Exegetical Paper On Jeremiah 31-31

In Peace Like a River, Jeremiah appears to be a humble man of faith. There are clear connections from him to a higher being assisting the family throughout their journey. For example, Reuben Land was born and not breathing. So, his father, Jeremiah said “Reuben Land, in the name of the living God I am telling you to breather” (3). In that moment, Reuben Land began to breathe.

The Book of Jeremiah is of prophecy genre. Jeremiah is appointed a prophet to the nations by the Lord. Israel is unfaithful and Jerusalem is attacked. Jeremiah addresses the people of Judah and declares that false religions are worthless. The covenant is not kept. Jeremiah complains to God of the wicked. God answered

Throughout the majority of the novel the Land Family is a shining example that being warm-hearted towards others is its own reward. Even when Mr. Holgren and Andreeson treat Jeremiah and the family with disrespect, Jeremiah goes out of his way to care for them. Throughout the story Jeremiah constantly respects others, regardless of their situation and behavior, and always put the best wishes of others before his own desires. Jeremiah’s kindness is further publicized to the reader when he accepts Reuben’s place in death. His gracious acts end with the ultimate reward of a seat at the Lord’s Table in heaven, which is a just reward for the benevolence Jeremiah has shown throughout the narrative. Through Jeremiah Peace Like A River conveys the importance of caring for all of God’s people, even when those people may not respect you or themselves. This story is a mosaic of heavenly and miraculous events, pieced together through the eyes of Reuben, which illuminates the importance of a strong belief in the Lord’s principles of kindness and

The selected chapters of the second half of Jeremiah are drastically different in tone because there is a much bigger presence of hope in them whereas it is all gloom and destruction in the first half of the book. The theme of restoration builds as we move from one prophet to the next, and Jeremiah seems to have the most hope of restoration so far. The image of YHWH being the depressed and righteously angry husband of Israel and Judah continues to appear in Jeremiah, but maybe a stronger depiction of YHWH in these chapters is that of a parent. The author repeatedly describes the steadfast and everlasting love that YHWH has for his people, labeled most often as Ephraim. I find this to be strange since Ephraim represents the strongest tribe

Brown, M. L. (2010). Jeremiah. In T. Longman III & D. E. Garland (Eds.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Jeremiah–Ezekiel (Revised Edition) (Vol. 7, p. 358). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.

Jeremiah did nothing but simply left things in God's hands. He allowed Holgren to make a fool out of himself and surprisingly, he healed Holgren's face from those unsightly sores.

In Jeremiah 1:5, God declared, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you” (NAB). This pronouncement reveals three things: God knew Jeremiah before Jeremiah knew Him, God qualified Jeremiah before Jeremiah qualified, and God gave Jeremiah as a gift to be used to present His message of hope within his cultural

The next section is composed of verses seven through ten. This section is summarized by God commissioning Moses, saving the Israelites from their oppressors in Egypt, and taking them to the good land. The first important verse in this subsection is verse eight. Verse eight reads “so I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites” (BibleGateway). This is important because the idea of covenant promises is now being fulfilled through the Moses.

While we speak about the tenuous relationship between Christians and Jews dating back to the time of Christ, the seeds for the schism within Judaism may have been planted more than 500 years prior. Jeremiah was one of a group of distinguished prophets whose works became part of the Old Testament canon. The Jewish "wisdom" prophets lectured, warned and blamed all who would listen about the sins of their own people, the resulting punishments that God had prescribed for them, and what they had to do to get back into God's good graces.

The ability to interpret a circumstance or a symbol requires some observation skills and attention to detail. God asks Jeremiah to truly look at what he sees. He doesn't just see a branch he sees specifics and his able to interpret what the meaning of this sign could be.

This was a personal sacrifice he has to make in order to fulfill his role as a prophet. “For thus said the Lord, concerning the sons and daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land, Jeremiah 16:3, (Spirited Filled Life Bible). Knowing the fate of his people, Jeremiah was not allowed to deal with family. Jeremiah's life and teachings had a profound effect on the future development of both Judaism and Christianity. In the New Testament, many passages indicate that both Jesus and Paul not only accepted certain ideas from Jeremiah but gave them a central place in their own interpretations of the meaning of religion. For this reason, along with others, Jeremiah is often the collection of writings that make up the Book of Jeremiah includes oracles, addresses, prayers, and exhortations, all of which were spoken by the prophet himself,

Jeremiah 31:30-34 is often referred to as the pinnacle of Old Testament literature. In a sense it is the climax of Jeremiah 's teachings, the fruits of his years of theological work. The passage begins in verse 31 by saying, "The time is coming" words used various times by Jeremiah to announce a prophesy, the verse 's wording assure that fulfillment is certain. The words that follow are very radical because they invoke the coming of a "new" covenant that he will make with the houses of Israel and Judah. It is at this very moment that we have the first indication that the Mosaic covenant is now the Old Covenant, and that we will have a new covenant, "a covenant of the fullness of the time, of the consummation of the ages" (Heb 8:13). One detail that should be noted is that the parties involved in this covenant are already stated which are God and the house of Israel and Judah. This particular verse brings forth the separation found within Israel, He will not redeem just a part of the nation, but he will redeem it in its entirety.

1982 "Be as Men Who Are Facing Har-Magedon Unafraid .. In behalf of such right-hearted individuals Jehovah has considerately raised up his 'prophet to the nations.' .. In behalf of such individuals who at heart seek God's rule instead of man's rule, the 'prophet' whom Jehovah has raised up has been, not an individual man as in the case of Jeremiah, but a class. The members of this class are, like the prophet-priest Jeremiah, wholly dedicated to Jehovah God through Christ and, by the begettal of Jehovah's holy spirit, they have been made part of 'a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for special possession' .. At this late date, there is a mere remnant of this 'prophet' class yet on earth." {WT Oct 1 1982 26-7}

Zedekiah child of Josiah was made ruler of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. King Zedekiah sent Jehukal child of Shelemiah with Zephaniah child of Maaseiah to Jeremiah the prophet with this message: Please ask the Master our God for us. Now Jeremiah was allowed to travel among the place, for he had not yet been placed in jail. Pharaoh's armed force went out of Egypt, and when the Babylonians who were attacking Jerusalem heard the report about them and they pulled back from Jerusalem. The Lord of Israel, said to them that the Babylonians will return and attack this city; they will seize it and burn it down. Jeremiah began to leave the city to go to the region of Benjamin to get his offer of the property. Irijah child of Shelemiah captured him. They had him beaten and detained in the house of Jonathan the secretary, which they had made into a jail. Jeremiah was put into a cell in the prison, where he remained quite a while. Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be put in the yard and given a piece of bread from the road every day until all the bread in

Jeremiah may be one of the most intriguing and revealing of the Old Testament prophets. With his continual return to god and the constant struggle between his heart and the voice of god. This elevates him as a human being and not just as an instrument of god (Paterson 144). He is one of the most human of prophets mentioned in the Old Testament and at the same time most Christ like in aspects of his sermons and works. His story has intrigued many for it is of human weakness and strength (Paterson 139). Let us now take a look at his life and at his works.