It was easy for them to think that God was against them; that He intended evil for them. A future and a hope. Do not be dismayed before their faces, Yet, proclaiming the good news of God’s rescue in Jesus the Messiah is also part of seeking the peace of the city. Until the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month, Before I formed you in the womb I knew you… I ordained you a prophet to the nations, For you shall go to all to whom I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak, Do not be afraid of their faces, for I am with you to deliver you, See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant, I see a boiling pot, and it is facing away from the north, out of the north calamity shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land, They shall come and each one set his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, Because they have forsaken Me, burned incense to other gods, and worshiped the works of their own hands, Do not be dismayed before their faces, lest I dismay you before them, For behold, I have made you this day a fortified city and an iron pillar, © Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . The first period of Jeremiah’s ministry took place under the protection of the godly king Josiah, who took advantage of turmoil in the surrounding superpowers (such as Assyria, Egypt, and Babylon) to reform the nation and turn it back to the Lord. Against the kings of Judah, In Psalm 40, David pondered the thoughts of God upon His people: Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered (Psalm 40:5; see also Psalm 139:17-18). i. “There was a period of unrest all over the Babylonian empire, and prophets both in Jerusalem and in Babylon were proclaiming the imminent ending of the Exile, evidently believing that Babylon was on the point of collapse. “Do not say, ‘I am a youth,’ “He should have known, too, that the stocks (or pillory) had not silenced Jeremiah before, nor would the addition of the iron collar.” (Kidner). Yet his work as a prophet was not only for Judah, but also for the nations – and for us today. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Here, God spoke to Ahab and Zedekiah – two men considered prophets, and named after a wicked king of Israel and a wicked king of Judah. And I will pursue them with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence; and I will deliver them to trouble among all the kingdoms of the earth—to be a curse, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations where I have driven them, because they have not heeded My words, says the LORD, which I sent to them by My servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; neither would you heed, says the LORD. b. Why have you not rebuked Jeremiah of Anathoth: Shemaiah wanted Zephaniah to do everything he could to oppose and discredit Jeremiah, denying his message that they would be in exile for a long time and should make the best of it. a. See 2 Kings 9:11; Hosea 9:7.” (Clarke). (1 Timothy 4:12). In Hebrews 8:8,9, this place is quoted as the sum of the covenant of grace made with believers in Jesus Christ. Do not say, “I am a youth” because God filled John the Baptist with the Holy Spirit in the womb (Luke 1:15). Indeed, these were God’s thoughts toward Israel under the Old Covenant; we should not dare to believe that He is less favorable to those who come to Him in faith, through the Messiah, in the New Covenant. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. To whom the word of the LORD came: Though this book contains the words of Jeremiah, it also contains the word of the LORD. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. 8:8, Heb. It is based partly on the life of the legendary mountain man John Jeremiah Johnson, recounted in Raymond Thorp and Robert Bunker's book Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson and Vardis Fisher's novel Mountain Man. Through Jeremiah the LORD told them it would not be a quick return, but there would be a return. In fact, as the legend goes, in his out-of-the-womb prophecy he complained of the faithlessness of his mother. (Jer 29:29-32) The judgment to come upon Shemiah. “The exile did last seventy years. They will fight against you, b. It seems what God most objected to was the sense of superiority and favor that those who remained in Jerusalem and Judah held on to. I will utter My judgments Concerning your brethren who have not gone out with you into captivity: Many among the exiles in Babylon believed that those who had not yet been carried into captivity were somehow better than those who had been taken away. Of that issue there could be no doubt. Jeremiah 29 – Letter to the Captives A. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. At the time of David there were two, and possibly three Jeremiah’s among David’s mighty men (1 Chronicles 12:4, 10, 13).” (Thompson). But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. I ordained you a prophet to the nations.”