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Question:
What was Jeremiah’s later opinion regarding the nation that would inflict punishment upon his own?
Answer:
The Babylonians, whom he can also speak of as Chaldeans, were to be the instrument of God’s judgment. In Nebuchadnezzer’s rise to power, the distinction between Babylonians and Chaldeans formerly considered to be kindred branches of the original Semite stock, ceased to exist. (The Chaldeans were people who lived in southern Babylonia which would be the southern part of Iraq today. Sometimes the term Chaldeans is used to refer to Babylonians in general, but normally it refers to a specific semi-nomadic tribe that lived in the southern part of Babylon. The land of the Chaldeans was the southern portion of Babylon or Mesopotamia. It was generally thought to be an area about 400 miles long and 100 miles wide alongside the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.)

Question:
What hope is there for devotees of the popular religion?
Answer:
It reads in Jeremiah 7:3-4 KJV > Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these.

Question:
What was Jeremiah’s original thought regarding the quarter from which doom would descend upon his nation?
Answer:
In Jeremiah the Scythians, a group of tribes living on the steppe from Carpathians to the Don, were a source of dread. It reads in Jeremiah 1:14 KJV> Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the land’s inhabitants.

Question:
What picture does Jeremiah draw of the way in which the Scythians might be expected to attack?
Answer:
It reads in Jeremiah 4:13 KJV> Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
The Scythians were an ancient Eastern Iranic nomadic people who migrated from Central Asia to the Pontic Steppe. They founded a rich, powerful empire in what is now Crimea. They were known for their equestrian skills and their Scytho- style of art and culture. They existed from the 9th century BC until the 3rd century BC.

Question:
What were the characteristics of the New Covenant?
Answer:
It reads in Jeremiah 31:34 KJV>And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
It reads in Jeremiah 31:32 KJV>Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they break, although I was a husband unto them, saith the Lord:
It reads in Jeremiah 32:39 KJV> And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me forever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: (God is all powerful He is everywhere and He loves you. Come out of your hiding ask Him for forgiveness be saved and open yourself up to His tender care. He will forgive you and set you free from self.)

Question:
What were some manifestations of the false religions that flourished in Jeremiah’s time?
Answer:
It reads in Jeremiah 7:18 KJV> The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.

Question:
What is the prophet’s judgment upon false religion?
Answer:
It reads in Jeremiah 7:9 KJV> Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
It reads in Jeremiah !0:5 KJV> They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must need to be borne because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

Question:
What was Jeremiah’s distinctive contribution to Theology?
Answer:
Jeremiah contributes to theology by engaging concepts of ideology and memory. Also focuses on theological themes such as restoration, divine, human struggle, holiness, and prophetic polyphony. The theology of Jeremiah can be derived by observing the structure of the book, its genres, the traditions on which it draws, its vocabulary, its “characters”, and the religious, and social agenda of the time. God keeps His word! He has kept His Word! Heaven and earth shall pass away but God’s words shall not pass away. It reads in Jeremiah 31:33 KJV> But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Question:
What other characteristics of God does the prophet Jeremiah speak of?

Answer:
It reads in Jeremiah 9:24 KJV> But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord. It reads in Jeremiah 17:10 KJV> I the Lord search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. It reads in Jeremiah 23:23 KJV> Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?

Question:
What’s of Gods relationship to one nation?

Answer:
Jeremiah likens God’s relationship to His old covenant people as that of a bridegroom to his bride.
It reads in Jeremiah 14:8 KJV> O the hope of Israel, the savior thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
It reads in Jeremiah 30:11 KJV> For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet I will not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
It reads in Jeremiah 31:7 KJV> For thus saith the Lord; Sing with gladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations: publish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save thy people, the remnant of Israel.