The Weeping Prophet (24 of 66)
Series: Route 66: A Road Trip Through the Bible
Tony Thomas
Jeremiah
In her book Day After Night, Anita Diamant writes:
''Weeping is terrible for the complexion, but it is very good for the heart.''
We're taking a Roadtrip through the Bible, and today we're in Jeremiah. Jeremiah is the 24th book of the Bible, he's the last prophet of Judah, and he's been called the weeping prophet.
Jeremiah's prophecy is not the most difficult to understand; that distinction goes to Ezekiel. He's not the smartest; that's Isaiah. He's not the most influential; that's Daniel. He's not the most notorious; that's Jonah. Nor did he have the toughest assignment; that's Hosea.
But of all the prophets, Jeremiah is the most courageous! His contemporaries called him a ''pillar of iron'' and a ''wall of bronze'' (1:18). And for 42 years he stood alone, pleading with Judah to repent before it was too late.
In spite of his courage, not once did he ever see the first sign of encouragement. And when doom finally fell, Jeremiah lived through the whole humiliating experience. He even wrote a sequel called Lamentations, but before we get to his lament we need to rehearse his story.
I. Understanding the Man
Jeremiah was both tough and tender. He's like some of you guys here at church. You want your friends to think you're a rock! But if Steve mentions a single mother's need, or if Kris tells about some kid who can't go to camp, Kleenex comes out first - and your wallet comes out next!
J. Oswald Sanders describes Jeremiah as, ''A figure of bronze that dissolved into tears.'' That's a perfect description!
1 The words of Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
The first thing I noticed about Jeremiah is that he is the son of a priest. He's a PK! Over Christmas our eldest child and her family were home and my eldest grandson, Marshall, asked a question: ''Papaw, are you a priest?''
Marsh ...
Series: Route 66: A Road Trip Through the Bible
Tony Thomas
Jeremiah
In her book Day After Night, Anita Diamant writes:
''Weeping is terrible for the complexion, but it is very good for the heart.''
We're taking a Roadtrip through the Bible, and today we're in Jeremiah. Jeremiah is the 24th book of the Bible, he's the last prophet of Judah, and he's been called the weeping prophet.
Jeremiah's prophecy is not the most difficult to understand; that distinction goes to Ezekiel. He's not the smartest; that's Isaiah. He's not the most influential; that's Daniel. He's not the most notorious; that's Jonah. Nor did he have the toughest assignment; that's Hosea.
But of all the prophets, Jeremiah is the most courageous! His contemporaries called him a ''pillar of iron'' and a ''wall of bronze'' (1:18). And for 42 years he stood alone, pleading with Judah to repent before it was too late.
In spite of his courage, not once did he ever see the first sign of encouragement. And when doom finally fell, Jeremiah lived through the whole humiliating experience. He even wrote a sequel called Lamentations, but before we get to his lament we need to rehearse his story.
I. Understanding the Man
Jeremiah was both tough and tender. He's like some of you guys here at church. You want your friends to think you're a rock! But if Steve mentions a single mother's need, or if Kris tells about some kid who can't go to camp, Kleenex comes out first - and your wallet comes out next!
J. Oswald Sanders describes Jeremiah as, ''A figure of bronze that dissolved into tears.'' That's a perfect description!
1 The words of Jeremiah, son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
The first thing I noticed about Jeremiah is that he is the son of a priest. He's a PK! Over Christmas our eldest child and her family were home and my eldest grandson, Marshall, asked a question: ''Papaw, are you a priest?''
Marsh ...
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