods plan from their youth
  up
• Both preached in the temple to hypocritical
  worshippers
• Both foretold the destruction of the temple
• Both enjoyed open fellowship with God

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Jeremiah or one of the prophetsMatthew
1614Comparisons Between Jeremiah and Jesus

• Both were accused of treason
• Both were tried, persecuted and imprisoned
• Both lived unmarried
• Both did not write down their message
• Both were tender-hearted, loved Judah deeply, and
  wept for their people
• Both forcefully condemned the religious leaders
  of their day
• Both were rejected by their own kin lonely and
  rejected messengers of God

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6th Century B.C. and 21st Century A.D.

• A time of deep sin apostasy and hypocrisy abound
• Balance of power among nations changes
• Alliances change from decade to decade
• Gods heralds are in a lonely minority
• Destinies of peoples are in the hands of God
• Religious people are hypocritical

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Jeremiah for Today

• The importance of responding to Gods call with
  boldness (Jer. 14-8 Eph. 619)
• Genuine religion vs. the outward show of religion
  (Jer. 28 74-11 239-17 2 Tim. 35)
• The true God vs. idols (Jer. 101ff 275
  311-3). Guard against idols (1 Jn. 521)
• God keeps his word (Jer. 2910). Gods word is
  reliable (Dan. 92)
• God is sovereign in control of the nations
  (Jer. 187-10 46-51 Rev. 1717).

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Jeremiah for Today

• The godly suffer persecution (Jer. 119 2 Tim.
  312)
• A nation will suffer for its sins (Jer. 39 52
  Prov. 1423)
• The ugliness of sin, disobedience and rebellion
  (Jer. 2-7 Rom. 623)
• We are under a new covenant (Jer. 31 Heb. 8)
• God is absolutely pure, holy and righteous
  (Jer. 121 Heb. 1031 1229)
• Mankind can repent and enjoy the blessings of
  restoration (Jer. 30-33 Lk. 15)

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Jeremiah Outlined

• Jeremiah and Judah (1-45)
• Call of Jeremiah (1)
• Condemnation of Judah (2-25)
• Conflicts of Jeremiah (26-29)
• Consolation of Judah (30-33)
• Capture of Judah (34-45)
• Jeremiah and the Gentiles (46-51)
• Jeremiah and Jerusalem (52)
• Capture of Jerusalem (521-11)
• Destruction of Jerusalem (5212-23)
• Exile of Jerusalem (5224-30)
• Liberation of Jehoiachin (5231-34)

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Chapter 1 Outline

• Jeremiahs Call (11-10)
• Introduction (11-3)
• Jeremiahs call and commission (14-10)
• Jeremiahs Signs (111-16)
• Sign of the almond tree (111-12)
• Sign of the caldron (113-16)
• Jeremiahs Courage (117-19)

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Call of Jeremiah14-19

• Predestined (vv.4-5)
• Not excused from service (vv.6-7)
• Assured of success (v.8)
• Inspired words from God (v.9)
• Two-fold message doom and hope (v.10)
• Be strong and courageous (vv.17-18)
• Rejection is to be expect (v.19)

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Jeremiah for Today

• We must heed Gods call without excuse (Lk.
  1418).
• We must go to whomever God wants to go, and say
  whatever God wants said (Ac. 84).
• We must not be afraid to speak Gods word. We
  must be strong and bold in the face of opposition
  (Mt. 1028 Eph. 619 Phil. 127-28).
• Gods word is used to build up and tear down (Ac.
  2020,27 2 Tim. 316 42)

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Chapter 21 35OutlineJehovahs Case Against
Israel

• Israels past devotion (21-3)
• Israels present defection (24-8)
• Forsook the Lord (29-19)
• Committed idolatry (220-28)
• Denied the guilt of sin (229-37)
• Jehovahs call to repentance (31-5)
• Jehovahs invitation (31)
• Israels refusal (32-5)

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Jeremiah for Today

• Gods people sometimes leave their first love
  (Rev. 35)
• Many have a bad habit of changing Gods glory
  (Rom. 121-23)
• Broken cisterns dont hold water (2 Pet. 218-19)
• Some openly reject the truth (2 Tim. 38)
• Some are just too proud to confess their sin (1
  Jn. 18-10)
• Spiritual harlotry among Gods people is still a
  problem today (Jas. 44)

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Chapter 36 431Outline

• Repentance Offered (36 44)
• Judah should have learned to return (36-10)
• Judah is called to return (311-14)
• Judah will receive blessings if they return
  (315-18)
• Judah is told how to return (319-25)
• Judah must wholeheartedly return (41-4)
• Repentance Rejected (45-31)
• Destruction is published (45-18)
• Destruction is lamented (419-31)

