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Below is a purposed outline for the Book of Jeremiah, current as of chapter 20 in our midweek study This outline will be updated as we continue through the book!
Jeremiah 1 – The Prophet is Called; The Lord commands Jeremiah to speak every word He puts in his mouth without fear; “whatever I command you, you shall speak. Do not be afraid of their faces, For I am with you to deliver you,” says the LORD. (Key verse: Jeremiah 1:7-8)
Jeremiah 2-3:5 – A Pestilent Exchange; Jerusalem leaves their first love, exchanging the fountain of living waters [for] broken cisterns that hold no water. (Key verse: Jeremiah 2:13)
Jeremiah 3:6-6 – A Pretense of Worship; In the days of Josiah, a backsliding people returning to the Lord but not with her whole heart, but in pretense (Key verse: Jeremiah 3:10)
Jeremiah 7-10 – A Precarious Trust; Those who trusted in the temple warned to truly and thoroughly amend [their] ways (Key verse: Jeremiah 7:5)
Jeremiah 11-12 – Plotting Against the Prophet; The people begin conspiring against Jeremiah as he continues interceding for them and faithfully speaking God’s word. (Key verse: Jeremiah 11:18-19)
Jeremiah 13 – Pictures for the People; The Lord uses several symbols—the sash, the wine barrels, and the leopard’s spots—to illustrate their irredeemable ruin before Him because they trust in falsehood, refuse to hear His words, and follow the dictates of their own hearts. (Key verse: Jeremiah 13:10)
Jeremiah 14-17 – The Prophet’s Struggle; Jeremiah continues to wrestle with the people and with God, interceding for them while faithfully preaching the Lord’s word. (Key verse: Jeremiah 17:16)
Jeremiah 18-20 – The Potter and His Clay; The Lord uses imagery of a Potter, his clay, and a broken vessel to illustrate the inevitability and completeness of the destruction to come, while persecution rises against Jeremiah. (Key verse: Jeremiah 19:11)