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And the idols he shall utterly abolish; rather, and the idols shall utterly pass away. While the visitation shall fall only partially on the other objects precious to Israel – the cedars, the oaks, the terraced mountains and hills, the strongholds, the ships, and the works of art – the idols shall be wholly swept away by it.
Isaiah 2:18
So for Jesus attachment was the key to detachment. And it is the key for us too! Author Adele Ahlberg Calhoun says, “Detachment finds its true home in attachment to Jesus only.”
John 2:23-25 ESV
My Lord, I am only a poor, helpless man,
but please pay attention to me.
You are my helper, the one who can save me.
My God, don’t be too late.
Psalm 40:17
Easy-to-Read Version
“Do not acknowledge God’s love for you when it is too late. Just saying! Acknowledge Jesus now before it is too late!”
© Unknown Christian
Yes, I am sure that nothing can separate us from God’s love—not death, life, angels, or ruling spirits. I am sure that nothing now, nothing in the future, no powers, nothing above us or nothing below us—nothing in the whole created world—will ever be able to separate us from the love God has shown us in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39 Easy-to-Read Version
Question:
What was the age that Jeremiah was called to be a prophet?
Answer:
Jeremiah was called to the prophetic ministry in the thirteenth year of the reign of King Josiah, when he was approximately twenty years of age. He received God’s call at a young age, probably as a teenager. Although the account of his call is brief, Jeremiah was divinely informed that he had been created, sanctified, and ordained to be a prophet.
It reads in Jeremiah 1:4-6 Easy-to-Read Version>
The Lord’s message came to me: “Before I made you in your mother’s womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I chose you for a special work. I chose you to be a prophet to the nations.” Then I said, “But, Lord God, I don’t know how to speak. I am only a boy.”
Question:
In the book of Jeremiah, what was Jeremiah’s wisdom?
Answer:
In the book of Jeremiah, the prophet Jeremiah communicates profound wisdom. Let’s explore a couple of key passages:
Jeremiah 9:23-24 (NIV):
The Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice, and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight”.
Here, Jeremiah emphasizes that true wisdom lies in knowing God and living justly and righteously.
Jeremiah 10:12:
“The Lord made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding”.
Jeremiah acknowledges God’s wisdom as the foundation of creation.
Jeremiah 8:9:
“Your wise men have rejected what I say, and so they have no wisdom. Now they will be trapped and put to shame; they won’t know what to do”.
Jeremiah warns that rejecting God’s word leads to a lack of true wisdom.
In summary, Jeremiah’s wisdom revolves around recognizing God’s sovereignty, practicing kindness and justice, and seeking understanding.
Question:
What dirges of Jeremiah led some to attribute to him the authorship of the book of Lamentations?
Answer:
Should I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” This message is from the I should give it the punishment it deserves.” Jeremiah 9:9 ERV
I will scatter the people of Judah throughout other nations. They will live in strange nations that they and their fathers never knew about. I will send men with swords. They will kill the people of Judah. They will kill them until all the people are gone.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “Now think about these things! Call for the women who get paid to cry at funerals. Send for the people who are good at that job. The people say,‘Let those women come quickly and cry for us. Then our eyes will fill with tears that flow over our eyelids like streams of water.’ “The sound of loud crying is heard from Zion: ‘We are really ruined! We are so ashamed! We must leave our land, because our houses have been destroyed. Now our houses are only piles of rock.’” Now, women of Judah, listen to the message from the Lord. Listen to the words from his mouth.Teach your daughters how to cry loudly. Each of them must learn to sing this funeral song: “Death has climbed in through our windows and has come into our palaces. Death has come to our children who play in the streets and to the young men who meet in the public places.”Jeremiah 9:16-21 ERV
God, you are the hope of Israel! You save Israel in times of trouble. But now it seems like you are a stranger in the land, like a traveler who only stays one night.
Jeremiah 14:8 ESV
I had to add this verse: Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the choirs of men and women sing laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments. As for the rest of the acts of Josiah, along with his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 35:25-BSB “This offers timeless wisdom, encouraging us to build robust foundations that extend beyond the fragility of mortal existence. “
Question:
What 3 groups of religious leaders in Israel are referred to in Jeremiah?
Answer:
In the book of Jeremiah, we encounter several groups of religious and political leaders in ancient Israel. Let’s explore them:
Prophets: Jeremiah himself was a prophet, called by God to deliver messages to the people of Judah during a tumultuous period. His prophecies warned of impending judgment and called for repentance. Other prophets like Moses, Samuel, and Isaiah also played significant roles in Israel’s history, inspiring and guiding the people through their words and actions.