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Jeremiah for Today

• Backsliding takes us away from God (Jer.
  38,11,12,14,22 Heb. 1038-39 2 Pet. 221)
• Wholehearted repentance is what God desires (Jer.
  310 1 Tim. 15 Heb. 1022)
• The erring child of God needs to acknowledge his
  sin and return (Jer. 313 Acts 822)
• Shepherds feed Gods people (Jer. 315 Ac. 2028)

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Jeremiah for Today

• Circumcision of the heart is needed for true
  commitment (Jer. 44 Rom. 228-29 Phil. 33
  Col. 211)
• Gods wrath in the judgment day will be
  unquenchable (Jer. 44 Mk. 943,48)
• Gods people who sin need to wash their hearts
  (Jer. 414 Jas. 48)
• We must be wise unto that which is good, not the
  other way around (Jer. 422 Rom. 1619)

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Jeremiah 5 Outline

• Sins of Judah Published (51-18)
• Sin of injustice (51-3)
• Sin of ignorance (54-6)
• Sin of immorality (57-9)
• Sin of denial (510-13)
• Sins of Judah Punished (514-31)
• Punishment threatened (514-18)
• Punishment deserved (519)
• Punishment brought on by sins (520-31)

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Jeremiah 6 Outline

• Siege of Jerusalem (61-8)
• Sins of Jerusalem (69-15)
• Reproached Gods word
• Covetousness
• Dealing falsely
• False sense of security
• No shame
• Stubbornness of Jerusalem (616-21)
• Sackcloth of Jerusalem (622-26)
• Smelting of Jerusalem (627-30)

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Jeremiah for Today

• Can a man be found today that does justice and
  seeks truth (Jer. 51)?
• Making a promise, then breaking it is a sin (Jer.
  52 Tit. 116)
• May we never refuse Gods correction (Jer. 53
  Heb. 125-6)
• It is astonishing that some of Gods people love
  to hear error rather than truth (Jer. 531 2
  Tim. 42-4)
• Are your ears uncircumcised (Jer. 610 Ac.
  751)?

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Jeremiah for Today

• Many proclaim peace instead of truth (Jer.
  614 1 Thess. 53)
• Ancient sins are found in our modern society
  (Jer. 610-15)
• Gods people must constantly return to the old
  paths for rest (Jer. 616 Mt. 1129 2 Thess.
  215)
• When we reject Gods law, he rejects our worship
  (Jer. 619-20 Mt. 158-9)
• When we are refined by fire, what will God find
  in us (Jer. 628-29 1 Pet. 17)

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Jeremiah 7 Outline (including 81-3)

• Judah Deceived (71-15)
• Deceived by presumptuous worship (71-15)
• Judah Destroyed (716 83)
• Destroyed for pagan worship (716-20)
• Destroyed for priorities in worship (721-28)
• Destroyed for polluted worship (729 - 83)

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Jeremiah 8 Outline

• Jeremiahs Four Questions
• Shall men fall, and not rise up again? (84-7)
  a question teaching normal behavior
• How do you say, We are wise? (88-13) a
  question exposing falsehood and pride
• Why do we sit still? (814-17) a question of
  desperation from the punished of Judah
• Is not Jehovah in Zion? (818-22) a question
  of despair from the captives of Judah

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Jeremiah for Today

• We are to trust in God, not the place where God
  is worshipped (Jer. 74 Jn. 424)
• Gods salvation is always conditional if
  then (Jer. 75-7 Rom. 1122-25)
• God sees through hypocritical religion (Jer.
  710-11,14 Rom. 221-24)
• Gods house is to be a house of prayer, not a den
  of robbers (Jer. 710-11 Mt. 2113 Mk. 1117
  Lk. 1946)

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Jeremiah for Today

• God speaks eagerly and repeatedly to bring his
  people back (Jer. 713 Mt. 2332 Ac. 751-53)
• Prayers for impenitent people will not be heard
  (Jer. 716 1 Pet. 312 1 Jn. 516)
• The attitude of obedience comes before the
  practice of obedience (Jer. 722-23)
• What direction is your spiritual progress,
  backward or forward (Jer. 724 Heb. 1039)

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Jeremiah for Today

• Some just will not repent and return to God (Jer.
  86 Rev. 920)
• Our return back to God begins with What have I
  done (Jer. 86 Lk. 1517-18)
• Some of Gods people know not the law of the Lord
  (Jer. 87 Eph. 517)
• Those who are wise will be put to shame (Jer.
  88 Rom. 122 217-20 1 Cor. 127)
• Do we, like Jeremiah, mourn over sin (Jer.
  821-22 Mt. 54)

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Jeremiah 9 Outline

• Weeping for the deceit of Judah (91-9)
• Weeping for the desolation of Judah (910-11)
• Weeping for the disobedience of Judah (912-16)
• Weeping for the destruction of Judah (917-26)

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Jeremiah 10 Outline

• Do not trust in idols, trust in the Lord
  (101-18)
• Do not trust in man, trust in the Lord (1019-25)

