PPT-Jeremiah Before I formed Thee…

Have you ever wondered if your life will have a happy or a sad ending What would be a happy outcome to your life A sad ending Read Jeremiah 3113 looking for what Jeremiah learned . “. For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, . plans to prosper you . not to harm . you, . plans to give you . a . future. and a hope. .. ”. . . WARNING!! Don’t read one sentence, read the whole story!. Michelangelo, 1512. Jeremiah:. What do you know???. K. INGS. The Kingdom Divides. Assyrian Exile of Israel – 722/21 BC. Judah after Assyrian Exile. Israel and Judah at the time of Jeremiah. Jeremiah Worked for a Long Time. JEREMIAH . Zedekiah: A King Fit for the People. Simon Harris. Zedekiah & Jeremiah. Vision of two baskets of figs . . Jer. . 24 . Letter to the captives . Jer. . 29. Sign of the . yokes . Jer. . 27. Jeremiah. Who was Jeremiah?. Priest from Anathoth . Where did he preach?. In Jerusalem. When did he preach?. 627-586 (and ministered longer) . Structure, Text, Canon. Text. LXX is 15% shorter than MT. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory or defeat. . Jeremiah 1-6. Lesson 132. The book of Jeremiah contains the prophecies, warnings, and teachings that were part of the prophet Jeremiah’s ministry to the Southern Kingdom of Judah. . Jeremiah is responsible for much of the content of this book, but he likely used scribes to record his words as he dictated them . Jerusalem. will soon be destroyed.. Let’s remember the context !. Jeremiah. is writing. (. cf. Jer30v1). Jehovah. is speaking. (. cf. vs. 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 15, 16, 20 & 23). Jacob. is addressed. (cf. Jer30v10). prophet . to the nations. . Session 2. Matthew 10:30. And even the hairs on your head are numbered. . John 10:3. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. . . Luke 15:11-31. Lost Sheep. Lost Silver. Lost Son. Where art thou Adam?. It was the fathers love that convinced the son to come home . -. Christ Object Lesson 202. Guard you heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life. JEREMIAH: PLOT. Jeremiah is called to prophesy to Judah re their sins & coming judgment. For 40 years Jeremiah foretells what is coming, often paying a high price personally. Judah will be defeated & Jerusalem destroyed. Levite Priest. Called in the 13. th. year of Josiah. Served under 4 kings. Poor man’s prophet. Rejected by other priests. Spent many years in prison. Released . by Nebuchadnezzar. Taken to Egypt. Fun Facts….. JEREMIAH. Backsliding. ~ 13x. JEREMIAH. JEREMIAH. 640 BC. 620 BC. 600 BC. 580 BC. Josiah 640-609 BC. Jehoahaz 609 BC (3 months). Jehoakim 609 -598 BC. Jehoiachin. 598 BC (3 months). Zedekiah 598 586 BC. The Old Testament prophets . spoke. God’s messages to encourage, warn, and guide us!. Jeremiah 1:9-10 . 9 . Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “. I have put my words in your mouth.. JEREMIAH THE PROPHET He was son of Hilkiah , one of the priests of Anathoth , in the land of Benjamin, in Judah. He was called to the prophetic office about 627 BC. He was called to be a prophet by God when he was young and a bachelor.