Kings: During Jeremiah’s time, the southern kingdom of Judah had a series of kings, some righteous and others unrighteous. Notable among them were Josiah, who initiated religious reforms, and Zedekiah, who witnessed the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonian forces. These kings held both political and religious authority.
Priests and Temple Leaders: The religious establishment included priests who served in the Temple in Jerusalem. Unfortunately, during the reign of King Manasseh, idolatry and corruption infiltrated the religious practices. Altars to false gods were erected, and innocent blood was shed. Jeremiah confronted these leaders, urging them to turn back to God, but not all heeded his warnings.
These groups intersected in complex ways, shaping the spiritual and political landscape of ancient Israel during Jeremiah’s prophetic ministry. It reads in Jeremiah 18:18 Easy to Read Version> (The People Plan Evil and Jeremiah Prays) Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. We will always have a priest to tell us what the law says. We will still have wise men to advise us and prophets to tell us a message from God. So who needs Jeremiah? Let’s tell lies to ruin him and stop listening to what he says.”
Question:
What dirges of Jeremiah led some to attribute to Him the authorship of the book of Lamentations?
Answer:
It reads in Jeremiah 9:9:21 Easy-to-Read Version
Should I punish the people of Judah for doing these things?” This message is from the Lord. “You know I should punish a nation such as this. I should give it the punishment it deserves.” I, Jeremiah, will cry for the mountains. I will sing a funeral song for the empty fields, because all the animals were taken away. No one travels there now. The sounds of cattle cannot be heard. The birds have flown away, and the animals are gone. The Lord says, “I will make the city of Jerusalem a pile of garbage. It will be a home for jackals. I will destroy the cities in the land of Judah, so no one will live there.” Is there a man who is wise enough to understand these things? Is there someone who has been taught by the Lord? Can anyone explain his message? Why was the land ruined? Why was it made like an empty desert where no one goes? The Lord answered, “It is because the people of Judah stopped following my teachings. I gave them my teachings, but they refused to listen to me. They did not follow my teachings. The people of Judah lived their own way. They were stubborn. They followed the false god Baal. Their fathers taught them to follow those false gods.” So the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says, “I will soon make the people of Judah eat bitter food and drink poisoned water. I will scatter the people of Judah throughout other nations. They will live in strange nations that they and their fathers never knew about. I will send men with swords. They will kill the people of Judah. They will kill them until all the people are gone.” This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “Now think about these things! Call for the women who get paid to cry at funerals. Send for the people who are good at that job. The people say, ‘Let those women come quickly and cry for us. Then our eyes will fill with tears that flow over our eyelids like streams of water.’ “The sound of loud crying is heard from Zion: ‘We are really ruined! We are so ashamed! We must leave our land, because our houses have been destroyed. Now our houses are only piles of rock.’” Now, women of Judah, listen to the message from the Lord. Listen to the words from his mouth. Teach your daughters how to cry loudly. Each of them must learn to sing this funeral song: “Death has climbed in through our windows and has come into our palaces. Death has come to our children who play in the streets and to the young men who meet in the public places.”
Question:
What classical expressions has Jeremiah given?
Answer:
They should bandage the wounds my people have suffered, but they treat their wounds like small scratches. They say, “It’s all right, everything is all right.” But it is not all right!
Jeremiah 8:11 Easy-to-Read Version
A black man cannot change the color of his skin,
and a leopard cannot change its spots.
In the same way, Jerusalem, you cannot change and do good.
You always do bad things.
Before he showed me this, I was like a gentle lamb waiting to be butchered. I did not understand that they were against me. They were saying this about me: “Let us destroy the tree and its fruit! Let us kill him! Then people will forget him.”
“People will not use this saying anymore: ‘The parents ate the sour grapes, but the children got the sour taste.’
Jeremiah 31:29 Easy-to-Read Version
Surely there is some medicine in Gilead. Surely there is a doctor in Gilead. So why are the wounds of my people not healed?
Jeremiah 8:22 Easy-to-Read Version
This is what you should say: “The Lord says, ‘Dead bodies will lie in the fields like dung. Their bodies will lie on the ground like grain a farmer has cut. But there will be no one to gather them.’
” Jeremiah 9:22 Easy-to-Read Version
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