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Jeremiah for Today

• Speaking falsehood is common, even among Gods
  people (Jer. 93,8 Eph. 425)
• There are those who refuse to know the Lord (Jer.
  96 Jn. 319-20 Rom. 128)
• Many walk after the stubbornness of their own
  heart (Jer. 914 Rom. 121-24)
• Many blindly follow what their parents teach them
  (Jer. 914 1 Pet. 118)

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Jeremiah for Today

• Do not glory in wisdom, strength or riches, but
  glory in the Lord (Jer. 923-24 1 Cor. 131 2
  Cor. 1017-18 Gal. 613-14)
• Shepherds who do not inquire of the Lord will
  loose their flocks (Jer. 1021 Ac. 2028)
• It is not in man to direct his own steps (Jer.
  1023 Phil. 316-18)

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Jeremiah 11 Outline

• Obedience to Gods covenant will bring blessings
  (111-5)
• Disobedience to Gods covenant will bring
  punishment (116-17)
• Conspiracy against the preacher of Gods covenant
  will bring death (1118-23)

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Jeremiah 12 Outline

• Jeremiah complaint against Judah Why How
  long? (121-4)
• Jehovahs three-fold answer against Judah
  (125-17)
• Things are going to get worse (125-6)
• Judah will be given up to judgment (127-13)
• Restoration will come for the faithful (1214-17)

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Jeremiah 13 Outline

• Sign of the linen girdle Judahs stubborn pride
  will be marred (131-11)
• Sign of the full bottle Judahs stubborn pride
  will lead to captivity (1312-27)

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Jeremiah for Today

• Bringing Gods people back to Gods covenant is
  the role of preaching (Jer. 111-2 2 Tim. 315 -
  42)
• Preaching truth often brings persecution (Jer.
  1118-23 Acts 751-53)
• God can be near in the mouth, but far away in the
  heart (Jer. 122 Mt. 158 Tit. 116)

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Jeremiah for Today

• Stubborn pride and refusal to hear is a problem
  among Gods people (Jer. 1310 Mt. 1313)
• Do we weep over sin like Jeremiah and Jesus (Jer.
  1317 Lk. 1941-42)
• Some go so far into to evil that they will not
  change (Jer. 1323 Heb. 66)

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Jeremiah 14 Outline

• The coming drought (141-6)
• Jeremiahs first confession (147-9)
• Confession rejected the coming destruction
  (1410-12)
• Jeremiahs second confession (1413)
• Confession rejected the coming death (1414-18)
• Jeremiahs third confession(1419-22)

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Jeremiah 15 Outline

• Jehovahs coming captivity (151-14)
• Captivity is caused (151-4)
• Captivity is deserved (155-9)
• Jeremiahs caring complaint (1510-21)
• Jeremiahs complaint of pity (1510)
• Jehovahs promise of assurance (1511-4)
• Jeremiahs complaint of pain (1515-18)
• Jehovahs promise of deliverance (1519-21)

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Jeremiah for Today

• Gods people need to confess and pray for mercy
  (Jer. 147-9,19-22 Ac. 822)
• Some among Gods people have no knowledge (Jer.
  1418 Eph. 517)
• Wicked influence can be powerful upon Gods
  people (Jer. 154 1 Cor. 1533)
• Preaching Gods word will bring isolation
  (Jer. 1515 Acts 7)
• We need to stand firm when preaching Gods word
  (Jer. 1520 Phil. 127)
• God encourages the discouraged (Jer. 152-21
  Phil. 46-7)

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Jeremiah 16 Outline

• Directions for Jeremiah (161-13)
• Do not marry (161-4)
• Do not mourn (165-9)
• Preach to the people (1610-13)
• Explanation to Jeremiah (1614-18)
• Restoration will come (1614-15)
• Punishment will come first (1616-18)
• Affirmation by Jeremiah (1619-21)
• Jeremiahs faith (1619-20)
• Jehovahs might (1621)

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Jeremiah 17 Outline

• Sin of idolatry (171-4)
• Sin of trusting in man (175-8)
• Sin of ill-gotten gain (179-11)
• Sin of forsaking the Lord (1712-18)
• Sin of sabbath breaking (1719-27)

70
Jeremiah for Today

• The Lord looks at the heart, not the hands (Jer.
  1612 Mk. 721)
• God sees all (Jer. 1617 Lk. 122 Heb. 413)
• Dont be deceived by your heart (Jer. 179 Eph.
  422)

71
Jeremiah 18 Outline

• The Potters Vessel (181-17)
• What he sees a potter and vessel (181-4)
• What he hears God is the divine Potter (185-10)
• What he says God will soon destroy (1811-12)
• What he learns Judah has forgotten (1813-17)
• The Persecutors Vengeance (1818-23)
• The plot against Jeremiah (1818)
• The plea of Jeremiah (1819-23)

72
Jeremiah 19 Outline

• The Potters Bottle Bought (191-9)
• Jeremiah preaches in Topheth (191-9)
• The Potters Bottle Broken (1910-15)
• Jeremiah preaches in Topheth (1910-13)
• Jeremiah preaches in the Temple (1914-15)

