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
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.
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
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
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