Jeremiah

Jeremiah prophesied in Judah in the year 626 B.C. This was about halfway through the reign of Josiah over Judah. He continued through the reigns of Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah. During this time, Judah was in turmoil. Jeremiah spoke of the death and destruction of the nation of Judah. Nations such as Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon were consumed with the idea of imperialization, and set out to conquer new lands and expand their territories. Judah was caught in the middle, and their livelihood was threatened. Jeremiah spoke of this threat often. In the text of Jeremiah 13:15-27, he goes into detail about the threat of captivity that faced the people of Judah.

In chapter 12, Jeremiah is crying out to the Lord, and asking Him to do something to change the way of the people of Judah. The Lord answers Jeremiah by telling him that He is going to do something, and that he is going to uproot the evil. (12:14) In the first part of chapter 13, the Lord is saying that since the people of Judah are lifting up idols, and worshipping false Gods, they will be completely useless. (13:10)

The selected text is a message to Judah from the Lord, spoken through Jeremiah. Jeremiah is in Jerusalem

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” Jeremiah next goes into detail about some of the shameful acts that the people of Judah have been committing such as adultery, lustful neighings, and shameful prostitution. He lived during a time of great turmoil because there was so much shifting of power going on, and there were battles raging all over the known world. God continually told them that they needed to worship Him alone, and that they needed to make sure that the sons and daughters of Israel did the same, and they have obviously failed; making the Lord angry and willing to pour out his wrath upon them. It is because they lifted up false idols and did not take care of the flock that was entrusted to the, that “your skirts have been torn off”. , Jerusalem was captured by the Babylonians. That shows that hopefully, at some point, God is going to give them the opportunity to prove themselves to Him and show that they are good, and that they are going to worship the Lord, and only the Lord. The Lord is saying that it is going to happen, so beware. Again, the Lord declares in verse 26 that he is going to “pull up your skirts over your face that your shame may be seen”. Kings and Queens crowns will fall, Negev will be shut up, and Judah will be carried away completely into exile are all things that will happen that point towards the exile of the Judeans. The people of Judah are so evil, that they cannot change their ways.

Jeremiah was a prophet who traveled all throughout Judah, and spoke the words of the Lord. God questions where the sheep of their flock are. , and he I sharing the word of the Lord.

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