Monday, January 15, 2018
Interesting Facts About Jeremiah
Interesting Facts About Jeremiah
Interesting Facts About Jeremiah
MEANING: Jeremiah means �Yahweh throws.�
AUTHOR: Jeremiah (Except for chapter 52)
TIME WRITTEN: The exact year is unknown.
POSITION IN THE BIBLE: � 24th Book in the Bible
� 24th Book in the Old Testament
� 2nd of 17 books of Prophecy
(Isaiah - Malachi)
� 2nd of 5 major prophets
(Isaiah-Daniel
� 42 Books to follow it.
CHAPTERS: 52
VERSES: 1,364
WORDS: 42,659
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT JEREMIAH:
n Jeremiah�s ministry spanned more than 40 years, from 627
to about 580 B.C.
n Jeremiah was a heartbroken prophet with a heartbreaking
message.
n Jeremiah is known as �The weeping Prophet.�
n Jeremiah was from the city of Anathoth, two miles south of
Jerusalem.
n Jeremiah�s father was Hilkiah, the priest.
n Before his birth, Jeremiah was called to be a prophet.
n As an object lesson, Jeremiah was not permitted to marry.
n Jeremiah was a persecuted prophet.
� Threatened in his home town of Anathoth.
� Tried for his life by the priests and prophets.
� Put in stocks.
� Forced to flee from King Jehoiachim.
� Publicly humiliated by a false prophet named Hananiah.
� Thrown into a cistern.
n Jeremiah dictated the writings to his secretary, Baruch.
AUTHOR: Jeremiah (Except for chapter 52)
TIME WRITTEN: The exact year is unknown.
POSITION IN THE BIBLE: � 24th Book in the Bible
� 24th Book in the Old Testament
� 2nd of 17 books of Prophecy
(Isaiah - Malachi)
� 2nd of 5 major prophets
(Isaiah-Daniel
� 42 Books to follow it.
CHAPTERS: 52
VERSES: 1,364
WORDS: 42,659
OBSERVATIONS ABOUT JEREMIAH:
n Jeremiah�s ministry spanned more than 40 years, from 627
to about 580 B.C.
n Jeremiah was a heartbroken prophet with a heartbreaking
message.
n Jeremiah is known as �The weeping Prophet.�
n Jeremiah was from the city of Anathoth, two miles south of
Jerusalem.
n Jeremiah�s father was Hilkiah, the priest.
n Before his birth, Jeremiah was called to be a prophet.
n As an object lesson, Jeremiah was not permitted to marry.
n Jeremiah was a persecuted prophet.
� Threatened in his home town of Anathoth.
� Tried for his life by the priests and prophets.
� Put in stocks.
� Forced to flee from King Jehoiachim.
� Publicly humiliated by a false prophet named Hananiah.
� Thrown into a cistern.
n Jeremiah dictated the writings to his secretary, Baruch.
n Jeremiah was a contemporary of:
� Zephaniah
� Habakkuk
� Daniel
� Ezekiel
n Jeremiah prophesied of the coming judgment of God upon
Judah through the Babylonian captivity of the
Southern Kingdom.
n Babylon is referred to 164 times in the Book of Jeremiah.
n Jeremiah specifically prophesies that the captivity will last
for 70 years (25:11-14; 29:10). Daniel 9:2 refers to
Jeremiah�s prophecy. Three stages of Jeremiah�s
ministry:
� From 627-650 B.C., he prophesied while Judah was
threatened by Assyria and Egypt.
� From 605-586 B.C., he prophesied God�s judgment while
Judah was threatened and besieged by Babylon.
� From 586 to about 680 B.C, wherein he ministered in
Jerusalem and Egypt after Judah�s down fall.
n In Jeremiah 31:33, the prophet prophecies that God will
make a new covenant for His people.
n Jeremiah�s message is communicated through:
� Parables
� Sermons
� Object lessons
� Zephaniah
� Habakkuk
� Daniel
� Ezekiel
n Jeremiah prophesied of the coming judgment of God upon
Judah through the Babylonian captivity of the
Southern Kingdom.
n Babylon is referred to 164 times in the Book of Jeremiah.
n Jeremiah specifically prophesies that the captivity will last
for 70 years (25:11-14; 29:10). Daniel 9:2 refers to
Jeremiah�s prophecy. Three stages of Jeremiah�s
ministry:
� From 627-650 B.C., he prophesied while Judah was
threatened by Assyria and Egypt.
� From 605-586 B.C., he prophesied God�s judgment while
Judah was threatened and besieged by Babylon.
� From 586 to about 680 B.C, wherein he ministered in
Jerusalem and Egypt after Judah�s down fall.
n In Jeremiah 31:33, the prophet prophecies that God will
make a new covenant for His people.
n Jeremiah�s message is communicated through:
� Parables
� Sermons
� Object lessons