73
Topheth in Jeremiah 731-32 and 196-14
Topheth (fireplace, Isa.3033) was a high place
in the Valley of Hinnom just south of Jerusalem
where child sacrifices were offered to Molech 2
Kings 2310
74
Jeremiah 20 Outline

• Jeremiahs persecution (201-6)
• Pashhur persecutes (201-2)
• Pashhur will be persecuted (203-6)
• Jeremiahs passion (207-13)
• Jeremiahs preaching (207-10)
• Jeremiahs praise (2011-13)
• Jeremiahs pity (2014-18)
• Jeremiah pities the day he was born (2014-17)
• Jeremiah pities the day he preaches (2018)

75
Jeremiah for Today

• We are like clay in the potters hand (Jer. 186
  Rom. 921)
• Gods wants all men to repent (Jer. 188 2 Pet.
  39)
• Doing something without Gods expressed
  permission is unauthorized and sinful (Jer. 195
  Col. 317)
• God will break all who oppose him like pottery is
  broken (Jer. 1911 Rev. 227)

76
Jeremiah for Today

• Preaching brings persecution (Jer. 207-8,10,18
  1 Cor. 49-13)
• We should have a burning desire to preach Gods
  word (Jer. 209 Ac. 420 1 Cor. 919-23)

77
Jeremiah 21-22 Outline

• Zedekiahs Inquiry (211-2)
• Jehovahs Answer (213-14)
• Answer to Zedekiah callous (213 229)
• Answer to Jehoahaz hopeless (2210-12)
• Answer to Jehoiakim covetous (2213-23)
• Answer to Jehoiachin childless (2224-30)

78
Jeremiah for Today

• Rulers need to rule with righteousness (Jer.
  2112 223 1 Tim. 21-2)
• Why does God punish his people? Because they
  forsake Gods covenant (Jer. 228-9 2 Pet.
  221-22)
• Many turn away from hearing God in times of
  prosperity (Jer. 2213-14,21 Rev. 317)
• Jesus, as the seed of Coniah, will not reign on
  the throne of David in Judah, but he will reign
  in heaven (Jer. 2230 Mt. 111 Ac. 230-36
  Heb. 81 Rev. 321)

79
Jeremiah 23 Outline

• Judgment Against the Wicked Shepherds (231-8)
• Wicked shepherds in the present (231-2)
• Righteous shepherds in the future (233-8)
• Judgment Against the False Prophets (239-40)
• Their disgraceful conduct (239-15)
• Their dishonest message (2316-22)
• Their deceitful methods (2323-32)
• Their disrespectful attitude (2333-40)

80
Portrait of a False ProphetJeremiah 239-40

• Immoral (v.10-11,14)
• Cause to err (v.13)
• Strengthen evil (v.14)
• Human wisdom (v.16)
• False hope (v.17)
• Despise God (v.17)
• Unauthorized (v.21,32)
• Neglect duty (v.22)

• Prophesy lies (v.25-26)
• Turn from God (v.27)
• Rob Gods word (v.30)
• Mock true prophets (v.33)

81
Jeremiah 24 Outline

• Vision of the Two Baskets of Figs (241-3)
• Meaning of the Two Baskets of Figs (244-10)
• Basket of good figs represent the repentant
  captives who are taken away (244-7)
• Basket of bad figs represent the unrepentant
  people who are left behind (248-10)

82
Jeremiah for Today

• Shepherds have a great responsibility to lead in
  the right way (231-2 Ac. 2028-32)
• Jesus is the righteous king (235-8 Lk. 132-33
  1 Cor. 130 2 Cor. 521)
• False prophets look true, but they cause great
  trouble (Jer. 239ff 2 Cor. 1114-15 2 Thess.
  29-12 2 Pet. 21ff)
• Test all teachers (Jer. 2313 1 Jn. 41-6)

83
Jeremiah for Today

• Nothing escapes the all-seeing eye of God (Jer.
  2313-14,23-24 Heb. 413)
• Truth can be, and should be separated from error
  (Jer. 2328 1 Jn. 46)
• Gods word is like a fire and a hammer (Jer.
  2329 2 Cor. 104-5 Heb. 412)
• God is not mocked (Jer. 2333 Gal. 67)

84
Jeremiah 25 Outline

• Judgment upon the Jews (251-11)
• Judgment could have been avoided (251-6)
• Judgment will come (257-11)
• Judgment upon the Gentiles (2512-38)
• Judgment upon Babylon (2512-14)
• Cup of wrath (2515-29)
• Roaring lion (2530-31)
• Raging storm (2532-33)
• Slaughtered flock (2534-38)

85
Jeremiah 26 Outline

• Jeremiah the preacher (261-7)
• Jeremiah the persecuted (268-24)
• The murder plot revealed (268-15)
• The murder plot defeated (2616-24)

