Jeremiah begins to crack under the strain.
False prophets
Jeremiah 14:13-18
The people’s plea
Jeremiah 14:19-22
The destruction of the wicked
Jeremiah 15:1-9
Jeremiah’s complaint
Jeremiah 15:10-18
The Lord’s reply
Jeremiah 15:19-21
The Lord’s will for Jeremiah
Jeremiah 16:1-9
Return form exile prophesied
Jeremiah 16:10-15
The coming punishment
Jeremiah 16:16-18
Jeremiah’s prayer
Jeremiah 19-21
The sin and punishment of Judah
Jeremiah 17:1-13
Jeremiah’s chances of getting through to people are being further harmed by false prophets who are going around saying that everything will be OK.
But the strain is telling on Jeremiah. In a passage that is reminiscent of Job, he complains bitterly to God about the injustice of his situation. He is doing what he had been told, he is faithful, yet he is getting it in the neck! God, this is too much! God says that he will protect the prophet, but that he will still be rejected ad ignored. In fact, God wants him to ignore the people, because they are destined for destruction. He’s not allowed to mix with them, to join in their joys and woes.
But there is beginning to be a new message - looking beyond the exile, God is starting to promise a return. A second Exodus - that’s putting it too strongly, but there are promises that exile is not the end of the story.
False prophets
Jeremiah 14:13-18
The people’s plea
Jeremiah 14:19-22
The destruction of the wicked
Jeremiah 15:1-9
Jeremiah’s complaint
Jeremiah 15:10-18
The Lord’s reply
Jeremiah 15:19-21
The Lord’s will for Jeremiah
Jeremiah 16:1-9
Return form exile prophesied
Jeremiah 16:10-15
The coming punishment
Jeremiah 16:16-18
Jeremiah’s prayer
Jeremiah 19-21
The sin and punishment of Judah
Jeremiah 17:1-13
Jeremiah’s chances of getting through to people are being further harmed by false prophets who are going around saying that everything will be OK.
But the strain is telling on Jeremiah. In a passage that is reminiscent of Job, he complains bitterly to God about the injustice of his situation. He is doing what he had been told, he is faithful, yet he is getting it in the neck! God, this is too much! God says that he will protect the prophet, but that he will still be rejected ad ignored. In fact, God wants him to ignore the people, because they are destined for destruction. He’s not allowed to mix with them, to join in their joys and woes.
But there is beginning to be a new message - looking beyond the exile, God is starting to promise a return. A second Exodus - that’s putting it too strongly, but there are promises that exile is not the end of the story.
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