Jeremiah Gave The Exiles

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

The message to the exiles was very practical. First, they should realize that God had sent them into captivity. “There are no greetings from Jeremiah here, no personal words. Instead the letter begins with “This is what the Lord says,” as Yahweh addresses the entire exilic community and identifies himself as the one who exiled them from Jerusalem to Babylon.”6 That being the case, they should make the best of their situation. The normal activities of life should be resumed. Specifically he mentioned building houses, planting gardens, and marrying their children. Jeremiah directed them to pray for the

First of all, and most obvious, neither of them liked the way the world was changing during their time. They didn’t like the way the government was working. In the movie, Del Gue told Jeremiah “Maybe you best go down to a down, get outta these mountains.” Jeremiah's response was “I’ve been to a town.” Responding in that way showed pretty obviously that Jeremiah did not like the way the towns were functioning and would rather live in seclusion to the towns and live free in the mountains.

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.

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,

One of Yahweh's main concerns in making his covenant with Israel, after worshipping him alone, was maintaining social justice. Throughout Deuteronomy and subsequently in Jeremiah, we see the cry for mishpat, "justice," for the orphan, the widow, the poor, and the alien. Yahweh cares about these groups that cannot care for themselves, and he expects those in a right relationship with him to care as well. In Jeremiah's day, this key aspect of the covenant had been

The prophet wrote a letter to the exiles in Babylon with hopes to diffuse the situation and to provide a sense of reality in their situation (Tullock & McEntire, 2006). In the letter, he advised them to live as normally as possible, by doing the same as they would at home. The people were reminded to be good citizens, to follow the laws of the city, to even pray for the peace of the city so they would have peace (Jeremiah 29:7). The other prophets were false prophets and deceivers, they were advised not to listen, and moreover to be leery of false dreams of prophecy, because they were not from God (Jeremiah 29:8-9). The fourth point that he tried to get across was that when the time was right God will bring them home.

It all started about 58 years ago, when people started to see “little blue men” appear on the streets, and then it disappear in a blink of an eye. There was something abnormal about this thing. Some used to say it was 2-10 feet tall, and that it could run faster than any human. It “looked like a spaceman from a science-fiction movie” and it glowed a fluorescent

The writer of the Prophet Jeremiah, during Jeremiah’s ministry between 627 and 586 B.C in Tyndale’s New Living Translation Bible has described Jeremiah’s life as a colossal failure. According to them, for the most part of Jeremiah’s life he was poor, unpopular, isolated and persecuted. Jeremiah lived in Judah for 40 years and his main calling was to evangelise and prophecy over the Israelites and the land of Judah. One of Jeremiah’s great missions was to warn Judah of the destruction that would come upon them, because of their unfaithfulness to Yahweh . God wanted to reveal His very heart for his people through Jeremiah. Jeremiah was afraid to go out and tell the people what the Lord had instructed, he feared he was inadequate because of his age, his lack of knowledge and that no one would take any notice of him. God told Jeremiah that He had chosen him and as long as he faithfully obeyed God

“Thus says the Lord: Do justice and righteousness, and deliver from the hand of the oppressor him who has been robbed, and do no wrong or violence to the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place” Jeremiah 22:3. Clearly, in this Bible verse God speaks to Jeremiah telling him to treat his fellow men fairly, and to help those who have been hurt by others, those who are foreigners, orphans, and widows, and that no one should kill an innocent person. Ultimately, the prophet Jeremiah is instructing us to follow what God says and be fair and just to others. One might think about this quote when facing a problem in which someone or something is being discriminated against. As an example, the United States

4. But how often is our heartbroken for our lost friends and neighbors, our lost world?

Jeremiah was a prophet alive during 600 BC and he lived in the southern Kingdom of Judah. People in Judah were not sharing with the poor, or following God’s laws, and they also did not care about peace. Jeremiah told them to treat everyone equally and to stop worshipping idols. They refused to follow what Jeremiah was telling them and they beat him, then sent him to jail. But Jeremiah kept telling them about God and how they had to repent. He told them that if they did not do what God asked them to do then God would re-form them like somebody would re-form clay if they were not happy with it.

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.

He was known as a tragic figure, due to his faithfulness due to Gods call. One aspect of the call is that he never married; he had no family, children, or grandchildren. Life to Jeremiah was one big object lesson of God's word. He was known as Judah's weeping prophet, because of the abuse he received at the hands of fellow priest and prophets from kings and even from his own family. God also commanded Jeremiah to remain celibate. (Tullock & McEntire, 2012).

The book of Lamentations poetically describes the people of Judah's disillusionment after exile. "The visions of your prophets were false and worthless; they did not expose your sin to ward off