Jeremiah pt. 1 Flashcards
Jeremiah’s dates
626-580
Jeremiah’s Period?
Babylonian
Jeremiah means
God has built/established
Jeremiah is the son of ___ & ___
Abiathar and Hilkiah
Jeremiah belongs to a _____ line.
Priestly
Jeremiah is from
Anathoth
Jeremiah superscription recap
Son of Abiathar & Hilkiah, of a priestly line. From Anathoth -close to Jerusalem
Jeremiah’s ministry lasted
40 years
Jeremiah ministered during the reign of King____
Josiah
Jeremiah’s call date
627
Josiah’s reign
640-609
Josiah’s men walking through the temple discover the
Book of the Law
Josiah tears his garment to show:
vulnerability to God, recognition of sin and repentence
Jeremiah’s call location and verse
Jer 1:4: Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I consecrated you, I appointed you a prophet. KNEW, CONSECRATED, APPOINTED
Jeremiah’s response to call and God’s response
Demurs - I do not know how to speak.
God- I will be with you, reassurance
3 Main Phases of Jeremiah’s Ministry
627-605 Prophesied to Judah under Assyrian & Egyptian Threat
605-587 Prophesied to Judah under Babylonian Threat
587-580 Prophesied to Am Ha Aretz first around destroyed Jerusalem, then Egypt
Jeremiah’s 2 main targets
- Judah as a whole
2. Political and Religious Inst.- leadership
For Prophesying the destruction of Jerusalem and Judah Jeremiah is accused of __ and is __
TREASON, is beaten, chained and locked away in Prison
Jeremiah is prophesying that the infidelity of the people will send them where? He is accused of?
Babylon, Blasphemy - punishable by death.
When Jeremiah says that the will go to Babylon, who was he prophesying against?
The Temple Cult and the Priests.
Jeremiah was a _______ prophet, whose words ____
RELUCTANT PROPHET, whose words came from God
The words of the Lord is like ______, which he can not endure
fire burning within my heart,
In the End, Jeremiah _____ in God’s _____
trusts in God’s Promises
At the risk of his own life, Jeremiah tries to convince _______ that the ________ was ______ to the __________
At the risk of his own life, Jeremiah tries to convince HIS OWN PPL that the ONLY OPTION was TOTAL SUBMISSION to the BABYLONIANS
The total submission to the Babylonians would prevent them from
being TOTALLY destroyed
Jeremiah hires a scribe, why? who? when?
Baruch, 605 BCE, commanded by God
Baruch is the son of
Neriah
Who becomes God’s instrument of punishment?
Babylonians
