Life of Jeremiah
The prophet Jeremiah belonged to what tribe?
Levi
(Source: Jeremiah 1:1) The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
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They have ____ also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, _____, ______; when there is ___ _____.
They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
Jeremiah 6:14
The Babylonians, who were looking for treasure, did this to the dead bodies of the kings, princes, priests, prophets of Judah?
Bring out their bones from the graves and sepulchres
At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of his princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves: Jeremiah 8:1
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Learn not the ___ __ ___ _______, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are ____:
Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them. For the customs of the people are vain:
According to 2 Kings 23 and 2 Chronicles 36, who was responsible for putting King Jehoiakim on the throne of Judah?
Pharaoh Necho of Egypt
And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.
(2 Chronicles 36:4)
What implement did Jeremiah wear to warn about the coming Babylonian captivity?
Yoke
(Source: Jeremiah 27:2)
Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck.
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Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the ___ ____, where is the ___ way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Jeremiah 6:16
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Yea, the ___ in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the ____ of the LORD.
Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
O LORD, I know that the way of man __ ___ __ _______: it is not in man that walketh to ______ ___ _____.
O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. (Jeremiah 10:23)
Jeremiah the prophet was from a priestly family. What two other prophets were from priestly families?
Ezekiel and Zechariah
Who was Jeremiah’s scribe?
Baruch
(Source: Jeremiah 36:4)
So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.
In what lying words did the people of Jerusalem trust instead of amending their ways and repenting?
Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
Jeremiah 7:3,4
When questioning why the health of the people hasn't been restored, Jeremiah refers to this material which was known for its healing properties.
Balm of Gilead
Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? Jeremiah 8:22
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But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the _____ ___ ___ _____.
But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart
Jeremiah 11:20
True or False
The book of Jeremiah is the longest book of the Bible by word count.
True
The book of Jeremiah is the longest book of the Bible by word count in the original languages, containing approximately 33,002 Hebrew words.
Genesis is 2nd and Psalms is 3rd
What act did God command Jeremiah to do that it would serve as a prophetic sign-act demonstrating that He would restore His people to the land.
Buy a field
(Source: Jeremiah 32:6,7) “The word of the LORD came to me, saying: Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it."
God told the people of Jerusalem to consider what He did to His sanctuary when it was located in what city?
Shiloh
But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
Jeremiah 7:12
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Oh that my head were ___, and mine eyes a ___ of ___, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Jeremiah 9:1
God, in showing how His people would be surrounded by their enemies, likened them to this type of fowl.
Speckled Bird
Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
(Jeremiah 12:9)
True or False
Some Jews in Jesus' day, speculated that Jesus could be the prophet Jeremiah.
True
When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” (Matthew 16:13,14)
Who was the King of Judah when Jeremiah began his ministry?
Josiah
(Source:Jeremiah 1:2)
The word of the LORD came to Jeremiah in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
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The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make ___ to the ___ __ ______,
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven,
God says that men shouldn't glory in their wisdom, might or riches, but rather they should glory in this.
That they understand and know God
Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: 24But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me
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If thou hast run with the _______, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with ______? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
Jeremiah 12:5
Are there any other books in the Bible written by Jeremiah?
Yes. The book of Lamentations