SUMMARY OF JEREMIAH 1
Jeremiah preached from the reign of Josiah to the reign of Jehoiakim and Zedekiah when the people of Jerusalem went into exile. The God called Jeremiah before he was born to be a prophet. Jeremiah did not know how to respond to God’s calling on his life. God reassures Jeremiah, telling him to obey and to not be afraid. Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched Jeremiah’s mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
God tells Jeremiah what will happen: that disaster will come from the north on Judah. God will pronounce His judgments on His people because of their wickedness in forsaking me, in burning incense to other gods and in worshiping what their hands have made. God tells Jeremiah to tell the people what He tells him to say. Do not be afraid because God has made him a fortified city to stand against the kings of Judah. They will fight against him, but will not win because God is with him and will rescue him.
BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 25, Day 2: Jeremiah 1
3a) Jeremiah preached from the reign of Josiah to the reign of Jehoiakim and Zedekiah when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.
b) The Israelites were far from God. They worshipped false gods. They practiced child sacrifice. Adultery was everywhere. They did not care to follow the Lord. In fact, they turned away from God. King Josiah was one of the better kings. He sought the Lord and began to purify Israel of idolatry. He wanted his people to return to the Lord.
4a) The God called Jeremiah before he was born to be a prophet.
b) That God has a plan for my life, too.
5a) Jeremiah did not know how to respond to God’s calling on his life. I can totally relate. Many of us are shocked by God’s calling on our lives. And, the calling can change, too.
b) God reassures Jeremiah, telling him to obey and to not be afraid. This must have been comforting.
6) God tells Jeremiah what will happen: that disaster will come from the north on Judah. God will pronounce His judgments on His people because of their wickedness in forsaking me, in burning incense to other gods and in worshiping what their hands have made. God tells Jeremiah to tell the people what He tells him to say. Do not be afraid because God has made him a fortified city to stand against the kings of Judah. They will fight against him, but will not win because God is with him and will rescue him.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 25, Day 2: Jeremiah 1
What beautiful words God speaks to Jeremiah! He will fortify him and give him the strength to do God’s will. God will rescue Him. If only all of us believed God had our back all the time how our lives would be different!
End Notes BSF Study Questions People of the Promise: Kingdom Divided Lesson 25, Day 2: Jeremiah 1
Jeremiah was a reluctant prophet who warned Judah for 40 years that they would be swept away to Babylon around the years 627 to 586 B.C.
He is known as the weeping prophet because of his painful journey and this book, Lamentations, which is his despair over Jerusalem’s destruction.
We love the book of Jeremiah because it shows what it means to follow God in spite of everything.
Anathoth was a small village near Jerusalem. Jeremiah was a young man when he was called. Bible scholars believe he was between 17 and 20 years old, so saying he was a youth and could not speak is true. God calls the young and the old alike.
Jeremiah had to see and then speak as a prophet. Anathoth was a center for almond tree growing.
The idea of the boiling pot is God pouring out His judgment on Judah.
He preached before, during, and after Jerusalem’s fall to Babylon.
Fun Fact: The book of Jeremiah is the longest book in the Bible in terms of word count.
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