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Unflinching faithfulness
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Jeremiah 1:1-5
Jeremiah was a man on a mission assigned
Jeremiah was among those, the poorest
by God.
It was God who touched Jeremiah's citizens, who were left behind in Jerusalem.
mouth (Jer. 1:9) and sent him out to preach
The people who remained in Jerusalem de-
the message of coming judgment if the peo-cided to flee to Egypt. God directed Jeremiah
ple of Judah did not turn from their rebellion.
to stand against these plans for escape to
Being God's prophet impacted every area
Egypt, and he did. God promised that if the
of Jeremiah's life, Because of what would people remained in Jerusalem, they would
happen to children and their mothers, God prosper again one day.
told Jeremiah not to marry (Jer. 16:2).
Once again the people ignored God's
trate that God's judgment was imminent, God message delivered by Jeremiah and de-
forbade Jeremiah from taking part in certain
parted for Egypt, taking Jeremiah with them.
Activities that were part of community life
The last record of Jeremiah indicates he was
there in Jerusalem (Jer. 16:5, 8).
in Egypt, where he continued his ministry.
Jeremiah suffered greatly because he
Bible scholars assume he died there.
loved both God and the people of Jerusalem.
But he also experienced the safe centering that comes from doing the right thing at the right time for the right reasons.
Jeremiah lived to see the destruction of Jerusalem that he had preached to the people.
The Babylonians took the city of Jerusalem in 586 B.c., killed the king's sons, and put out the king's eyes. They marched off to captivity the blind king and the majority of the people living in the city. They burned the entire city, including the temple, the king's palace, and the homes of the citizens.
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STUDY THE BOOK
Jeremiah 1:1-5
Jeremiah was a man on a mission assigned
Jeremiah was among those, the poorest
by God. It was God who touched Jeremiah's citizens, who were left behind in Jerusalem.
mouth (Jer. 1:9) and sent him out to preach
The people who remained in Jerusalem de-
the message of coming judgment if the peo-cided to flee to Egypt. God directed Jeremiah
ple of Judah did not turn from their rebellion.
to stand against these plans for escape to
Being God's prophet impacted every area
Egypt, and he did. God promised that if the
of Jeremiah's life, Because of what would people remained in Jerusalem, they would
happen to children and their mothers, God prosper again one day.
told Jeremiah not to marry (Jer. 16:2). To illus-
Once again the people ignored God's
trate that God's judgment was imminent, God message delivered by Jeremiah and de-
forbade Jeremiah from taking part in certain
parted for Egypt, taking Jeremiah with them.
activities that were part of community life
The last record of Jeremiah indicates he was
there in Jerusalem (Jer. 16:5, 8).
in Egypt, where he continued his ministry.
Jeremiah suffered greatly because he
Bible scholars assume he died there.
loved both God and the people of Jerusalem.
But he also experienced the safe centering that comes from doing the right thing at the right time for the right reasons.
Jeremiah lived to see the destruction of Jerusalem that he had preached to the people. The Babylonians took the city of Jerusalem in 586 B.c., killed the king's sons, and put out the king's eyes. They marched off to captivity the blind king and the majority of the people living in the city. They burned the entire city, including the temple, the king's palace, and the homes of the citizens.