Jeremiah was likely about 20 years old when he began to boldly proclaim God's Word. Though he started his ministry with the favor of a good king (Josiah), it was not long before Jeremiah was faced with proclaiming God's words to a people who adamantly rejected him. By the close of the book he is a refugee of war and likely died in that state. But through it all, his message never wavered.
The first two chapters frame in the spiritual state of God's people at this point in history ... apathy, abandonment, faithlessness, evil, apostate... It is not a pretty picture.
Read it here.
The first two chapters frame in the spiritual state of God's people at this point in history ... apathy, abandonment, faithlessness, evil, apostate... It is not a pretty picture.
Read it here.
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