Jeremiah’s prophetic oracles (sermons, utterances) transcribed by Baruch and assembled together later. Has a patchwork feel to it. Also has breaks of Historical Narrative.
Written as Jerusalem is falling to the Babylonians and the people are being carried off.
There are times where Jeremiah is praised by the people, but he is often persecuted for telling the truth.
He can get whiny.
The Text
Psalm 139
Asking God to take three actions
Visit
Take Vengeance
Forebear
Three actions of the Prophet
Ate God’s word (Ez)
Took joy in God’s word
Called on God by name
The virtue of the Prophet and the Faithfulness of God
Psalm 1
Psalm 22
Learning to pray in disappointment.
Gods turn to speak with a series of “action/manner.”
God’s unilateral promises.
Application
How should we pray when we are disappointed, who is our inspiration?
How does Jesus fulfil the action manner for us? How can we be more in his likeness?
What are some promises of God that we can cling to?
