Jeremiah Called to Be a Priest - The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, to whom the
The nation was facing impending judgment and exile due to its disobedience to God.5. GodThe ultimate authority in Jeremiah's life, who called him to be a prophet and whose plans and purposes are central to the account. Teaching PointsThe Reality of DespairJeremiah's words remind us that ...
Jeremiah was a prophet of Israel in the times of the Old Testament. Known as the weeping prophet because he wailed and lamented at the spiritual condition of Israel, he served the Lord and Israel as a prophet for 40 years. It is believed the he wrote the Book of Jeremiah, the Books ...
The rabbis called him “the Weeping Prophet.” They said he began wailing the moment he was born. When Michelangelo painted him on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he presented him in a posture of despair. He looks like a man who has wept so long he has no tears left to shed. ...
Jeremiah's role as a prophet was to deliver God's message, even when it was unpopular. We are called to speak truth in love, regardless of the reception.Spiritual VigilanceLike the watchman who sounds the trumpet, we must remain vigilant in our spiritual lives, aware of the enemy's ...
It contains a lot of historical and biographical material in addition to the prophet's own words, and from all this, his personality is revealed. The Book makes a pessimistic impression, as Jeremiah is persistent in challenging dishonesty and hypocrisy. When being called he is unsure of his ab...
The false prophet, as he is again called by the Targum, and in the Syriac version; where he went to him, and met with him, whether in the temple or elsewhere, is not mentioned; very probably in some public place, that there might be witnesses of what was said; for it was for the...
The event where God calls Jeremiah to be a prophet, assuring him of divine presence and deliverance. Teaching PointsGod's Presence in Fearful SituationsJust as God assured Jeremiah of His presence, believers today can trust that God is with them in their own challenging circumstances.Divine ...
The questions to which answers will be sought are : Who were the prophets opposing Jeremiah, and why are they called false prophets? What were the reasons for the conflict, and what criteria are applied to judge the opponents? It seems that the collectors of the Jeremiah oracles had their ...
Born circa 650B.C. in Anathoth, the Kingdom of Judah; died after 586B.C. in Egypt. The second of the so-called great prophets of Judaism. He began his work as a prophet as a youth in 626B.C. A great number of Jeremiah’s sermons were devoted to the political situation of the ...