Jeremiah is not going to be popular, swimming against the tide like this. Everybody thinks they're trying really hard, and he's telling them they're not good enough.
The people are corrected
Jeremiah 9:1-11
The captives suffer
Jeremiah 9:12-22
God’s loving kindness
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Punishment of the unrighteous
Jeremiah 9:25-26
Idolatry and true worship
Jeremiah 10:1-11
A hymn of praise
Jeremiah 10:12-16
The coming exile
Jeremiah 10:17-25
Disobedient Jews reproved
Jeremiah 11:1-10
Their utter ruin
Jeremiah 11:11-17
A plot against Jeremiah’s life
Jeremiah 11:18-23
Jeremiah goes on, weeping for his people. How is it that they cannot see what a state they are in? How can they not appreciate their predicament? How can they be so complacent? What does God have to do to make them listen? A fountain could not weep tears fast enough to lament this tragedy,
What did people make of Jeremiah’s impassioned words? We get a first clue at the end of chapter 11, when some people from Anathoth are saying “Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD or you will die by our hands.” There seems to be a conspiracy to silence Jeremiah. His truth is not welcome.
Jeremiah 9:1-11
The captives suffer
Jeremiah 9:12-22
God’s loving kindness
Jeremiah 9:23-24
Punishment of the unrighteous
Jeremiah 9:25-26
Idolatry and true worship
Jeremiah 10:1-11
A hymn of praise
Jeremiah 10:12-16
The coming exile
Jeremiah 10:17-25
Disobedient Jews reproved
Jeremiah 11:1-10
Their utter ruin
Jeremiah 11:11-17
A plot against Jeremiah’s life
Jeremiah 11:18-23
Jeremiah goes on, weeping for his people. How is it that they cannot see what a state they are in? How can they not appreciate their predicament? How can they be so complacent? What does God have to do to make them listen? A fountain could not weep tears fast enough to lament this tragedy,
What did people make of Jeremiah’s impassioned words? We get a first clue at the end of chapter 11, when some people from Anathoth are saying “Do not prophesy in the name of the LORD or you will die by our hands.” There seems to be a conspiracy to silence Jeremiah. His truth is not welcome.
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