It's true. I have been studying Jeremiah in the break between the fall and spring Women's ministries Study. I have been interested in the man Jeremiah for a long time. To me he is a hero, right up there with Hercules, Strider or even Frodo himself. He was given the mission, at a time when the world was falling apart around Judah, to tell his countrymen...."Yep, it's all falling apart and it's your fault. Oh, and God is not going to save you." The strength of character and the steadfast faith of this man is the stuff of legend. Yet he was a real, flesh and blood man, no more heroic than any one of us plus God could be.
I've been trying to organize in my head how to present what I've learned. The chronological walk through all 50 chapters of the book doesn't seem to be the way to go, [especially since we start the Psalm study in a couple of weeks]. And, I was surprised to learn that even the book is not organized chronologically.
So this is what I think I will do; Who, when, where, what, how. That just hit me but sounds as good as anything. Perfectly good newspaper theory. It might look like this:
1) Who are the players in the book of Jeremiah? And a big question for me, was he alone as all commentaries say?
2) When and where will be related. The rise and fall of the Supernations at this time of history was large and loud; and there was Judah, unfortunately it seems, stuck between Egypt and Whoever was in power in the North.
3) What actually happened within Judah itself?
4) How..... might actually make its way into parts 2 and 3.
Alright! I have a plan. Let's get to it.
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