The Prophecy of Jeremiah
This article is part of a series of studies on the author of the book of Jeremiah. The author notes the message and character of Jeremiah the prophet.
The Call of Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:9-13 - God is the spring of living water
This article on Jeremiah 2:9-13 is about the foolishness of our idols today, and finding our satisfaction in God himself.
Jeremiah 2:5 - Life Without God
Looking at Jeremiah 2:5, this article shows how life is without God. Without God life is empty, and men worship powerless gods instead of the living God.
Lessons from the Swallow and the Ox
Imagine someone telling you that a donkey is better than you. How would that feel? Well God did it. In this article one is brought to a sense of how rebellious we are in our nature, and yet how gracious God is, as he tells us in Jeremiah 8:7 and Isaiah 1:3.
Jeremiah 3:8 - Lessons for unfaithful Judah
This article on Jeremiah 3:8 is about repentance and listening to the warnings against sin.
The Church at the Crossroads
Applying Jeremiah 6:16 to today's church, this article shows how the church has left the old path, and it makes a call to the church to return to this path.
Benefits Slighted in the Past: Jeremiah 8:20
This article is an exposition of Jeremiah 8:20.
Plot, Prophecy, and Jeremiah
How should the lack of chronology and the many genres in Jeremiah be understood in an effort to find a unifying plot in the book? This article uses literary-critical principles to analyze Jeremiah. The author wants to exegete the book in its received order. He makes use of plot analysis to discover unifying elements. He explains what a plot is and how it functions, whether plots function in Hebrew prophecy, and then gives an overview of his understanding of Jeremiah's plot.
An Overview of the Book of Jeremiah
This article gives an outline of the book of Jeremiah, with a special focus on the themes of this book, such as judgment and restoration. This is expressed through symbols, opposing false prophets, and the prophecies about the Messiah.