Jeremiah was commissioned to be a prophet before he was conceived.  He embarked on a 40-year ministry centered around Judah.  Jeremiah means "Yah will rise."  Jeremiah was thrown into the center of the mess that Judah had made of their relationship with the Lord.  He was persecuted by his own people, by those he ministered to, as he called them to repentance and encouraged them to submit to Babylon the tool of the Lord's judgment.  He is referred to as the weeping prophet because of his grief and mourning for his nation and people.  His public ministry started in the 13th year of king Josiah who presided over a brief revival.  The final four kings all led the nation toward judgment.  Jeremiah was forcibly taken to Egypt and it was there he apparently died.  His life serves as an example for those called to ministry in the face of opposition. Jeremiah is the longest book in the bible (by Hebrew word count).  Some consider it the most valuable.  Remember as you read that the chapters are not in chronological order.  The writing is simple and easy to connect to.     http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com The Call of Jeremiah http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=203941&view=post&blogid=9533 Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Israel Forsakes God http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205774&view=post&blogid=9533 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Unfaithful Israel http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205775&view=post&blogid=9533 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Disaster from the North http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205776&view=post&blogid=9533 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Not One is Upright http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205777&view=post&blogid=9533 Sat, 22 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Jerusalem Under Siege http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205787&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 False Religion WorthlessThe Valley of Slaughter http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205788&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Valley of SlaughterSin and Punishment http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205789&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Sin & Punishment http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205790&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 God and IdolsComing InstructionJeremiah's Prayer http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205791&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 The Covenant is Broken Plot Against Jeremiah http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205792&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Jeremiah's ComplaintGod's Answer http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205793&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 A Linen BeltWineskinsThreat of Captivity http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205794&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Drought, Famine and Sword http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205796&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Drought, Famine & Sword cont. http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205797&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Day of Disaster http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205798&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Day of Disaster contd. http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205799&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 At the Potters House http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205800&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 A The Potter's House contd. http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205801&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Jeremiah & PashurJeremiah's Complaint http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205802&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 God Rejects Zedekiah's Request http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205803&view=post&blogid=9533 Sun, 23 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400 Judgment Against Wicked Kings http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205994&view=post&blogid=9533 Tue, 1 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0400 The Righteous Branch http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205995&view=post&blogid=9533 Tue, 1 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Two Baskets of Figs http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205996&view=post&blogid=9533 Tue, 1 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0400 Seventy Years of Captivity http://www.calvarychapelsweetwater.com/apps/articles/?articleid=205997&view=post&blogid=9533 Tue, 1 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0400