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Providential Care for God’s Servant
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)
The People’s False Hopes
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)
Persecutions & Prophecies
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)
Jeremiah 21-24 – The Progeny of David’s House; the word of the Lord comes against the kings of Judah and their dynasty. Because of their wickedness, no more kings would sit on the throne of David until the Branch of righteousness comes. (Key verse: Jeremiah 23:5-6)
Jeremiah 25-28 – Proclamation of Judgment for Judah, Babylon, and the Whole World; Starting with the promise of 70 years of captivity for Judah, the Lord speaks judgments through Jeremiah from one end of the earth to the other (Jeremiah 25:30)
Jeremiah 29-33 – Promises of Peace & Restoration for Israel; The Lord promises a future and a hope for Israel after the return of their captivity. (Jeremiah 29:11)
Punishment for Judah and the Nations
Jeremiah 34-39 – The Penultimate Days of the Kingdom; As the Babylonian captivity draws near, several prophecies illustrate the totality of Judah’s rebellion leading up to the fall of Jerusalem and the exile. (Jeremiah 37:1-2)
Jeremiah 40-45 – Pandemonium of the Remnant; Unrest plagues the people as Gedaliah is assassinated and Johanan takes the remnant to Egypt in disobedience to the Lord’s command. (Jeremiah 42:19-22)
Jeremiah 46-51 – Pulling Down the Nations; Jeremiah’s ministry was not exclusive to Israel. He was called to be a prophet to the nations. Here he gives words of comfort to Israel and judgment to the nations around her. (Jeremiah 46:28)
Jeremiah 52 – Promises Fulfilled; The Lord had promised Jerusalem’s destruction, and He makes good on that. But the Lord had another promise to keep. A promise that all of Scripture is pointing toward—salvation through the Son of David, Jesus Christ. (Jeremiah 52:3)