Jeremiah Review Quiz Lightly They have healed the

Jeremiah Review Quiz: • Lightly “They have healed the wound of my people ________, “Peace, saying, ___________, when there is no peace. ” (6: 14) Peace!” • for your soul rest “Look for the ancient paths, walk in the good way, and you will • Den of Robbers “Has this house, which is called by my name, become a s find ______ ____. ” (6: 16) Understand ___________ in your sight? ” (7: 12) • knows ”But let Him who boasts, boast in this: that he s _________ and _____ Me, that I am the LORD himself who exercises steadfast love, justice, and righteousness…” (9: 24) • direct “I know, O Lord, that a man’s way is not in ______, Nor is it in a man who walks to _______ his steps. ” (10: 23)

What is the prophet’s purpose? • Interpret history. • Enforce covenants. • Declare future events. Three covenants: Abrahamic (Genesis 12) Mosaic (Exodus 19) Davidic (2 Samuel 7)

Jeremiah #11 – The Broken Covenant Jeremiah 11

What does the prophet talk about? Eight things: Lord of History Divine Compassion Election of Israel Call to Repentance Rebellion of Israel Redemption/Restoration Judgment to Come Kingdom of God

I. The Words of This Covenant (11: 1 -8) • Remember that early in Jeremiah’s ministry Josiah had found “The Book of the Law” (2 Kings 22: 8 -13) • Deuteronomy 28: 15 – “if you do not obey…all these curses will come upon you and overtake you. ” • Jeremiah is simply enforcing the covenant that Israel made with Jehovah at Mt. Sinai. • Inseparable connection between the heart, listening, and obedience. (see Matthew 7: 15 -27)

Matthew 7 -- So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits. (17 -20) Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, ’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. (21) Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. (24)

II. Conspiracy in Judah (11: 9 -17) • Conspiracy? All of Judah has joined in rebellion. (9) • God is putting Israel and Judah in the same boat. (10) • God will not listen when the people cry out, and neither will any of their many gods. (11 -14) • Sacrifices don’t negate sinful living. (15; see 7: 21 -24) • Israel an olive tree that God planted, will destroy for its worthless branches. (16 -17, Romans 11)

III. A Prophet Without Honor (11: 1823) • Jeremiah a lamb led to slaughter. (18 -19) • Calls out for God to take vengeance. (20) • Men from Anathoth—Jeremiah’s hometown. (21) • Threatened to kill him if he would not stop prophesying in God’s name. (21)

Luke 4 -- “And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and as was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath, and stood up to read. (16) And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing. ” (21) And He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown. (24) And all the people in the synagogue were filled with rage as they heard these things; and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to throw Him down the cliff. But passing through their midst, He went His way. (28 -29)

Acts 4: 18 -20 -- And when they had summoned them, they commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to give heed to you rather than to God, you be the judge; for we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard. ”

Jeremiah #11 – The Broken Covenant Next up: Jeremiah chapter 12 & Review

Structure of the Book • • Oracles Against Judah (ch. 1 -25) § Historical Interlude (ch. 26 -29) Ø Book of Comfort (ch. 3033) § Historical Interlude (ch. 34 -45) Oracles Against Nations (ch. 4651) Condemnation & Disaster (ch. 1 -12) § God’s Plans, Jeremiah’s Complaints (ch. 13 -20) o To Kings (& others) (ch. 21 -29) Ø Words of Hope (ch. 30 -33) o To Kings (& others) (ch. 34 -35) § Jeremiah’s Suffering (ch. 36 -45) Oracles Against the Nations (ch. 46 -51)

Historical Context of Jeremiah Assyrian Israel (Northern) Captivity Israel (United Kingdom) Judah (Southern) = Jeremiah Return Babylonia n Captivity

Thematic Context of Jeremiah Rebellion Repentanc e Retribution = Jeremiah Restoration