Weeping Prophet Jeremiah

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.

In the book, Peace Like a River, Reuben as the narrator depicts Jeremiah as a divine mortal. The first time Reuben paints this picture is in the first chapter. Reuben states that Jeremiah says, “Reuben Land, in the name of the living God I am telling you to breathe”(Page 2). Jeremiah some how manages to bring back a child who hasn’t been breathing for 12 minutes. Reuben proceeds to assert “the answer, it seems to me now, lies in miracles”(page 2). In the start of the book, Jeremiah is already portrayed as a blessed person. Later on in the book every time a miracle happens, the Reuben will say make of it what you will. In the end, Jeremiah performs one last miracle and sacrifices his life for Reuben, affirming him as a great parent and person

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

Student Answer: Lamentations describes Jerusalem as an abandoned widow, that her people deserted her who once loved her. That the people were carried away and all she has are memories of past glory. That because of her sins, the Lord’s blessing had been withdrawn from her (Tullock, & McEntire, 2006, pg. 191).

The second prophecy that resurfaced originated in Ezekiel chapter thirty-seven with the fulfillment the Israelites returning to the area they originally lost control over. “Then God said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Listen to what they’re saying: ‘Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, there’s nothing left of us.’ But God says: I’ll dig up your graves and bring you out alive—O my people! Then I’ll take you straight to the land of Israel. When I dig up graves and bring you out as my people, you’ll realize that I am God. Then I’ll lead you straight back to your land and you’ll realize that I am God. I’ve said it and I’ll do it.” (MSG Bible) Similar to the message provided in the first prophecy, this

One piece of artwork that has inspired me as a child and still does today is the painting “Jeremiah Lamenting The Destruction Of Jerusalem” by Rembrandt. The painting seems to be about a wealthy noble who is not satisfied with the riches he has in life and is longing for something more. The nobleman also seems to be peering off into a light source so this could also be a symbol of him passing away and going to heaven/moving on to the afterlife or even being in purgatory, waiting for the ability to go to heaven.

REPORTER: The reporter/ Social Worker (Crystal) called with concerns for the victim, Ezekiel. Ezekiel has suffered from a stroke, encephalopathy, and his new baseline is that he’s alert but oriented to self only. The reporter said Ezekiel knows who he is, but he gets confused. Ezekiel can perform his daily ADL’s. Mr. Tuders came into the hospital for alter mental status, and he was found to have encephalopathy as well as having a stroke. The victim has a history of alcohol abuse. On 02/03/2016, the reporter had a meeting with the family (Shane and Ali), and they said that it wouldn’t be safe for the victim to come back to the home. The reporter said Shane (victim’s son) and Ali (victim’s daughter in-law) were afraid that they wouldn’t be able

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 had instituted the help of his friend and secretary, Baruch, to take dictations. Together they created a scroll that warned of Babylonian danger. When the scroll was sent to the Jehoiakim, the king, He ripped the columns off with a knife and had them burned. Shortly after Jeremiah and Baruch started on another scroll, this one they did not send to the king. After warnings from Jeremiah Jerusalem was subdued by Babylon in 598B.C.E. Many were taken into Exile including the newly appointed king Jehoiachin. In 594B.C.E Babylon seemed vulnerable due to a revolt in King Nebuchadnezzer's army. Jeremiah was sent to Jerusalem by Yahweh to discourage this

The book of Lamentations is deconstructed by characteristics and contents. The two main characteristics of the book are the dirge rhythm and placement of certain stresses. The contents of Lamentations include Jerusalem (the abandoned widow), the punishment of Jerusalem, a personal lament, advice about God’s righteousness and mercy, a prayer for help, siege conditions, and the request of restoration. The next section in chapter nine is about the lives of the survivors. Some of the survivors remained in Judah, moved to egypt, and were held in captivity in Babylon. Those in Babylon began to use Aramaic, instead of Hebrew. The fear of losing the traditions and stories of the Israelites inspired writers to record documentation of the Israelites traditions and stories. Once Nebuchadnezzar passed on, Babylon slowly perished. Nabonidus fled Babylon, thus allowing Cyrus to move in without any resistance. Cyrus allowed those in exile to return to their former homes, and authorized the reconstruction of the Temple. Tullock then discusses Ezra and Nehemiah. Ezra was a priest that was known for bringing people back to Jerusalem and reforming some of the old practices. These include the problem with foreign wives and renewing of the covenant. Nehemiah , a builder, was chosen as a governor for the province of Yehud. He strove to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem, free any slaves, and to

From the beginning the revelation of God was an accumulation of people’s/man’s expectations of what and who they wanted God to be. “By some, God was expected to work by redirecting the stream of earthly events, mis-lug up as a Messiah a second David who should restore the lost glories of Israel’s golden age. By others the coming of the Messiah was looked for as the appearance of a supernatural celestial being who should not redirect, but put an end, to history; and some held that this would be done by the direct action of God Himself, acting as his own Messiah”( Streitferdt para.1). I agree with the idea that God, who was manifested into a fleshly being, Jesus, did pre-exist before his birth at Bethlehem. In Psalm 110 David says this, “The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool” (KJV Bible). Here David had a revelation about the Mesiah. The Lord (present), indicating to David that there would be a Mesiah (future).

Hosea was a minor prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel during the prosperous reign of Jeroboam II (ETOT pg. 440). The book was written by Hosea or his prophetic circle. He prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam II and Uzzriah. Hosea was written before the fall of Samaria in 722 BC/E.

In this chapter (7) the main focus is a group of Palestinian Jewish people in the era between 323-63 B.C.E. The problem at the forefront of these people’s minds was the influence and thereupon the challenge of Hellenism (pp. 95). In other words, the Greek and Hellenistic leaders were forcing the Jewish people to perform an array of acts against that of which they believed. However, these individuals collaborated an abundance of biblical canonized and non-canonized documents that were later found and referred to as the “Dead Sea Scrolls” (pp. 98-99). However, this finding helps academics learn more about how this group used the Psalms. I am intrigued that through all of the persecution this community endured, they still involved themselves in the Thanksgiving Psalms. The biblical Psalms had deep influence on some fresh hymns composed within the community: the so-called Thanksgiving Hymns” (pp. 106). This indeed portrays the deep spirituality and Godly discipline these people had through times of disorientation.

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the main themes of Isaiah and Jeremiah. The main themes of Isaiah are: (1) Son’s Names as Signs. (2) Servant. (3) Holy One of Israel. (4) Redeemer. (5) Eschatology. The main themes of Jeremiah are: (1) God’s Policy with Nations. (2) New Covenant. (3) False Prophets.

The book of Isaiah provides a message to the nation of Israel and is one of the most powerful books of prophecy in the Bible. The prophet spoke of events to come that many have attempted to discern. Scholars, Rabbis and Christian Clergy differ in their interpretations of these passages in Isaiah 52 and 53.