. Later, Jeremiah remembered his initial reluctance: Nor have I desired the woeful day; You know what came out of my lips; it was right there before You. g. See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant: As a young man, Jeremiah was an unlikely candidate for such a ministry. h. See, I have this day set you: Jeremiah was definitely called, but he did not fulfill his call in his first year – or his first ten years. iii. “Ah, Lord GOD! The letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem: Jeremiah 29 contains a letter from Jeremiah (writing as the LORD’s prophet) to the exiles in Babylon. It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, until the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month. The enemies of Jeremiah did not prevail against him, and he served God with distinction through great trials for 40 years. “God wanted a man with a very gentle and tender heart for this unrewarding ministry of condemnation. Second, his message was hard to hear. To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. And bronze walls against the whole land— ii. b. I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall slay them: Apparently Ahab and Zedekiah were among the prophets who lied to the people of God, telling them of Nebuchadnezzar’s weakness and the soon restoration of the Jews to Judah. God would punish this false prophet and his family. d. Until the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month: In fact, portions of this book address the period after the captivity (Jeremiah 44). Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.” c. For behold, I have made you this day a fortified city and an iron pillar: Certainly, Jeremiah didn’t feel like a fortified city or an iron pillar. Because you have said, “The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon”— therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king who sits on the throne of David, concerning all the people who dwell in this city, and concerning your brethren who have not gone out with you into captivity— thus says the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will send on them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. He did not design to do as Shemaiah would have him, but, as it should seem, had a respect for Jeremiah (for we find him employed in messages to him as a prophet, ch. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, who prophesy a lie to you in My name: Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he shall slay them before your eyes. Each supported the other, and though they did not leave behind an enduring transformed Judah, they served God faithfully and removed every excuse Judah might offer for the judgment that eventually came through Babylon. He protested that he couldn’t go because of his youth but God simply said, “you shall go.”, i. Apparently, he felt that his youth prevented him from being a good or authoritative messenger of God’s word. Not only were they wrong generally, they were wrong regarding themselves personally, and would soon be executed by the king they said was fading in power and influence. i. a. His 40-year ministry was a tremendous display of faithfulness and courage in the face of great discouragement, opposition, and small results. I will be found by you, says the LORD, and I will bring you back from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the LORD, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive. (This happened after Jeconiah the king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths had departed from Jerusalem.) c. Thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope: The exiled Jews lived in the experience of God’s judgment upon their nation. “The Lord not only thinks of you, but towards you. b. Ultimately, God caused them to be in Babylon, and they should be a blessing where they were set. Johanan desires Jeremiah to ask counsel of God. i. So much fresh new great info packed into this Bible. Instead of this, Jeremiah simply sees ‘a rod of an almond tree;’ and, beloved friends, when you look into the Bible, you will see some very simple things there.” (Spurgeon). y I will remove the heart of … Their fate was to be a curse, an astonishment, a hissing, and a reproach among all the nations. God does not only think of His people, His thoughts are toward them. Jeremiah grew up not in the great capital but within sight of it.” (Thompson). First, he was young. i. d. For you shall go to all to whom I send you, and whatever I command you, you shall speak: God spoke with both encouragement and persuasion to Jeremiah. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. For behold, I have made you this day “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. Do not be afraid of their faces, You shall also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying, Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying: You have sent letters in your name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying, “The LORD has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, so that there should be officers in the house of the LORD over every man who is demented and considers himself a prophet, that you should put him in prison and in the stocks. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who were carried away captive, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon: a. ii. i. b. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Click on the different category headings to find out more. ), where this whole passage is quoted as a summary of the covenant of grace made with believers in Jesus Christ. c. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who were carried away captive: This letter was a valid and true expression of Jeremiah’s prophetic office, even though it was written and not spoken. d. They have done disgraceful things in Israel, have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken lying words in My name: These men were unfaithful with their lives and with their words. Though their unfaithfulness was perhaps not public knowledge, God was a witness to it all and would hold them to account. In time God would visit you and perform My good word toward you, and cause you to return to this place. “The name Jeremiah was common in Judah. 