Jeremiah "wept" as he watched Babylon carry off piece meal the people that he loved. On three different occasions Jerusalem was occupied with the third occupation leading to the final demise of the nation of Judah.
He "wept" because he worked so hard to deliver the message of the Lord under such extreme circumstances. He was beaten and imprisoned and ostracized form the mainstream community - He was pushed to very brink of giving up... but although his earthly self was worn, his spiritual self was just getting started. Brian
Brian I like how you phrased this response. Weeping is a holy thing where we are allowed to express God's feelings in this world for Him. Sorrow for the people He loves is so deep and full. Even though Judah walked away from Yahweh, time after time He demonstrates his love by holding out to the very last minute. He wants all to come to Him.
No doubt about that! It was Jeremiah that Dr. Staats led me to when I was ready to pack up my car and leave Winebrenner in the middle of a class that I was taking with him. I am doing what I am doing today because he encouraged me to stay faithful to the call that I KNEW was placed on my life. Brian
Hope in Jeremiah? Of course! "But this is the covenant, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be there God, and they will be my people." AMEN TO THAT! Sounds like the New Testament to me! Sounds a good bit like it is referring to the life, ministry and sacrifice of Jesus Christ our Lord which will create a covenant of GRACE because of that sacrifice - a FOREVER covenant through which we will be honored to know our Lord through a personal relationship. Oh Yea! Brian
I see a lot of hope In Jeremiah in his call in chapter one, the fire of Yahweh's Word kindled in his heart where it was the joy and rejoicing of his heart in chapter 15 and the new covenant mentioned in chapters 30 and 31. The results of His Word in the heart is a good comparison in 15:16 and 20:9. I really love how this is expressed that he devoured the word and that it was a burning fire shut up in his bones. Wow what would happen if we got a good case of fire in our lives because His Word is alive and burning? Would people in or out of our churches think we have gone crazy? I'm tired of the old way of no emotion playing itself out. I am going after it with joy and rejoicing allowing it to burn deep. How about you?
Jeremiah prophesied in Judah and in Egypt where he died. His call took him into various circumstances that were not favorable. He could be viewed as a failure in human terms. Weeping and mad at the establishment is a very distinct life. Yet he demonstrated the Christ all throughout the book. I especially love the 23rd chapter of the warnings to the pastors/shepherds who feed the sheep,scatter the sheep, driven them away and have not visited them. What is great here is that new shepherds will replace the old abusive ones. He will raise up a righteous branch, the king who will execute judgment in the earth. He will be called, Adonai our righteousness. We all need to be reminded of the Lord our righteousness when most of the time we see and hear about unrighteous acts. Jeremiah was definitely a pointer to the Christ.
I agree with you Hugh. His rebuke to evil leaders is deep. I think our current 'American Church' should spend a lot of time reading the 23rd chapter. I love how he doesn't just leave it at judgement and a removal of the evil leaders. He makes sure to remind them that they are replaceable and that God will raise up faithful people to take the place of wicked people. That gives me much hope. Thanks for sharing.
I've always found hope in the very beginning of Jeremiah. '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' (Jeremiah 1:5) This book reminds me that, although there is pain and disappointment in life, God created my destiny with the pain in the plan. The infamous verse 29:11-14 is a wonderful picture of God's power to restore. Even though the pain we experience in life is sometimes self inflicted, God is able to fix it. In this case, the Children of Israel are experiencing exile because they turned their backs on God. Even though they are serving the sentence He gave them, He reminds the faithful that there is a plan in their pain. He hasn't forgotten about them. His plan for their lives included what they were experiencing and he will make it work out for their good! That's good news!
Christ is very present in Jeremiah. I see Christ in the hope presented in Jeremiah. Even though the Nation of Israel is in exile, God uses Jeremiah to tell the people that no matter how bad they get or how bad their situation gets, he is able to change them. I love when God sends Jeremiah to the potter's house. It is such a picture of what Christ does to me everyday. I am a broken pot that is given a chance to change because of what Christ did.
He is called the weeping prophet because he wept through his pain. He wept and pleaded with God, but he never lost sight of his mission. He took his pain to God, vented to Him, and went back to work.
I believe Jeremiah is called the weeping prophet because God chose to use him to pronounce judgement to his own people, and other nations, but I believe he weeps because of the judgment that would come upon his own nation.
I can see Christ in Jeremiah by the way Jesus does not want anyone to be lost but that everyone would have salvation. For me this is easiest to see in the prophet Jeremiah since he seems to care so much for people and does not want destruction to come upon them.
Jeremiah "wept" as he watched Babylon carry off piece meal the people that he loved. On three different occasions Jerusalem was occupied with the third occupation leading to the final demise of the nation of Judah.
