Jeremiah pt. 2 Flashcards
______ is the guiding force behind ALL history
God
Behind all of Jeremiah’s prophecies, the image of God is that of a _______ in a _______
Prosecuting Attorney, lawsuit
Hebrew RIV means
Divine Lawsuit
When did Josiah’s famous reform launch?
622
Behind Josiah’s reform lies Jeremiah’s prophesy:
a NATIONAL CATASTROPHE can be averted only by a NATIONAL GESTURE OF T’SHUVAH and a RECOMMITMENT to the TORAH (CATASTROPHE –> GESTURE –> RECOMMITMENT)
Josiah died in what, where and when?
Battle against the Egyptians at Carchemish in 609
Jeremiah is convinced that God’s _______ with Judah is ____________
patience with Judah is at an end
The Lord says that he will destroy the city like _
one smashes a clay pot so that it cannot be repaired
Jeremiah writes a letter from Jerusalem to who?
the remaining elders, priests, prophets and all who were exiled by Nebuchadnezzar to Babylon
Who exiled the people to Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar
Jeremiah’s letter to the exiles states:
build homes, plant, eat, marry, procreate. YOU WILL BE THERE FOR A WHILE.
Jeremiah’s letter provides ____________
Hope for the Future Restoration
The Exile will last
70 years, or 2 generations
The Exile lasts as long so that the
generation who entered exile will die, the generation the is born in the wilderness will be the ones to return
God reverses traditional wisdom. What is the reversal?
You will now die for YOUR OWN SIN.