21:37:3), and therefore protected him. – G. Campbell Morgan. i. “From vantage points in Anathoth one could clearly see the walls of Jerusalem. Jeremiah 17 English Standard Version (ESV) The Sin of Judah. ii. How Jeremiah came to the knowledge of this : Zephaniah read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah. “We might have thought that, as a preparation for his prophetical work, he would have seen mysterious wheels full of eyes, or flaming seraphs and cherubs, or the wonderful creatures that were caused to appear in the dreams of Ezekiel and the revelation to John. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Jeremiah 8:21 For the brokenness of the daughter of my people I am crushed. “God’s thoughts run upon his children, the children of affliction especially, as a father’s do upon his dear children.” (Trapp), iii. 8 Turn and flee ... 34 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah: 35 ... including complete notes from the Believer's Bible Commentary and the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (NIV and NRSV) - is just a step away! i. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. “Literally, the Bible says Nebuchadnezzar ‘roasted’ them, which was the proper punishment for treason in Hammurabi’s Code.” (Ryken). iv. When God uses a person, He does not erase their personality – He wants to use that person’s sanctified personality. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. a. i. Jeremiah (probably after 650 – c. 570 BC), also called the "weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible (source of the Old Testament of Christian Bibles).According to Jewish tradition, Jeremiah authored the Book of Jeremiah, the Books of Kings and the Book of Lamentations, with the assistance and under the editorship of Baruch ben Neriah, his scribe and disciple. The Babylonian Chronicle hints at internal troubles in Babylon in 595/4 B.C. Furthermore, we may not know God’s thoughts but He says, I know the thoughts that I think toward you. 3. i. Against its princes, Ancient Jewish legends say that Jeremiah was so called that he was born circumcised and that he came out of the womb prophesying. The letter was sent by the hand of Elasah: “Diplomatic correspondence between overlords and vassals was common in the second millennium B.C., as the Amarna letters written from Palestine to the pharaoh indicate.” (Thompson). His thoughts are all drifting your way.” (Spurgeon), iv. a. Ah, Lord GOD! “To this thin-skinned young man, his description of terms of battlements and heavy metal might have seemed a wild exaggeration, but in fact it proved an understatement. ii. He wrote a popular book about his adventures in faith – so popular that some youth groups banned the book – they were afraid that their youth might take off on their own bikes without really being called by God. But God’s word was true, and Jeremiah needed to believe it and act upon it. God is the Lord of the nations.” (Feinberg). THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JEREMIAH Commentary by A. R. Faussett . f. I will bring you back from your captivity: This was a further aspect of their future and hope – that God would not only bless and be with them in Babylon, but allow His people to eventually come back to His and their Promised Land. Jeremiah’s subsequent career shows that he had this quality in full measure.” (Cundall). If he did not – if he allowed himself to be dismayed before their faces – then God would dismay Jeremiah before those whom he feared. ©2018 David Guzik – No distribution beyond personal use without permission. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. It was especially directed to the leaders (the remainder of the elders) of the Jewish community there. The message was that judgment through the Babylonians was inevitable – and they must prepare for it and submit to it. “By themselves, random acts of kindness cannot bring enduring peace. To destroy and to throw down, For I am with you to deliver you,” says the LORD. For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed. And worshiped the works of their own hands. And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in its peace you will have peace. God thinks about us. His most difficult season was under another king, Zedekiah – who was set on the throne by the Babylonians, but didn’t continue to obey them. Paul speaks of his own call to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles in similar terms (Galatians 1:15-16).” (Clarke). God felt he was ready to go forth (with additional preparation) and to speak to them all that I command you. in which some of the deported Jews seem to have been involved.” (Thompson). These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. You can check these in your browser security settings. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. c. Josiah… Jehoiakim… Zedekiah: In this line of succession of the Kings of Judah, some are left out (Jehoahaz in 2 Chronicles 36:1-2 and Jehoiachin in 2 Chronicles 36:8-9). We may request cookies to be set on your device. This is a vivid picture of destruction and judgment pouring out upon Judah from the north (out of the north calamity shall break forth on all the inhabitants of the land). “They shall come and each one set his throne God told the exiles that those who remained would face severe judgment. i. One reason to keep faithful to God through the difficulties of life is simply so we can be around when God does remarkable good for His people. i. Therefore prepare yourself and arise, Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying: 8:9, etc. God told Jeremiah this so that he could walk in God’s pre-ordained plan by his own will. Jeremiah Johnson is a 1972 American Western film directed by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford as the title character and Will Geer as "Bear Claw" Chris Lapp. “Before you can make an impression upon another person’s heart, you must have an impression made upon your own soul. b. a. Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah, saying: Send to all those in captivity, saying, Thus says the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite: Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I have not sent him, and he has caused you to trust in a lie— therefore thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his family: he shall not have anyone to dwell among this people, nor shall he see the good that I will do for My people, says the LORD, because he has taught rebellion against the LORD. ii. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. “The freedom allowed them implies they were neither slaves nor prisoners in their new land.” (Feinberg). i. i. He not only understood that it was a branch but was observant enough to know that it was a branch of an almond tree. i. Jeremiah would receive a message to speak, but before he could speak he had to see. After seventy years are completed at Babylon, I will visit you: As previously promised by Jeremiah, the captivity in Babylon would not go beyond seventy years. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. i. Jeremiah: “The precise meaning of the name is unknown, with suggested interpretations including ‘the Lord founds’, ‘the Lord exalts’ and ‘the Lord throws down’.” (Harrison), ii. To build and to plant.”. This happened after Jeconiah: Jeconiah was taken to Babylon in 598 B.C. In God’s plan they would be in Babylon a long time, so it was best for them to settle in and make the best of their lives and families there. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. v. Do not say, “I am a youth” because God used J. Edwin Orr as young man. For he has sent to us in Babylon, saying, ‘This captivity is long; build houses and dwell in them, and plant gardens and eat their fruit.’”. i. As a young man David served his father faithfully in the shepherd’s field, killed a lion and a bear protecting the flock, killed Goliath, served King Saul and was a commander in the Israeli army. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. a. Jeremiah, what do you see? Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. This was young Jeremiah’s first lesson in prophetic observance, and the lesson was simple. The modern visitor to the area in the very early spring is promised the memorable and unforgettable sight of almond trees in bloom.” (Thompson), ii. God has a future and a hope for His people even when they suffer in exile, even when they hurt under deserved discipline or judgment. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Secondly, the Hebrew word for almond tree is close to and derived from the Hebrew word for watchful, and this word is used in God’s response to Jeremiah. It occurs several times in the OT. 17 “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron; with a point of diamond it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of their altars, 2 while their children remember their altars and their Asherim, beside every green tree and on the high hills, 3 on the mountains in the open country. Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, one of the ordinary priests, dwelling in Anathoth of Benjamin (Jer 1:1), not the Hilkiah the high priest who discovered the book of the law (2Ki 22:8); had he been the same, the designation would have been "the priest", or "the high priest". b. i. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. And because of them a curse shall be taken up by all the captivity of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, “The LORD make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire”; because they have done disgraceful things in Israel, have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken lying words in My name, which I have not commanded them. b. Then the word of the LORD came to me: Jeremiah had a personal encounter with the LORD. Though they were not in Jerusalem and could not perform the appointed temple rituals, God would still listen when they prayed. In the days of Josiah: King Josiah was one of the better kings of Judah, zealous for reform. This prophecy, like all inspired Scripture, is both the word of man and the word of God. f. Then the LORD put forth His hand and touched my mouth: In his vision, Jeremiah saw the LORD touch him in this personal way. You can also change some of your preferences. Concerning Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah: In God’s letter to the exiles through Jeremiah, He addressed some specific individuals. Against them concerning all their wickedness,

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