86
Jeremiah for Today

• Gods judgment is for all (Jer. 25 1 Pet. 417)
• God is not willing that any perish (253-6 2
  Pet. 38-9)
• God is a God of wrath (Jer. 2515 Rom. 1122)
• God wants all his word proclaimed nothing kept
  back (Jer. 262 Ac. 2020,27)
• Gods preachers are sometimes threatened with
  death (Jer. 268 Mt. 2135-39 2334-35 Acts
  4-5,6-8,12,21)
• Good and honest men will listen to Gods
  preachers (Jer. 2618-19 Lk. 815)

87
Jeremiah 30-33 Outline

• The Future Restoration of Jerusalem
• Restoration to the Land (301-24)
• Restoration of the Nation (311-40)
• Israel restored (311-22)
• Judah restored (3123-40)
• Rebuilding of Jerusalem (321-44)
• Reconfirming of the Covenant (331-26)

88
Jeremiah 30-31 Outline

• Gods Will for Israel
• I Will cause Israel to return (301-3)
• I Will break Israels bonds (304-11)
• I Will heal Israels wounds (3012-17)
• I Will restore Israels glory (3018-22)
• I Will punish the wicked in Israel (3023-24)

89
Jeremiah 30-31 Outline

• Gods Will for Israel
• I Will rebuild Israels land (311-6)
• I Will lead Israel back home (317-9)
• I Will turn Israels weeping to joy (3110-20)
• I Will call Israel back home (3121-22)
• I Will unite Israel as one (3123-26)
• I Will will sow Israel with seed (3127-30)
• I Will make a new covenant with Israel, and
  forgive Israel (3131-34)
• I Will always have his Israel (3835-37)
• I Will will rebuild Israels city (3138-40)

90
Jeremiah for Today

• Jesus is our king of David (Jer. 309 Lk.
  130-33 Ac. 230)
• Some do not want Jesus to rule over them
  (Jer. 309 Lk. 1914)
• God always judges fairly (Jer. 3011
  Rom. 21-11)
• We are judged according to our deeds and sins
  (Jer. 3015 Rom. 21-11)
• We belong to God (Jer. 3022 3133
  2 Cor. 416-18)

91
Jeremiah for Today

• God rewards the work of the faithful (Jer. 3118
  Heb. 610)
• We must repented with godly sorrow (Jer. 3119 2
  Cor. 77-10)
• We must take personal responsibility for our sins
  (Jer. 3129 Gal. 67-8)
• The New Testament is the new covenant promised by
  Jeremiah (Jer. 3131 Heb. 88-12)
• All will know God through teaching (Jer. 3134
  Jn. 644-45)

92
Jeremiah 32-33 Outline

• Jeremiah in Prison
• Jeremiahs persecution in prison (321-5)
• Jeremiahs purchase in prison (326-15)
• Jeremiahs prayer in prison (3216-25)
• Jeremiahs promise from God in prison (3226-44)

93
Jeremiah 32-33 Outline

• Jeremiah in Prison
• The promise of coming forgiveness and joy
  (331-9)
• The promise of coming joy and prosperity
  (3310-13)
• The promise of a coming king and priesthood
  (3314-18)
• The promise of a coming multitude and return
  (3319-26)

94
Jeremiah for Today

• People can imprison Gods servants, but Gods
  word is not bound (Jer. 322 2 Tim. 29)
• Faith is obeying God in spite of what we see, how
  we feel, and what may happen
  (Jer. 327,25 Heb. 111)
• Pray to God when you do not fully understand his
  will for you (Jer. 3224-25 Phil. 46-7 Jas.
  15-8)
• There is nothing too hard for God
  (Jer. 3217,26 Mt. 1926)
• Latter generations continue in their fathers
  sins (Jer. 3218 Mt. 2332-36)
• We will be judged according to our ways
  (Jer. 3219 Mt. 1627 Jn. 529)

95
Jeremiah for Today

• God desires wholehearted and united service (Jer.
  3238-39 Jn. 1721 Acts 432)
• We are cleansed from sin by the blood of Jesus
  (Jer. 338 Heb. 911-14)
• Being forgiven as a Christian brings joy and
  peace (Jer. 338-9,11 Rom. 1417,19 Gal. 522)
• We are to bring sacrifices of praise to God
  (Jer. 3311 Heb. 1315)
• Jesus is the Branch of righteousness
  (Jer. 3315-16 1 Cor. 130 2 Cor. 521)
• Christians are priests of God today
  (Jer. 3317,21 1 Pet. 25)

96
Jeremiah 34-45 Outline

• The Present Fall of Jerusalem
• Before the Fall (341 3828)
• Messages before the fall (341 3632)
• Events before the fall (371 3828)
• During the Fall (391-18)
• After the Fall (401 - 455)
• Ministry to the remnant (401 4430)
• Message to Baruch (451-5)

