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Introduction: Jeremiah: The Weeping Prophet
Persecuted because of ‘the word of the Lord’ (20:8).
vs. 7: The Lord has deceived me (seduced?)
Humiliation
Flip Flop
vs. 8: Just doing my job
You tricked me because you’re stronger and now look at me!
Laughingstock of town- the spiritual clown.
vs. 8: Just doing my job
Speaking violence and destruction, just doing what you told me to say
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vs.9: Can’t not speak
You are so strong, that there are physical side-effects to my resistance.
vs.10: Surrounded by Terror and utter loneliness
“Denounce him!
Let us denounce him!”
Say all my close friends ready to see him crack.
vs. 11: Confessions
Lord is a dread warrior (mighty warrior)
Those who persecute will be punished (stumble, overcome, shamed, unsuccessful, eternally dishonored)
vs.12: Prayer of Vengeance?
vs. 13: Sing and Praise
Delivered the needy!
vs. 14-18: Self-Deprecation
Cursed be the day on which I was born!
Cursed be the man who brought new to my father, “A son is born!”
The guy who thought he brought good news, may that man be destroyed like Judah will.
Let him hear a cry in the morning and an alarm at noon (destruction is coming!), because he didn’t abort me.
Would rather have my grave be within the safe confounds of the womb than what he’s exposed to out here in the stocks.
Lessons #1:
Introduction: Jeremiah: The Weeping Prophet
Prayer Exposes our Weaknesses
Prayer Exposes our Greatest Fear
Jeremiah: The Weeping Prophet
No wimp: courageous, faced constant persecution.
“Weeping didn’t summarize his character”
God told him to prophecy against Judah
High Priest, Peshhur beat him and sent him to the stocks.
Jeremiah spent 24 hours in the public stocks outside the Gates of Benjamins.
First beaten, and the placed out there to suffer.
Jeremiah spent 24 hours in the public stocks outside the Gates of Benjamins.
First beaten, and the placed out there to suffer.
You’re not having a good day, are you?
You’re not having a good day, are you?
READ PASSAGE
Vs. 7: Lament Invites what we Feel Despite Reality
Lord you have deceived me… Seduced me
God, you sort of tricked me and now I’m in a pickle.
Prayer
Story of Trapping Mice
Story of Trapping Mice
That’s how it feels for Jeremiah
Vs. 8: Lament Invites Unfiltered Emotions
I’m shouting what you’re telling me to shout but...
The Word has become a reproach and derision
Reproach: “Become a disgrace”
Derision: “Victim of ridicule”
God’s Word has become the cause of my public humiliation!
Vs.9: Lament Exposes our Rebellion
Prayer
I’m done with this.
I’m shutting out my mouth.
Cannot hold it in.
Your power will overcome.
Resents God’s Power:
God deceives him and then experienced side-effects
Forget it, Lord! I’m done with this… but then leads to a different type of exhaustion for actually speaking the truth!
“I’m sick and tired of you seducing me with your words!
Done with what you’ve called me to!”
Not done with you, but done with this calling...
To Resist is futile!
Resentment towards God’s power grows!
Vs. 10: Lament Exposes our Deepest Vulnerabilities
State Jeremiah is in is dark: Terror on every side.
Rock, hard place, brick wall, and stone
Loneliness.
Closest friends are ready to take him down.
One thing to express lament within community, another thing to express lament within loneliness
Culture’s Greatest Fear and the Church’s Greatest Gift- get back to loneliness...
Point: Have you shared with the Lord you deepest vulnerability or fear?
What have you bottled up that needs to be released in prayer?
One thing to express lament within community, another thing to express loneliness
Prayer Exposes our Weaknesses
Vss.
11-12: Lament Exposes Broken Desires
How to justify the type of prayer Jeremiah prays here?
Lord rules, therefore pelt my enemies with all you’ve got!
Lord of Hosts, who sees all (who sees my heart and mind- innards!), met me see your vengeance upon them!
Prayer against that Person who Cut you Off
Prayers that come out of total brokenness may not be totally graceful.
Prayers that come out of total brokenness may not be totally graceful.
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14-18: Lament within Context of Faith
Bob: So how was your week?
What’s with this?!
What’s with this?!
Billy: Well, I’ve been praying all week that my co-worker would be inflicted with boils and that locusts would eat every square inch of his lawn.
Well, I’ve been praying all week that my co-worker would be inflicted with boils and that locusts would eat every square inch of his lawn.
Lament
What not to say when things go wrong?
Sally: I’ve been praying that my boss would get fired and that the Lord would publicly shame him somehow in the middle a Harris Teeter Parking lot.
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