Jeremiah
Jeremiah with Baruch
Jeremiah chronicles the ministry of the 'weeping prophet' during Judah's final years before the Babylonian exile. He warned of coming judgment, called for repentance, and prophesied restoration. Despite opposition and persecution, Jeremiah faithfully delivered God's message. The book includes the famous New Covenant promise and demonstrates that judgment, while certain, is not God's final word.
Chapters
Book Outline
Jeremiah's call and early oracles warning Judah of judgment.
Temple sermon, symbolic acts, opposition from leaders, false prophets.
The Book of Comfort with promises of restoration and the New Covenant.
Events before and after Jerusalem's fall, Jeremiah's suffering.
Prophecies against Egypt, Philistia, Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Babylon.
Account of Jerusalem's fall, paralleling 2 Kings 25.
Key Themes
Covenant Unfaithfulness and Judgment
Judah's persistent idolatry and injustice bring inevitable judgment.
The New Covenant
God promises a new covenant written on hearts, with sins forgiven.
Faithful Suffering
Jeremiah models faithful perseverance despite rejection and suffering.
True Versus False Prophets
The contrast between Jeremiah's unpopular truth and false prophets' comforting lies.
Key Verses
The days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel... I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts.
The foundational New Covenant promise fulfilled in Christ.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
God's promise of hope to the exiles, assuring His good purposes.
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.
God's sovereign call of Jeremiah before birth.
Main Characters
Biblical Locations
Connection to Christ
The New Covenant
Jesus established the New Covenant prophesied by Jeremiah through His blood.
LUK 22:20The Weeping Prophet
Jeremiah's grief over Jerusalem foreshadows Jesus weeping over the city.
LUK 19:41-44