97
Jeremiah 34-39Theme Disobedience Brings
Judgment
Jer. 34
Jer. 35
Jer. 36
Jer. 37-38
Jer. 39
Did Not Obey Like Rechabites
Disobey Like Jehoiakim
Zedekiah and People Disobey
Dis- Obedience Brings Judgment
Zedekiah and People Disobey
588-87 B.C.
598-97 B.C.
605 B.C.
588-87 B.C.
586 B.C.
fits the theme but not the chronology
98
Jeremiah 34 Outline

• Jeremiahs message against Zedekiah (341-7)
• Jeremiahs message against the
  covenant-breakers (348-22)
• The covenant made (348-11)
• The covenant broken (3412-16)
• The covenant-breakers punished (3417-22)

99
Babylonian Invasion of Judah, 588-587 B.C.
100
Jeremiah 35 Outline

• The Example of the Rechabites respect toward and
  obedience to the fathers commandment (351-11)
• The Example of Judah disrespect toward and
  disobedience to the Fathers commandment
  (3512-19)

101
Jeremiah 36 Outline

• The Word of God revealed to Jeremiah (361-3)
• The Word of God recorded by Baruch (364)
• The Word of God read to the people (365-10)
• The Word of God received by the princes
  (3611-19)
• The Word of God rejected by the king
  (3620-26)
• The Word of God rewritten by Baruch
  (3627-32)

102
Jeremiah for Today

• When you make a covenant, keep it (Jer.
  3410-11 Rom. 131)
• Hypocritical religion is unacceptable (Jer.
  3415-16 Mt. 157-8)
• With the right attitude, a command can be obeyed
  long after it is given (Jer.
  356 Rev. 1412)
• Fear is the proper way to respond to Gods word
  (Jer. 3616 Heb. 57 117)

103
Jeremiah for Today

• Gods written word is the same as Gods spoken
  God (Jer. 3617-18 1 Cor. 211-13 2 Tim. 316)
• The same God that proclaims his word, preserves
  his word. You cannot destroyed the word of God
  (Jer. 3623,27-28 1 Pet. 125)
• Some are calloused toward Gods word (Jer.
  3624-25 Rom. 25 Heb. 313)

104
Jeremiah 37-38 Outline

• Exploits of Zedekiah and Jeremiah
• Zedekiah requests prayer from Jeremiah
  (371-5)
• Jeremiah responds to the king (376-10)
• Jeremiah is put in prison (3711-15)
• Zedekiah requests word from Jeremiah
  (3716-17)
• Jeremiah responds to the king (3717-20)
• Jeremiah is put in the court of the guard (3721)

105
Jeremiah 37-38 Outline

• Exploits of Zedekiah and Jeremiah
• Zedekiah leaves Jeremiah in the hands of evil men
  (381-6)
• Zedekiah allows Ebed-melech to rescue Jeremiah
  (387-13)
• Zedekiah requests more words from Jeremiah
  (3814-28)

106
Jeremiah 39 Outline

• Jerusalem captured by the Babylonians (391-3)
• Zedekiah judged by the Babylonians (394-10)
• Jeremiah released by the Babylonians (3911-14)
• Ebed-melech protected from the Babylonians
  (3916-18)

107
Jeremiah for Today

• If we turn away from obeying Gods word, God will
  not hear our prayer (Jer. 372-3 1 Pet. 312)
• God wants prayer and repentance, not just prayer
  (Jer. 373 Acts 824)
• Gods people can be deceived by the world
  (Jer. 379 Mt. 244 Eph. 56)
• God does not change his answer at different times
  (Jer. 373,17 3814 2 Jn. 9 Jude 3)
• All that would live godly will suffer persecution
  (Jer. 3815 Ac. 518 1623-24)
• Gods people are often falsely accused of wrong
  (Jer. 3718 Ac. 258,11,25)

108
Jeremiah for Today

• The Ethiopian eunuch acted better than Gods own
  people (Jer. 387-13 3916-18 Ac. 827)
• Gods way may seem foolish, but it is the right
  way (Jer. 3817-18 1 Cor. 118,21)
• Fear and peer pressure keep some from obeying the
  truth (Jer. 3819-20,24-26 Jn. 1242 1912-13)
• Gods word always comes true
  (Jer. 396-7 Rom. 34)
• God does not forget acts of faithfulness (Jer.
  3911-12,16-18 Heb. 610)

109
Jeremiah 40-44 Outline

• Jeremiah Ministers to the Remnant
• Jeremiah ministers in Judah (40-42)
• Jeremiah, the committed prophet (401-6)
• Gedaliah, the faithful governor (407-17)
• Ishmael, the deceitful traitor (411-18)
• Jeremiah, the bold preacher (421-22)
• Jeremiah ministers in Egypt (43-44)
• Jeremiah, the powerful predictor (438-13)
• Johanan, the hypocritical leader (431-7)
• The Jews, the rebellious remnant (441-30)

