1. “ISRAEL…..
TIME IS
WINDING UP!!!”
Jeremiah 1-10

2. The Call of Jeremiah
• At 20, he felt that he could never obey
the call of God, being shy and timid.
• The Lord touched Jeremiah’s mouth
and promised to speak through him.
• While Josiah was King, Jeremiah was
treated kindly.
• Jeremiah instructed his friend Baruch
to write in a book. The book was sent
to be read to the people.
• The people were fearful and sent it to
the king.

3. The Call of Jeremiah
• Jehoiakim was king. He took a knife
and cut out the page of the book.
• He then threw it in the fire.
• He wanted to punish Jeremiah and
Baruch, but could not find them.

4. Jeremiah: The Weeping Prophet
• A Major Prophet, one of the greatest.
• Son of Hilkiah, a priest that was in
Anathoth, a small village 3 miles
Northeast of Jerusalem
• Called by God at a young age: 20
• 627 BC in the 13 year of King Josiah
• Until the destruction of Jerusalem in
586 BC
• Prophesied in Egypt after the fall of
Jerusalem for many years.

5. Jeremiah: The Weeping Prophet
• Jeremiah was the most persecuted
character of the Old Testament.
• His Jewish kinsmen cursed him, beat
him, threw him in prison.

6. The Prophecy
• The law of God given to Moses had
decreed that violations would result in the
removal of God’s blessings.
• Jeremiah’s ministry both announces and
witnesses the imposition of the final curse of
exile.
• Jeremiah bears witness of not only God’s
judgment, but God’s intense love for his
people.
• He prophesies restoration and salvation
beyond exile.

7. The Prophecy
• He sought to bring his people to a state of
genuine repentance. (7:2-7)
• 13 times he characterized them as a
“backsliding” people.
• If Judah would only turn back, they would
avoid the danger of the coming Babylonian
invasion.
• 150 Times Jeremiah spoke for God with
warnings “the word of the Lord came….”
• Their response was “WRATH” on Jeremiah.

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