"OVERVIEW OF JEREMIAH"

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Author – Jeremiah

Date – 627-580 BC

Audience – Judah primarily

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Talk Thru the Bible quote – “There were three stages in Jeremiah’s ministry: 1) from 627-605 BC he prophesied while Judah was threatened by Assyria and Egypt. 2) From 605-586 BC he proclaimed God’s judgment while Judah was threatened and besieged by Babylon. 3) From 586-580 BC he ministered in Jerusalem and Egypt after Judah’s downfall.”

“Jeremiah proclaims an approaching avalanche of judgment. Babylon will be God’s instrument of judgment, and this book refers to that nation 164 times, more than the rest of the Bible together.”

“Although Jeremiah is no easy to arrange chronologically or thematically, its basic message is clear: surrender to God’s will is the only way to escape calamity. Judgment cannot be halted, but promises of restoration are sprinkled through the book. Its divisions are: the call of Jeremiah 1, the prophecies to Judah 2-45, the prophecies to the Gentiles 46-51, and the fall of Jerusalem 52.”

“These chapters are a series of prophetic oracles against nine nations: Egypt, Philistia, Moab, Ammon, Edom, Damascus (Syria), Arabia, Elam, and Babylon.”