110
Jeremiahs Journey to EgyptJeremiah 43-44
Tahpanhes and Migdol
(Beth-shemesh)
Pathros land of the South
111
Jeremiah for Today

• Sometimes the sinner knows better than the saint
  (Jer. 402-3 Rom. 224)
• Do people ask you to pray for them? (Jer. 422
  Jas. 516)
• The same sin of idolatry in Judah was carried to
  Egypt (Jer. 448-10 1 Jn. 521)
• Some attribute success to the wrong person (Jer.
  4417-19 Lk. 1216-21)

112
Jeremiah for Today

• It is important to let God show us the way
  before acting (Jer. 423 Mt. 44)
• We must declare the whole counsel of God, and
  keep nothing back (Jer. 424 Ac. 2027)
• We must obey Gods word, whether we like his
  answer or not (Jer. 426)
• It is hypocritical to promise you will obey, and
  then do not obey (Jer. 4220-21 1 Jn. 23-4)
• The proud resist Gods word (Jer. 432,4,7)

113
Jeremiah for Today

• A large number of Gods people can have a
  do-as-I-please attitude toward Gods word
  (Jer. 4416)
• Gods word will always stand (Jer. 4428-29)

114
Jeremiah 45 Outline

• Barach is discouraged (vv. 1-4)
• Baruch is delivered (v. 5)

115
Jeremiah 46-51 Outline

• Gods Judgment on the Nations
• Judgment upon Egypt for her trust in strength
  (461-28)
• Judgment upon Philistia for her sins (471-7)
• Judgment upon Moab for her trust in wealth
  (481-47)
• Judgment upon Ammon for her trust in natural
  resources and treasures (491-6)
• Judgment upon Edom for her pride and trust in
  wisdom (491-22)

116
Jeremiah 46-51 Outline

• Gods Judgment on the Nations
• Judgment upon Damascus for her trust in youth
  (4923-27)
• Judgment upon Kedar Hazor for her trust in self
  and trade (4928-33)
• Judgment upon Elam for her sins (4934-39)
• Judgment upon Babylon for her pride and trust in
  strength (501 5164)

117
Jeremiah for Today

• All nations will stand before Gods judgment
  (Jer. 461 Mt. 2530ff)
• The day of the Lord is coming for all (Jer.
  4610 1 Thess. 51-3)
• No sin will go unpunished (Jer. 4912 Rom. 623)

118
Jeremiah 50-51 Outline

• God declares the war on Babylon
  (501-28)
• God calls the armies against Babylon (5029
  - 5132)
• God announces the victory over Babylon (5133-58)
• God delivers the judgment to Babylon
  (5159-64)

119
Fallen, Fallen is BabylonJeremiah 518
Median Empire 539 B.C.
120
Jeremiah for Today

• Gods Judgment on the Nations
• Jeremiah 46-51
• Some trust in strength (Jer. 465-6,15 4814,41
  4922,26,35 5036 5130,36,53,57 1 Tim. 47-8)
• Some trust in false gods (Jer. 4625 4835
  502,38 1 Jn. 521)
• Some trust in treasures (Jer. 487,36 494
  5113 1 Tim. 69-10,17-19)
• Some are complacent, at ease (Jer. 4811 4931
  Rev. 317)

121
Jeremiah for Today

• Gods Judgment on the Nations
• Jeremiah 46-51
• Some are proud (Jer. 4829-30 4916 5029
  30-31 1 Pet. 55)
• Some trust in worldly wisdom (Jer. 497 5035
  5157 1 Cor. 118-21)
• Some rejoice in unrighteousness (Jer. 5011
  5134-35 1 Cor. 134-6)
• Summary Jer. 5035-38

122
Jeremiah 52

• The Fall of Jerusalem (521-23)
• The fall of Jerusalem caused (521-3)
• The fall of Jerusalems leaders (524-11)
• The fall of Jerusalems city (5212-16)
• The fall of Jerusalems temple (5217-23)
• The Fallen of Jerusalem (5224-34)
• Many captives taken (5224-30)
• One captive released (5231-34)

123
Fall of Jerusalem, 586 B.C.Parallel Accounts
2 K. 24-25 Cause 2418-20 2 Chron. 36 Cause 3611-16 Jer. 39 Jer. 52 Cause 521-3
Siege and capture 251-7 Siege and Capture 391-7 Siege and capture 524-11
City and temple destroyed 258-12 City and temple destroyed 3617-21 City and temple destroyed 398-10 City and temple destroyed 5212-16
Temple despoiled 2513-17 Temple despoiled 5217-23
124
Fall of Jerusalem, 586 B.C.Parallel Accounts
2 K. 24-25 Gedaliah appointed 2522-26 2 Chron. 36 Jer. 39 Gedaliah appointed 3911-14 Jer. 52
Ebed-melech protected 3915-18
Deportation of captives 2518-21 Deportation of captives 5224-30
Jehoiachin kindly treated 2527-30 (562-560 B.C.) Jehoiachin kindly treated 5231-34 (562-560 B.C.)
125
Babylonian Captivity
Date Deportation Captives Taken
605 (first year) First Nobles, Daniel (2 K. 241 Dan. 11-2)
597 (seventh year) Second Jehoiachin, Ezekiel (2 K. 2412 Jer. 5228 Ezk. 11-2)
586 (nineteenth year) Third Jerusalem (2 K. 258 Jer. 5229)
582 (twenty-third year) Fourth (Minor) Small Group of 745 Jews (Jer. 5230)
Years of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar
126
Jeremiah for Today