ReplyDeleteHe "wept" because he worked so hard to deliver the message of the Lord under such extreme circumstances. He was beaten and imprisoned and ostracized form the mainstream community - He was pushed to very brink of giving up... but although his earthly self was worn, his spiritual self was just getting started.
Brian
Brian I like how you phrased this response. Weeping is a holy thing where we are allowed to express God's feelings in this world for Him. Sorrow for the people He loves is so deep and full. Even though Judah walked away from Yahweh, time after time He demonstrates his love by holding out to the very last minute. He wants all to come to Him.
DeleteBrian,
ReplyDeleteYes. As Dr. Staats says, "Faithfulness to the call is one of the great messages of Jeremiah."
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No doubt about that! It was Jeremiah that Dr. Staats led me to when I was ready to pack up my car and leave Winebrenner in the middle of a class that I was taking with him. I am doing what I am doing today because he encouraged me to stay faithful to the call that I KNEW was placed on my life.
ReplyDeleteBrian
Hope in Jeremiah? Of course!
ReplyDelete"But this is the covenant, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be there God, and they will be my people."
AMEN TO THAT!
Sounds like the New Testament to me! Sounds a good bit like it is referring to the life, ministry and sacrifice of Jesus Christ our Lord which will create a covenant of GRACE because of that sacrifice - a FOREVER covenant through which we will be honored to know our Lord through a personal relationship.
Oh Yea!
Brian
I see a lot of hope In Jeremiah in his call in chapter one, the fire of Yahweh's Word kindled in his heart where it was the joy and rejoicing of his heart in chapter 15 and the new covenant mentioned in chapters 30 and 31. The results of His Word in the heart is a good comparison in 15:16 and 20:9. I really love how this is expressed that he devoured the word and that it was a burning fire shut up in his bones. Wow what would happen if we got a good case of fire in our lives because His Word is alive and burning? Would people in or out of our churches think we have gone crazy? I'm tired of the old way of no emotion playing itself out. I am going after it with joy and rejoicing allowing it to burn deep. How about you?
ReplyDeleteJeremiah prophesied in Judah and in Egypt where he died. His call took him into various circumstances that were not favorable. He could be viewed as a failure in human terms. Weeping and mad at the establishment is a very distinct life. Yet he demonstrated the Christ all throughout the book. I especially love the 23rd chapter of the warnings to the pastors/shepherds who feed the sheep,scatter the sheep, driven them away and have not visited them. What is great here is that new shepherds will replace the old abusive ones. He will raise up a righteous branch, the king who will execute judgment in the earth. He will be called, Adonai our righteousness. We all need to be reminded of the Lord our righteousness when most of the time we see and hear about unrighteous acts. Jeremiah was definitely a pointer to the Christ.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Hugh. His rebuke to evil leaders is deep. I think our current 'American Church' should spend a lot of time reading the 23rd chapter. I love how he doesn't just leave it at judgement and a removal of the evil leaders. He makes sure to remind them that they are replaceable and that God will raise up faithful people to take the place of wicked people. That gives me much hope. Thanks for sharing.
DeleteI've always found hope in the very beginning of Jeremiah. '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' (Jeremiah 1:5) This book reminds me that, although there is pain and disappointment in life, God created my destiny with the pain in the plan. The infamous verse 29:11-14 is a wonderful picture of God's power to restore. Even though the pain we experience in life is sometimes self inflicted, God is able to fix it. In this case, the Children of Israel are experiencing exile because they turned their backs on God. Even though they are serving the sentence He gave them, He reminds the faithful that there is a plan in their pain. He hasn't forgotten about them. His plan for their lives included what they were experiencing and he will make it work out for their good! That's good news!
ReplyDeleteChrist is very present in Jeremiah. I see Christ in the hope presented in Jeremiah. Even though the Nation of Israel is in exile, God uses Jeremiah to tell the people that no matter how bad they get or how bad their situation gets, he is able to change them. I love when God sends Jeremiah to the potter's house. It is such a picture of what Christ does to me everyday. I am a broken pot that is given a chance to change because of what Christ did.
He is called the weeping prophet because he wept through his pain. He wept and pleaded with God, but he never lost sight of his mission. He took his pain to God, vented to Him, and went back to work.
He prophesied in Judah and in Egypt.
I believe Jeremiah is called the weeping prophet because God chose to use him to pronounce judgement to his own people, and other nations, but I believe he weeps because of the judgment that would come upon his own nation.
ReplyDeleteI can see Christ in Jeremiah by the way Jesus does not want anyone to be lost but that everyone would have salvation. For me this is easiest to see in the prophet Jeremiah since he seems to care so much for people and does not want destruction to come upon them.
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