Scripture: Jeremiah 1, 8, 9, 20:7-18
Symbol: Tears
More than a hundred years after the time of prophets Isaiah and Micah, God appointed Jeremiah to confront Judah and Jerusalem for the worship of idols and for defiling their covenant with Him. After a reluctant beginning to his ministry, Jeremiah endured beating, imprisonment, opposition from family and strangers alike, was even thrown into a well! But God was faithful to His servant - how ironic that it was the pagan Babylonians who gave him kindness and his freedom. Jeremiah died without seeing the people who loved, prayed for, wept over turn back to God.
Discussion Questions
- Describe Jeremiah's attitude towards God's call in his life (Jeremiah 1:4-9). What does God warn him about in 1:19?
- Read Jeremiah 9:1 - Describe Jeremiah's attitude towards his people.
- Jeremiah experienced times where he may have questioned his call, even his life. Comment on Jeremiah 20:7-18. Summarize what he was going through (circumstantially, emotionally). Have you gone through similar circumstances?
- Jeremiah 23:5-6 - What prophecy is written here and how is it (being) fulfilled?
