- The words of
Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests at Anathoth in the territory
of Benjamin.
- The word of the LORD
came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon
king of Judah,
- and through the
reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah,
down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah
king of Judah,
when the people of Jerusalem
went into exile.
- The word of the LORD
came to me, saying,
- "Before I
formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you
apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
- "Ah,
Sovereign LORD," I said, "I do not know how to speak; I am
only a child."
- But the LORD
said to me, "Do not say, 'I am only a child.' You must go to
everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.
- Do not be
afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares
the LORD.
- Then the LORD
reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, "Now, I
have put my words in your mouth.
- See, today I appoint
you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and
overthrow, to build and to plant."
Jeremiah
Faces Difficulty Period: Verse 1, 2 on Jeremiah. After King Solomon¡¦s death, the united kingdom of Israel had split into rival northern and southern kingdoms. The northern
kingdom was called Israel; the southern kingdoms, Judah. Jeremiah was from Anathoth, 4 to 5 miles
north of Jerusalem in the southern kingdom. He lived and prophesied during the reigns
of the last five kings of Judah. This was a chaotic time politically, morally, and spiritually. As Babylon, Egypt, and Assyria battled for world supremacy, Judah found itself caught in the middle of the triangle. Although
Jeremiah prophesied for 40 years, he never saw his people heed his words
and turn from their sins.
Verse 5 on
Jeremiah: God knew you, as God knew Jeremiah, long before you were born or
even conceived. God thought about you and planned for you. When you feel
discouraged or inadequate, remember that God always thought of you as
valuable and that he has a purpose in mind for you.
Jeremiah was ¡§appointed¡¨ by God ¡§as a
prophet to the nations.¡¨ God has a purpose for each Christian, but some people are appointed
by God for specific kinds of work. Samson (Judges13:3-5), Dave (Samuel 16:12; 12, 13), John the Baptist
(Luke 1:13-17), and Paul (Galatians 1:15, 16) were also called to do
particular jobs for God. Whatever work you do should be done for the Glory
of God (Philippians 1:11). If God gives you a
specific task, accept it cheerfully and do it with diligence. If God has
not given you a specific call or assignment, then seek to fulfill the
mission common to all believers ¡V to love¡B
obey¡B and serve God-until his guidance becomes really clear.
Jeremiah 1:5, God specifically appointed Jeremiah ¡§as a prophet to the nations.¡¨ It is God¡¦s call upon the most important Old
Testament prophet, after Moses and Isaiah.
Jeremiah¡¦s
father was a priest; he would become a priest. God had a different idea. As
God had chosen the younger son Isaac, the younger son Jacob, the younger
son Moses (who also confessed his inability to speak), the youngest son
David, and many others, so God now chose Jeremiah. God, who knows the heart; no matter how, whom God chooses, God
also empowers.
B.
God Comforted Jeremiah 1: 17-19 Key Verses: Jeremiah 1:6-10
Jeremiah thought he was ¡§only a child¡¨
¡V too young and inexperienced to be God¡¦s spokesman to the world. But God
promised to be with him.
I learned that we should
not allow feelings of inadequacy to keep us from obeying God¡¦s call. He
will always be with us. When we find ourselves avoiding something we know
we should do, be careful not to use lack of self confidence as an excuse. If
God gives us a job to do, He will provide all we need to do it.
v.8, God promised to ¡§rescue¡¨ Jeremiah from trouble, not to keep trouble
from coming. God does not keep us from encountering life¡¦s storms, but he
will see us through them. In fact. God walks through these storms with us
and rescues us.
v.10, God appointed Jeremiah to bring his word to ¡§nations and kingdoms.¡¨
Jeremiah¡¦s work was to warn not only the Jews but all the nations of the
world about God¡¦s judgment on sin. Don¡¦t for get in reading the Old Testament
that, while God was consistently working through the people of Judah and Israel. God¡¦s plan was to communicate to every nation and person. We are included in Jeremiah¡¦s message of judgment and hope, and as
believers we are to share God¡¦s desire to reach out the whole world for
God.
C.
Worship Other Idols (gods) will Cost Severely Punishment Je.1:16
The people of Judah sinned greatly by continuing to burn incense to and worship other
gods. God had commanded them specifically against this (Exodus 20:3-6)
because idolatry places trust in created things rather than the Creator. Although
these people belonged to God, they chose to follow false gods. Many ¡§gods¡¨
entice us to turn away from God. Material possessions, dreams for the
future, approval of others, and vocational goals compete for our total
commitment. Striving after these at the expense of our commitment to God
puts our heart where Judah¡¦s was-and God severely punished Judah.
D. POINT:
God thrust Jeremiah into the center of
His divine purpose still calls some to be apostles, prophets, evangelists,
pastors and teachers, but all ¡§His people for works of service, so that the
body of Christ may be built up ¡¨ (Ephesians 4:11-12).
Do not think, speak, watch
or worship, what God does not like it!
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