• God can get angry (Jer. 523 Ezra 512 Rom.
  25 Eph. 56 Col. 36)
• One day our eleventh year will come (Jer.
  525 1 Thess. 51-3)

127
Lamentations Introduction

• Title
• Ekhah (How!) in the Hebrew Bible (11 21
  41)
• Threnoi (dirges, laments) in the Greek
  Septuagint (LXX), and Threni (tears,
  lamentations) in the Latin Vulgate.
• Lamentations in the English Bible is taken from
  the Latin Vulgate (25).

128
Lamentations Introduction

• Authorship
• Ancient tradition going back to the Septuagint
  (c. 250 B.C.) attributes the book to Jeremiah
• The author weeps (116 211), and Jeremiah was a
  weeping prophet (2 Chron. 3525 Jer. 729 821
  91,10)
• The author was an eyewitness to the fall of
  Jerusalem, and Jeremiah was an eyewitness (Jer.
  39 comp. Lam. 26,9)
• There are several similarities between
  Lamentations and Jeremiah (12 3014 115
  821 118 121 116 211 91,18 222
  625 348-51 1417 421 4625 4912)

129
Lamentations Introduction

• Date
• The Babylonian siege of Jerusalem lasted from
  January 588 B.C., to July 586 B.C. The temple was
  burned in August 586 B.C.
• The book was written soon after Jerusalems fall
  in 586 B.C.

130
Lamentations Introduction

• Audience and Purpose
• The Jews in Babylon who heard about, or who
  witnessed the capture of their land, the fall of
  Jerusalem, and the burning of their temple (Jer.
  39, 52)
• The book serves to remind Gods people of (1) the
  seriousness of mans sin, and (2) the magnitude
  of Gods wrath, justice, faithfulness and mercy

131
Lamentations Introduction

• Theme
• First, the mourning over Jerusalems destruction
• Second, the confession of Judahs sins which led
  to the destruction, and the confession of Gods
  holiness and justice behind the destruction
• Third, the mercy and faithfulness of the Lord,
  and the future hope of a restoration (321-26
  519ff)
• Note Jeremiah weeps over Jerusalem with a tender
  heart of compassion. He did not have an
  I-told-you-so attitude

132
Lamentations Introduction

• Literary Style
• The entire book of Lamentations contains Hebrew
  poetry. It is a sad book, a five-poem dirge.
• Jeremiah writes his lament in acrostic
  (alphabetical) style. Each verse begins with a
  different letter of the Hebrew alphabet, from A
  (aleph) to T (tau).
• The Hebrew alphabet changes every three verses in
  chapter 3, and there is no acrostic pattern in
  chapter 5.
• Jeremiah weeps over Jerusalem from A to Z

133
Lamentations Outline

• The Funeral of A City
• The Pain of Zions Fall (1)
• (like a mourning widow)
• The Plight of Zions Fall (2)
• (like a weeping daughter)
• The Purpose of Zions Fall (3)
• (like an afflicted man)
• The Pondering of Zions Fall (4)
• (like a tarnished gold)
• The Plea on Behalf of Zions Fall (5)
• (like a fatherless child)

134
Lamentations 1 Outlined

• Description of the present condition (11-4)
• Cause of the present condition (15-11)
• Sorrows in the present condition (112-19)
• Enemies of the present condition (120-22)

135
Lamentations 2 Outlined

• What God has done to Judah (21-10)
• What the afflicted have done to themselves
  (211-14)
• What the enemies have done to Judah (215-17)
• What the afflicted have done to themselves
  (220-22)

136
Lamentations for Today

• We must weep over sin (11 Lk. 1941)
• Unrepentant sin brings judgment (15,8,9,14,22
  Heb. 1026-27)
• Some are indifferent toward sin and punishment
  (112 Rev. 316-17)
• God is love, but God is also righteous (118
  Rom. 25-8)
• The Lord can get angry toward his own people
  (21-6 Eph. 56 Col. 36)

137
Lamentations for Today

• The Lord (He hath) is behind all judgment
  (21-9 Rev. 1717)
• The purpose of preaching is to uncover iniquity
  (214 2 Tim. 42)
• God keeps his word (217 Tit. 12)
• The day of the Lord is coming (221-22 1
  Thess. 51-3)