“Wednesday Service” 6:30PM
An Overview of The Bible
The Book of Jeremiah (part two)
• Jeremiah was a PRIEST in Jerusalem at the very end of the (Southern) kingdom of Judah
• SECTION 1 (CH 1-24): Accusations and WARNINGS.
• Jeremiah’s “Temple Sermon” (CH 7) condemns saying you believe in the Lord but living contrary to HIS WORD.
• SECTION 2 (CH 26-45): Judgment and Hope for ISRAEL
• Jeremiah picks up on Moses’ prediction (Deut. 30) that after Israel’s Judgment and exile God would renew the COVENANT and transform Israel’s hearts (Jeremiah 31 & Hebrews 8)
• SECTION 3 (CH 46-51): Judgment and Hope for THE NATIONS
• CH 50-51 The longest collection of poems are about God’s judgment upon BABYLON
• The Final Chapter (CH 51) concludes with a story from 2Kings 25 about the final attack on JERUSALEM
• The book ends with Jehoiachin, heir to the throne in the line of DAVID.
